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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 18, 1962
- Place of Birth
- Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan
- Died
- June 13, 2008
Mitsuharu Misawa
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 problemat…
Filmography
movieFour Pillars of Heaven
2022
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
movieROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013 · Himself
movieROH: Japan's Finest
2012 · Mitsuharu Misawa
movieKENTA: Go 2 Sleep
2012 · Mitsuharu Misawa
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
movieNOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
2009 · , Director
movieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
2009 · Mitsuharu Misawa
movieNOAH: European Navigation 2008
2008
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
movieNOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
2007
movieNOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
2005
movieNOAH: Destiny 2005
2005
movieNOAH: Departure 2004
2004
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
movieNOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
2003
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
movieNOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
2002
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
movieNOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
2001
movieNOAH: Great Voyage
2000 · , Creator
tvPro Wrestling NOAH
2000 · Creator
AJPW Super Power Series 1999 Finals
movieAJPW Super Power Series 1999 Finals
1999
AJPW October Giant Series 1998 - Day 18
movieAJPW October Giant Series 1998 - Day 18
1998
AJPW October Giant Series 1997 - Day 18
movieAJPW October Giant Series 1997 - Day 18
1997
AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22
movieAJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22
1993
AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17
movieAJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17
1992
movieWWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990 · Tiger Mask
CSW International Bash
movieCSW International Bash
1989 · Tiger Mask II
movieAWA WrestleRock 1986
1986 · Tiger Mask
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
movieThe First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986 · Tiger Mask II