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Hisaya Morishige Born May 4, 1913
Hirakata, Osaka, JapanDied November 10, 2009 (aged 96)
Tokyo, JapanOther names Jiji, Jijiya, Zachō, Za, Morishige, Shige-san Occupation Actor, composer, lyricist, announcer Years active 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 Prefecture, he graduated from what was known under the old education system as Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School), and subsequently attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchuria. He became famous in films first for comedy roles, appearing in many of the famous comedy series, such as the "Company President" (Shacho) and "Station Front" (Ekimae) series, produced by Toho. But he also showed his talents in many serious roles as well, appearing in nearly 250 films in his life, in both contemporary (gendaigeki) and jidaigeki roles. He was also famous on stage playing Teyve in the Japanese version of Fiddler on the Roof.[1] He also appeared in television series and specials, and was the first guest on the television talk show Tetsuko's Room in 1975, beginning its ongoing (as of 2006) 31-year run. 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.
Hisaya Morishige died of natural causes at a hospital in Tokyo at 8:16 A.M. on November 10, 2009, at the age of 96.
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Filmography
- Keisatsu nikki (警察日記) (1955)
- Meoto zenzai (夫婦善哉) (1955)
- Romantic Daughters (ロマンス娘 Romansu musume) (1956)
- Snow Country (雪国 Yukiguni) (1957)
- The End of Summer (小早川家の秋 Kohayagawa-ke no aki) (1961)
- The Sword (剣 Ken) (1964)
- Sayonara Jupiter (film) (さよならジュピター Sayonara Jupitā) (1984)
Animation
- The Tale of the White Serpent (1958)
- When the Wind Blows (1987, Jim)
- Princess Mononoke (1997, Okkotonushi)
- Hercules (1997, Opening narrator)
- Doraemon: Nobita to Tsubasa no Yūshatachi (2001, Doctor Kami Torino)
References
- ^ Gerow, Aaron (November 11, 2009). "Morishige Hisaya". Tangemania. http://www.aarongerow.com/news/morishige_hisaya.html. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
External links
- Hisaya Morishige at the Internet Movie Database
- The Times: Hisaya Morishige, actor and singer, was born on May 4, 1913. He died on November 10, 2009, aged 96
- "Morishige Hisaya at JMDB" (in Japanese). http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0199960.htm.
- Japan Actors Union (in Japanese)
- TV Drama Database (in Japanese)
Toshirō Mifune (1951) · Hisaya Morishige (1955) · Keiji Sada (1956) · Frankie Sakai (1957) · Ichikawa Raizō VIII (1958) · Hiroyuki Nagato (1959) · Rentaro Mikuni (1960) · Toshirō Mifune (1961) · Tatsuya Nakadai (1962) · Yorozuya Kinnosuke (1963) · Keiju Kobayashi (1964) · Toshirō Mifune (1965) · Hajime Hana (1966) · Bunta Sugawara (1975) · Tetsuya Watari (1976) · Ken Takakura (1977) · Ken Ogata (1978) · Tomisaburo Wakayama (1979) · Tatsuya Nakadai (1980) · Toshiyuki Nagashima (1981) · Kiyoshi Atsumi (1982) · Ken Ogata (1983) · Tsutomu Yamazaki (1984) · Kin'ya Kitaōji (1985) · Kunie Tanaka (1986) · Takanori Jinnai (1987) · Hajime Hana (1988) · Rentaro Mikuni (1989) · Yoshio Harada (1990) · Naoto Takenaka (1991) · Masahiro Motoki (1992) · Hiroyuki Sanada (1993) · Eiji Okuda (1994) · Hiroyuki Sanada (1995) · Kōji Yakusho (1996) · Kōji Yakusho (1997) · Takeshi Kitano (1998) · Ken Takakura (1999) · Yūji Oda (2000) · Mansai Nomura (2001) · Kōichi Satō (2002) · Toshiyuki Nishida (2003) · Akira Terao (2004) · Hiroyuki Sanada (2005) · Ken Watanabe (2006) · Ryō Kase (2007) · Masahiro Motoki (2008)
Categories:- 1913 births
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- Japanese male singers
- Japanese singer-songwriters
- Japanese people from Manchukuo
- People from Hirakata
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