Details
Title (kanji): 美空ひばり誕生物語
Title (romaji): Misora Hibari Tanjo Monogatari
Title (English): Misora Hibari Story
Format: Tanpatsu
Genre: Biography
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2005-May-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 Todo
Kyono Kotomi as Swa Shizuko
Inoue Jun as Kawada Yoshio
Uekusa Katsuhide as Ogawa Shoichi
Hamada Mitsuo (浜田光男) as Manjone 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 (水森コウ太)
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
Music: Niwa Masaki (丹羽応樹)
