Chisato Morishita | |
Office: | Member of the House of Representatives |
Term Start: | October 27, 2024 |
Constituency: | Tohoku PR |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1981 |
Birth Place: | Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
Party: | Liberal Democratic Party |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Alias: | Morichii |
Education: | Nagoya Gakuin University |
Height: | 166 cm |
Website: | |
Years Active: | 2002-2019 |
Occupation: | Actress • Model • Gravure idol • Race queen • Politician |
is a Japanese politician and former gravure idol, tarento, actress and race queen from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Her popularity as race queen opened the doors for singing and acting career.
In 2004, she portrayed Zero Suit Samus in the Japanese commercial. There are several shots fired at her back as she lets out a scream.
She contributed a "Play Diary" to the Metroid: Zero Mission official site, which was a strategy guide for the first part of Zero Mission and also contributed flyers and standees, both signed by her as a speedrun contest.
In 2019, Morishita retired from the entertainment industry.
In April 2021, Morishita was elected Chief of the 5th Election District Branch in the Miyagi Prefecture for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.[1] She ran on that district during the House of Representatives election on October 31, but lost to Jun Azumi from CDP.[2] On October 27, 2024, she ran again in the general election, and she was elected at second place in the Tohoku proportional representative block constituency.[3]