Mr Japan 1977
Mr Japan 1977 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Takami Okuda.
- Year
- 1977
- Date
- Jan 1, 1977
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Federation
- JBBA
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 15
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Takami Okuda | Kozo Sudo |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Yoshioki Suga | Yoshio Watanabe |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Toshio Isomura | Akira Taniguchi |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Takeshi Takahashi | Satoru Niho |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro | Kenichi Suemitsu , Yoshinobu Inoue , Tomoji Okubo | – |
Mr Japan 1977
Mr Japan 1977 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Takami Okuda.
Defending Open champion Kozo Sudo placed 2nd.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr Japan 1977 contested 5 divisions across 15 athletes. Takami Okuda took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 4 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Takami Okuda First recorded win | Japan |
| 2nd | Kozo Sudo | Japan |
| 3rd | Hideki Ishigami | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yoshioki Suga First recorded win | Japan |
| 2nd | Yoshio Watanabe | Japan |
| 3rd | Kenji Uchida | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Toshio Isomura Title defense, 2nd win here | Japan |
| 2nd | Akira Taniguchi | Japan |
| 3rd | Tsutom Seki | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenichi Suemitsu | Japan |
| 1st | Tomoji Okubo | Japan |
| 1st | Yoshinobu Inoue | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 15
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 8 of 59
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Masashi Suzuki | Open |
| 2011 | Masashi Suzuki | Open |
| 2010 | Masashi Suzuki | Open |
| 2009 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2008 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2007 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2006 | Yoshihiro Yano | Open |
| 2005 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2004 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2003 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2002 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2001 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2000 | Yoshihiro Yano | Open |
| 1999 | Toshio Konuma | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.