is a Japanese comedian, actress, singer and

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from . She belongs to the Wahaha-Hompo

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, appearing on variety shows like ''

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'' and ''Hirunandesu!''. She has also been a notable adherent to

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since 1984 and became an

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for it.

Career

After graduating from Kinran Junior College, Hisamoto decided to move to

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and made her debut as a vulgar stage actor at the Gekidan Tokyo Vodovil Show in 1981. She would end up working with Masahiro Sato and

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, then the three left to launch Wahaha-Hompo in 1984. Her first major televised appearance would be on the

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variety show ''Honya wa Saikyo!'' in 1985, then she became a regular member of the

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variety show ''Waratte Iitomo!'' that ran from 1993 to 2010. Since the late 2010s, she has served as a finalist judge on NHK's ''Shinjin Engei Taisho'', Kansai TV's ''R-1 Grand Prix'', and Nippon TV's ''Onna Geinin No. 1 Kettei-sen''.

Appearances

* ''

'' (1993–2010) * ''Hirunandesu!'' (2011–present) * ''Invisinle'' (2022), Chizuko Fukutome (ep. 2)

Personal life

Hisamoto became an adherent to

on September 28, 1984, later becoming the deputy of the Fine Arts Department and head of the Women's Department. Her appearances in 's promotional videos for Soka Gakkai have become an internet meme on video-sharing websites like

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and YouTube, though these videos are frequently taken down on the grounds of copyright infringement. In addition, Hisamoto is known to be a vocal supporter of the Soka Gakkai-backed, conservative political party

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References

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