Hisaji Shigi
Hisaji Shigi (信貴 久治, Shigi Hisaji,[1] date of birth and death unknown) is a Japanese businessperson. He was a former yakuza and kumicho (supreme kingpin, or chairman) of the yakuza gang, Hisaji-gumi.[1]
Career
Hisaji Shigi amassed a fortune by managing cabarets and custom shops at Sakai, Osaka.[1] The Hisaji-gumi was disbanded in 1960.[2]
He ran for the 1976 Japanese general election from the 5th Osaka electoral district, aiming for "Tanaka for Izumi" as an independent politician,[3] but lost the election.[1] Electoral fraud would be discovered, and Shigi was arrested for offenses against the Public Office Election Law.[1]
He contested an unsuspended prison sentence to the Supreme Court of Japan just before his confinement, which was after the finalization of his crime, and he would live a fugitive life for about three years until he was taken to custody in Ōita, Japan, in 1996.[1]
Shigi's company had approximately 35 billion yen in debt, and in 1991, it went bankrupt, and Shigi's home was put up for auction.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ぱーてぃーちゃん信子「33億円御殿」自慢の父親は伝説のヤクザ！「徳川家康の末裔」説、実家の"兄"は初耳だった". Smart FLASH (in Japanese). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ↑ "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 January 2026.