was a Japanese businessman. He served as the president and later honorary chairman of Nisshin Seifun Group, the country's largest flour milling company. He was the father of the Empress Michiko and the maternal grandfather of the Emperor of Japan Naruhito. He was the third son of , the founder of the Nisshin Seifun Group. The Shōda family is prominent in both industrial and academic circles.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hidesaburō, Shōda 1903 births 1999 deaths Japanese businesspeople Japanese nobility