Misora Hibari Tanjo Monogatari

Details

• Title (kanji): 美空ひばり誕生物語
• Title (romaji): Misora Hibari Tanjou Monogatari
• Title (English): Misora Hibari Story
• Format: Tanpatsu
• Genre: Biography
• Broadcast network: TBS
• Broadcast period: 2005-05-29
• Air time: 21:00 or 22:00, depending on the air location

Synopsis

A biography documenting the life of Hibari Misora (1937-1989) from birth to age 20. Misora was a famous Japanese singer during the post-WWII era. She appeared in over 60 movies (1949-1971). When Misora passed away in 1989, her funeral services was televised throughout Japan, with viewership ratings beating out Japanese Emperor Showa's funeral earlier that year (she was THAT popular.) Groink 02:27, 9 Jan 2006 (EST)

Cast

• NOTE: Misora Hibari is the stage name for Kato Kazue.
• Misora Hibari as herself
• Izumi Pinko as Kato Kimie
• Nakamura Masatoshi as Kato Masukichi
• Kishimoto Kayoko Yamakoshi Tamae
• Ueto Aya as Kato Kazue (15~20 years old)
• Momo (もも) as Kato Kazue (6~8 years old)
• Uchimi Tsukasa (内海つかさ) as Kato Kazue (9~12 years old)
• Hashizume Jun as Fukushima Toudo
• Kyono Kotomi as Swa Shizuko
• Inoue Jun as Kawada Yoshio
• Uekusa Katsuhide as Ogawa Shouichi
• Hamada Mitsuo (浜田光男) as Manjoune Tadashi
• Nomura Akiko as Seki
• Awashima Chikage as Proprietress of Uo-sada
• Morimoto Kensuke (森本健介)
• Sasaki Ittetsu (佐々木一哲)
• Nishida Toshiyuki as Sato Hachiro
• Mizumori Kota
• Mori Mitsuko as Otomaru
• Okamoto Nobuto
• Shiozawa Yuuki (塩沢有希)
• Naraoka Tomoko (奈良岡朋子)
• Kondo Masahiko as Dr. Sugiyama
• Kadono Takuzo as Schoolmaster

Production Credits

• Producer: Ishii Fukuko (石井ふく子)
• Director: Kiyohiro Makoto (清弘誠)
• Music: Niwa Masaki (丹羽応樹)

External Links

• Official web site