Late Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1983

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Start: Nov 13, 1983
End: Nov 27, 1983
Days: 15
Capacity: 6,000

Roster: 37
Bouts: 265
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Yokozuna 1 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Onokuni Yasushi Maegashira 3 East 10–5

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi Maegashira 7 East 9–6

Gino-sho

Technique

Koboyama Daizo Maegashira 7 West 10–5

Banzuke 37 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 1983, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

W–L	East	Rank	West	W–L
13–2	Takanosato Toshihide	Y1	★ Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	14–1
11–4	Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	Y2	—	—
11–4	Wakashimazu Mutsuo	O1	Kotokaze Koki	11–4
11–4	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	O2	Asashio Taro	0–0–15
4–11	Ozutsu Takeshi	S1	Tagaryu Shoji	5–10
5–10	Sadanoumi Koji	K1	Asahifuji Seiya	6–9
4–11	Fujizakura Yoshimori	M1	Itai Keisuke	5–10
5–10	Saisu Minoru	M2	Tochitsurugi Nobuhide	5–10
10–5	◆ Onokuni Yasushi Shukun	M3	Kaiki Nobuhide	4–11
4–11	Kaneshiro Kofuku	M4	Kurama Tatsuya	6–9
8–7	Masudayama Yasuhito	M5	Dewanohana Yoshitaka	7–8
8–7	Aobajo Yukio	M6	Toryu Kenji	8–7
9–6	◆ Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi Kanto	M7	◆ Koboyama Daizo Gino	10–5
8–7	Hidanohana Shigeyoshi	M8	Oyutaka Masachika	8–7
9–6	Sakahoko Nobushige	M9	Amanoyama Shizuo	5–10
10–5	Kirinji Kazuharu	M10	Daijuyama Tadaaki	10–5
8–5–2	Takamiyama Daigoro	M11	Daitetsu Tadamitsu	8–7
6–9	Oshio Kenji	M12	Tamaryu Daizo	3–12
4–11	Onishiki Ittetsu	M13	Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu	4–7–4

Top kimarite 265 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 96 36.2%

oshidashi Push out 35 13.2%

uwatenage Overarm throw 19 7.2%

hatakikomi Slap down 18 6.8%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 13 4.9%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 12 4.5%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 12 4.5%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 4.2%

265 bouts · 1/37 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 6,000