Chisato Morishita


Chisato Morishita is a Japanese politician, former gravure idol, tarento, actress and race queen from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Her popularity as race queen opened the doors for singing and acting career. She has been Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment within Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet since 2025. She is also a member of the House of Councillors representing Tohoku PR since 2024.
In 2004, she portrayed Zero Suit Samus in a series of commercials for Metroid: Zero Mission in Japan. She also wrote a "Play Diary" for the Metroid: Zero Mission official site, which was a strategy guide for the first part of Zero Mission, and also contributed signed flyers and standees, which were distributed as rewards for a speedrun contest.
In 2019, Morishita retired from the entertainment industry.

Political career

In April 2021, Morishita was elected Chief of the 5th Election District Branch in the Miyagi Prefecture for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. She ran on that district during the House of Representatives election on October 31, but lost to Jun Azumi from CDP. On October 27, 2024, she ran again in the general election, and she was elected at second place in the Tohoku proportional representative block constituency.
On October 21, 2025, Morishita was appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Filmography

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