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Mitsuharu Misawa

Actor · Born 1962-06-18 · Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan

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Biography

Mitsuharu Misawa (三沢 光晴, Misawa Mitsuharu) was a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling before forming Pro Wrestling Noah. Misawa was known alongside Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi, and Akira Taue under the informal nomenclature of AJPW's Four Pillars of Heaven, whose matches developed the ōdō (王道, "King's Road") style of puroresu and received significant critical acclaim. Despite never working in the United States during the 1990s, Misawa had significant stylistic influence upon American independent wrestling, through the popularity of his work among tape-traders in the country. However, while Misawa has been regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, the physical demands and consequences of the style in which he worked and the circumstances of his death have made his legacy, or at least that of ōdō, somewhat problematic. Debuting in 1981, Misawa became the second incarnation of the Tiger Mask gimmick in 1984, which he wrestled as, through to the decade's end. After the departure of Genichiro Tenryu, Misawa unmasked mid-match in May 1990 and began a rivalry with company ace Jumbo Tsuruta. Misawa's victory over T…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 (2009) — Mitsuharu Misawa
  2. ROH: Japan's Finest (2012) — Mitsuharu Misawa
  3. KENTA: Go 2 Sleep (2012) — Mitsuharu Misawa
  4. ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 (2013) — Himself
  5. AWA WrestleRock 1986 (1986) — Tiger Mask
  6. NOAH: Destiny 2005 (2005)
  7. NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005 (2005)
  8. The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1986) — Tiger Mask II
  9. NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10 (2002)
  10. NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13 (2003)
  11. NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12 (2007)
  12. Four Pillars of Heaven (2022)
  13. WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit (1990) — Tiger Mask
  14. NOAH: Departure 2004 (2004)
  15. NOAH: European Navigation 2008 (2008)
  16. CSW International Bash (1989) — Tiger Mask II
  17. AJPW October Giant Series 1997 - Day 18 (1997)
  18. AJPW Super Power Series 1999 Finals (1999)
  19. AJPW October Giant Series 1998 - Day 18 (1998)
  20. AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17 (1992)
  21. AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22 (1993)
  22. NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9 (2001)
  23. NOAH: Great Voyage (2000)
  24. NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7 (2009)

Directed

  1. NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7 (2009) — Director