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Born on December 31, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan, Hisashi Hieda is a businessperson and film producer. That puts Hisashi Hieda at 88 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Suginami High School and School of Education, Waseda University. Awards on record include Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, International Emmy Founders Award (1999) and Silver Olympic Order (2000).
My Take
Hisashi Hieda was born on the last day of 1937, which feels almost too neat for a man who spent his career deciding what Japan would watch. He went from Suginami High School to Waseda's School of Education and eventually to the chairmanship of the Fujisankei Communications Group, one of the country's largest media conglomerates. Broadcasting executives are usually invisible by design, so the fact that his name travels outside the industry says something about how long and how firmly he held the wheel. What interests me more than the corporate ladder is the second half of the portfolio. He chairs the Japan Art Association, which runs the Ueno Royal Museum and administers the Praemium Imperiale, and he has served as a director of the Hakone Open-Air Museum. A television man who ends up handing out one of the world's more prestigious arts prizes is not just a broadcaster who collected trophies; he moved from distributing culture to conferring status on it. The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Silver Olympic Order mark the breadth of that reach. In March 2025, amid the Fuji TV crisis that began with a dispute between Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer, he offered to resign as head of the Fujisankei group.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hisashi Hieda
- Name (Japanese)
- 日枝久
- Reading
- ひえだ ひさし
- Born
- December 31, 1937 (age 88)
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- businessperson / film producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
2. Background
- High school
- Suginami High School
- University
- School of Education, Waseda University
Awards & achievements
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
- 1999 International Emmy Founders Award
- 2000 Silver Olympic Order
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisashi%20Hieda
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%9E%9D%E4%B9%85
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11509528
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Hisashi Hieda born?
Hisashi Hieda was born on December 31, 1937 and is 88 years old.
Where is Hisashi Hieda from?
Hisashi Hieda is from Tokyo, Japan.
What does Hisashi Hieda do?
Hisashi Hieda works as businessperson, film producer.
Where did Hisashi Hieda study?
Hisashi Hieda attended Waseda University.
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