Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1985

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 10, 1985
End: Mar 24, 1985
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 38
Bouts: 278
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Asashio Taro

Ozeki 2 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Futahaguro Koji Komusubi 1 East 10–5

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Sadanoumi Koji Maegashira 13 East 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Asahifuji Seiya Maegashira 1 East 9–6

Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1985, 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
11–4	Chiyonofuji Mitsugu	Y1	Takanosato Toshihide	0–0–15
8–7	Hokutenyu Katsuhiko	O1	Wakashimazu Mutsuo	12–3
13–2	★ Asashio Taro	O2	Kotokaze Koki	5–10
8–7	Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi	S1	Onokuni Yasushi	9–6
10–5	◆ Futahaguro Koji Shukun	K1	Dewanohana Yoshitaka	3–12
9–6	◆ Asahifuji Seiya Gino	M1	Mitoizumi Masayuki	7–8
4–11	Kurama Tatsuya	M2	Jingaku Takashi	6–9
5–10	Hoo Tomomichi	M3	Konishiki Yasokichi	8–7
4–11	Kirinji Kazuharu	M4	Sakahoko Nobushige	8–7
5–10	Toryu Kenji	M5	Aobajo Yukio	6–9
8–7	Tagaryu Shoji	M6	Masudayama Yasuhito	4–11
8–7	Ozutsu Takeshi	M7	Tochitsurugi Nobuhide	5–10
9–6	Itai Keisuke	M8	Takamisugi Takakatsu	8–7
8–7	Daijuyama Tadaaki	M9	Kaiki Nobuhide	7–8
11–4	Onishiki Ittetsu	M10	Koboyama Daizo	8–7
4–11	Hidanohana Shigeyoshi	M11	Kirishima Kazuhiro	8–7
8–7	Daitetsu Tadamitsu	M12	Kotogaume Tsuyoshi	8–7
10–5	◆ Sadanoumi Koji Kanto	M13	Hananoumi Ken	9–6
8–7	Hattori Yuji	M14	Terao Tsunefumi	6–9

Top kimarite 278 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 98 35.3%

oshidashi Push out 46 16.5%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 21 7.6%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 17 6.1%

hatakikomi Slap down 16 5.8%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 14 5.0%

uwatenage Overarm throw 11 4.0%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 10 3.6%

278 bouts · 1/38 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500