Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1913-05-04
Day of Death
2009-11-10
Place of Birth
Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Hisaya Morishige
Biography
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.
Filmography (171)
Shinibana
2004
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001
Going West: to the West
1997
Princess Mononoke
1997
47 Ronin
1994
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991
Sea of Wandering
1990
Goryokaku
1988
The White Tiger Battalion
1986
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986
Vendetta of Obligation
1985
Kukai
1984
Sayonara Jupiter
1984
Oddball Nippon
1983
