Daizen Shishido, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Daizen Shishido

Japanese actor

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1929

Place of Birth: Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Profession: actor, stunt performer, seiyū

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Daizen Shishido (????, Shishido Daizen) (real name Shishido Kunihiro) is a Japanese stunt double.
He has appeared in many television shows, including regular appearances on long-running series such as Mito Komon, Ooka Echizen, the Hissatsu series, and Abarenbo Shogun. He was also the stunt double for Raizo Ichikawa in all eight "Shinobi no Mono" films from 1963-67. After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, he went to work for Daiei, then Toei, before become a free-lancer in 1970. In 1999 Shishido won the Distinguished Service Award at the Kyoto Film Festival.[1] Among his film appearances are Ninpo Chushingura (from a Futaro Yamada story) and Zenigata Heiji (the 1967 Toei film).[2] In addition to working as a stunt double, he leads a group of actors who perform the stunts and the chanbara swordfight scenes in jidaigeki.
Furthermore, Shishido appeared in a speaking role in an episode of Mito Komon.[3]