| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1957-05-22)May 22, 1957 (age 68) |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Sport | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Japan |
| Retired | 1985 |
Shinji Morisue (森末 慎二,Morisue Shinji; born May 22, 1957) is a Japanesegymnast and Olympic champion. The parallel bar skill Morisue is named after him.[1][2]
Morisue hails fromOkayama City[3] and attended the Nippon College of Physical Education (now calledNippon Sport Science University).
He received a gold medal inhorizontal bar, a silver medal invault, and a bronze medal inteam combined exercises at the1984 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles.[4]
Morisue received a bronze medal with the Japan team in the1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships inBudapest.
Morisue is now a show business personality in Japan and is frequently seen on TV,[5] especially in sports programs, and to comment on the Olympics and other international competitions. In April, 2006 he was appointed professor atKyushu Kyoritsu University.[6]
In the early nineties amateur athletes have decreased. Morisue, concerned about the phenomenon of the moment, wrote the scenarios for the sportsmangaGanba! Fly High, based in part on his experiences as a gymnast, for which he and the illustrator Hiroyuki Kikuta received the 1998Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga.[7]
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| 1991 | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | Camera operator | |
| 2002 | Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla[8] | JXSDF 1st Lieutenant Hayama (2nd Lt. Hayama's Brother) | Romaji: Gojira tai Mekagojira |
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