Born in
Shimoniikawa District, Toyama, Hasegawa studied acting at the
Haiyuza Theatre School. Specialized in character roles in television
period dramas, he made his professional debut in 1962, in the
NHK television film
Gōsutoppu monogatari. Hasegawa was well-known for playing
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi for 18 years in the long-running TV-series
Mito Kōmon, and for being a regular in the TV-series
Kinpachi-sensei, in which he played the Principal. His last appearance was in November 2022, in the stage play
Sogetsu Hall de Aimasho!. Hasegawa died of the consequences of an internal organ disorder on 1 January 2023, at the age of 84. ==References==