Hibari Misora

Personal Info

Birthday

May 29, 1937

Day of Death

1989-06-24

(52 years old)

Place of Birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Also Known As

Kazue Kato

加藤和枝

Hibari Misora

Biography

Hibari Misora (美空ひばり, Misora Hibari, born Kazue Katō (加藤和枝, Katō Kazue) May 29, 1937 – June 24, 1989) was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthumously for giving the public hope and encouragement after World War II

Known For

Paper Crane Palanquin

The Deep Blue Sea

Quick Change Tanuki Palace

Bride of White Castle

Lady Sen and Hideyori

Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins

Flowers on the Road

Weeping Doll

Filmography

2005
Princess Raccoon
as CG Appearance
1970
Hana no fushicho
as Seto Kami
The Performers
as Kasumi Fujihana
1969
ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩
as 寺田夏子 / 寺田春子 / 笹川お辰
1966
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
as Yuki/Shichi
1963
Road In the Mist
as Kinu
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
as Princess Kimi
1962
Song of Kagoshima
as Yumemi Hanazono
Lady Sen and Hideyori
as Sen-hime
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
as Koharu / Mayumi
1961
Hibari is Fashion Crazy
as Omitsu
Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
as Nobuko Sado
Yakuza Princess of Edo
as Tsukihime
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
as Koharu
Bride of White Castle
as Okimi
Flowers on the Road
as Oyae
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
as Koharu
1960
Heavenly Dragon
as Shintaro / Oharu
Paper Crane Palanquin
as Oshichi / Princess Tae
Benten Kozo
as Kosho Kikunosuke
1959
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
as Koharu
1958
Sister with Sister
as Keiko Nishikata
Detective Hibari: Secret of the Golden Coin
as Oshichi of Abekawa / Princess Tae
With Songs in My Heart
as Sayuri Mihara
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins
as Oshichi of Abekawa
Secret of The Golden Spell
as Hagino
The Princess of Badger Palace
as Tanukichiro
Bull's Eye of Love
as Kocho
1957
The Deep Blue Sea
as Harumi
On Wings of Love
as Eriko Nemuro
Ghost in the Well
as Okiku
Oshidori kenkagasa
as O-sai
Birth of Romance
as Hibari Misora
1956
Jacks and Jills
as Rumiko
Excursion to Treasure Isle
as Peach Boy
1955
Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
as Tomiko Nomizo / Self
A Warrior's Flute
as Princess Tamaori
1954
Quick Change Tanuki Palace
as Ohana
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
as Onatsu
1953
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
as Daizaburo Tamaki
1952
The Eyes of Two People
as Maria Abe
Ushiwakamaru
as Ushiwakamaru / Kikyô
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
as Mariko
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Hinagiku
Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to Tengu
as Sugisaku
1951
Hibari no komoriuta
as Hibari / Sumire
Weeping Doll
as Ayako
1950
Somersault on the Way
as Chomatsu
1949
Sad Whistling
as Mitsuko Tanaka
Odoru ryûgûjô
as Girl singing Kappa Bugi