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Hisaya Morishige

Actor
Died November 10, 2009 (96 years)
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.
Known For
  • The End of Summer
  • Zatoichi at Large
  • Panda and the Magic Serpent
  • A Cat and Two Women
  • Ken
  • Meoto zenzai
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
  • Jirochô sangokushi: Jirochô to Ishimatsu
  • Jirochô sangokushi: kaitô-ichi no abarenbô
  • Sararîman Chûshingura
  • Harikiri shacho
  • Tales of Ginza
  • Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
  • The Tale of the Blue Beka Boat
  • Zoku sararîman Chûshingura
  • Temptation on Glamour Island
  • Follow the Girls
  • Shachô sandaiki
  • Shôsetsu Yoshida gakko
  • Hesokuri shachô

Filmography

2004
Shinibana · as Rokusaburō Aoki
2001
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves · as Professor Torino (voice)
1997
Shin sarariiman senka · as Shousuke Terauchi
1997
Princess Mononoke · as Chief Of Affairs (voice)
1994
47 Ronin · as Hyobu Chisaka
1984
1984
Bye Bye Jupiter · as Earth Federation President
1983
Shôsetsu Yoshida gakko · as Shigeru Yoshida
1982
Kaikyô · as Gensuke Kishida
1981
The Imperial Navy · as Naoki Hongo
1980
The Battle of Port Arthur · as Hirobumi Ito
1979
1978
1974
Zatoichi (TV Series) · as Cast
1972
Zatoichi at Large · as Constable Tobei
1971
1971
1969
1969
1969
Shachô enmachô · as Cast
1968
Kigeki ekimae kazan · as Tokunosuke Morita
1968
Kigeki ekimae kaiun · as Tokumosuke Morita
1968
Shachô hanjôki · as Cast
1967
1967
1967
1967
1966
1966
1966
1966
1966
1965
Crazy Adventure · as Prime Minister
1965
Kigeki ekimae daigaku · as Morita Tokunosuke
1965
1965
Five Gents Trick Book · as Hisataro Iwato
1965
1965
Shachô ninpôchô · as Kutaro Iwato
1964
1964
1964
Hotspring Ghost · as Cast
1964
Ken · as Mibu
1964
1964
Kigeki ekimae okami · as Tokunosuke Morita
1964
1963
1963
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai · as Kyusaku Goi
1963
1963
Shachô gaiyûki · as Cast
1963
Shachô manyûki · as Cast
1962
1962
1962
1962
1962
1962
1962
1961
Kigeki ekimae bentô · as Kintaro
1961
The End of Summer · as Isomura Eiichirou
1961
An Urban Affair · as Kintaro Togura
1961
Playboy President · as Hidesaburo Misawa
1961
1961
1960
Sararîman Chûshingura · as Yoshio Oishi
1959
1959
Temptation on Glamour Island · as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
1959
1958
Panda and the Magic Serpent · as Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King
1958
Zoku shachô sandaiki · as Keitaro Asakawa
1958
1957
Snow Country · as Imura
1956
1956
1956
Madame White Snake · as Fortuneteller At Booth
1956
Hesokuri shachô · as Zennosuke Tashiro
1955
Tales of Ginza · as Narrator (voice)
1955
Meoto zenzai · as Ryukichi
1955
Keisatsu nikki · as Patrolman Yoshii
1955
1954
1954
1953
1953
1953
Tokai no yokogao · as Mr. Maki
1953
1953
1953
1952
Tokyo Sweetheart · as Akazawa
1951
1951
1951
Koibito · as Manager

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