Hisaya Morishige

Hisaya Morishige
1913 - 2009
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First Name Hisaya
Last Name Morishige
Birthday 4th May, 1913
Birthplace Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Died 10th November, 2009
Place of Death Tokyo, Japan
Height 5' 7¼" (171 cm)
Build Average
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Salt and Pepper
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Sexuality Straight
Ethnicity Asian
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Text Actor, composer, lyricist, announcer
Occupation Actor
Year(s) Active 1936-2007, 1936–2007

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.

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Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Doraemon: Nobita to tsubasa no yûsha tachi2001Professor TorinoMovie
Princess Mononoke1997Okkoto-nusi (voice)Movie
Shijûshichinin no shikaku1994Hyôbu ChisakaMovie
Ruten no umi1990KumagoMovie
Bye Bye Jupiter1984Earth Federation PresidentMovie
Shôsetsu Yoshida gakko1983Shigeru YoshidaMovie
Kaikyô1982Gensuke KishidaMovie
The Imperial Navy1981Movie
203 kochi1980Hirobumi ItoMovie
Sugata Sanshirô1977Movie
Tetsuko no heya1976SelfTV Show
Zatôichi monogatari1974TV Show
Tora-san's Shattered Romance1971SenzôMovie
Kureji no daiboken1965Prime MinisterMovie
Ken1964MibuMovie
Chûshingura1962HanbeiMovie
The End of Summer1961Isomura EiichirouMovie
Panda and the Magic Serpent1958Catfish King, Dragon King, Fahai, Narrator (voice), Panda, Xu XianMovie
Snow Country1957YukioMovie
The Unbalanced Wheel1957Mr. XMovie
Madame White Snake1956Fortuneteller at boothMovie
Neko to Shôzô to futari no onna1956ShozoMovie
Tales of Ginza1955(Narrator)Movie
Keisatsu nikki1955Yoshii, policemanMovie
Santô jûyaku1952Personnel ChiefMovie
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