Hisaya Morishige
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Acting · Born 1913-05-04 · age 96 at death · Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Hisaya Morishige (森繁久彌, Morishige Hisaya, May 4, 1913 – November 10, 2009) was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka, he graduated from Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School), and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchukuo. He became famous in films first for comedy roles, appearing in series such as the "Company President" (Shacho) and "Station Front" (Ekimae) series, produced by Toho. He appeared in nearly 250 films, both contemporary and jidaigeki. He was also famous on stage playing Tevye in the Japanese version of Fiddler on the Roof. He also appeared in television series and specials, and was the first guest on the television talk show Tetsuko's Room in 1975. He was long-time head of the Japan Actors Union. Among many honors, Morishige received the Order of Culture from the Emperor of Japan in 1991.
Titles
Princess Mononoke
The End of Summer
Chûshingura
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
The Tale of the White Serpent
Zatoichi at Large
47 Ronin
The Imperial Navy
Ken
Port Arthur
Snow Country
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Sayonara Jupiter
Marital Relations
Koibito
Tokyo Sweetheart
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Policeman's Diary
The Incident
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Chutaro of Banba
Hideyoshi
Kukai
Bot-chan
Lil's Return from Shanghai
Tokyo Profile
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Temptation on Glamour Island
Life of a Country Doctor
The Twilight Years
The Shop Curtain
Sekigahara
An Urban Affair
The Longest Tunnel
Yoku
Bengawan Solo
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Mole Alley
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Travels of Lord Mito
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Shinibana
Third Class Executives
The Naked Executive
Flower Shop Curtain
Mount Hakone
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Aces Wild
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
The Masterless 47
Two Iida
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
House of Many Pleasures
This Greedy Old Skin
3 Gents in the Snow Country
Sea of Wandering
Called to the Stand
Such is Life