Hisaya Morishige
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Hisaya Morishige | |
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Born | May 4, 1913 |
Died | November 10, 2009 | (aged 96)
Cause of death | Natural causes |
Other names | Jiji, Jijiya, Zachō, Za, Morishige, Shige-san |
Occupation(s) | Actor, composer, lyricist, announcer |
Years active | 1936-2007 |
Spouse | Masuko Morishige (m. ?-1989) |
Children | Tatsuru Morishige (b. 1942) Izumi Morishige (1940-1999) |
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 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.[1] 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.
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.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1947 | Joyū | Teinosuke Kinugasa | ||
1955 | Keisatsu Nikki | Policeman Yoshii | Seiji Hisamatsu | |
1955 | Meoto zenzai | Ryukichi Koreyasu | Shirō Toyoda | |
1956 | Romantic Daughters | Morishita | Toshio Sugie | |
1957 | Snow Country | Imura | Shirō Toyoda | |
1958 | A Holiday in Tokyo | Kajirō Yamamoto | ||
1958 | The Tale of the White Serpent | Taiji Yabushita | Voice | |
1961 | The End of Summer | Eiichirou Isomura | Yasujirō Ozu | |
1971 | Tora-san's Shattered Romance | Senzō | Yoji Yamada | |
1972 | Zatoichi at Large | Tōbei | Kazuo Mori | |
1980 | 203 kochi | Itō Hirobumi | Toshio Masuda | |
1983 | Shōsetsu Yoshida gakkō | Shigeru Yoshida | Shirō Moritani | |
1984 | Sayonara Jupiter | Earth Federation President | Koji Hashimoto/Sakyo Komatsu | |
1994 | 47 Ronin | Chisaka Takafusa | Kon Ichikawa | |
1997 | Princess Mononoke | Okkoto-nushi | Hayao Miyazaki | Voice |
2001 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves | Professor Torino | Tsutomu Shibayama | Voice |
2004 | Shinibana | Rokusaburō Aoki | Isshin Inudo |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1975 | Genroku Taiheiki | Tokugawa Mitsukuni | NHK | Taiga drama |
1975-77 | Edo o Kiru | Tokugawa Nariaki | TBS | |
1975 | Ōoka Echizen | Dr. Yuzan Mikumo | TBS | |
1981 | Sekigahara | Tokugawa Ieyasu | TBS |
Dubbing
Year | Title | Role |
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1986 | When the Wind Blows | Jim |
1997 | Hercules | Opening narrator |
Songs
- Shiretoko Ryojō, a song about the Shiretoko Peninsula
Writings
- Morishige, Hisaya (March 2003). Morishige Jiden (in Japanese). Chuo Koron Shinsha. ISBN 978-4122041844.
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Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (1975)
- Person of Cultural Merit (1984)
- Order of the Precious Crown, 2nd Class, Peony (1987)
- Order of Culture (1991)
- People's Honour Award (2009)
References
- ^ Gerow, Aaron (November 11, 2009). "Morishige Hisaya". Tangemania. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
External links
- Hisaya Morishige at IMDb
- Hisaya Morishige at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- 1913 births
- 2009 deaths
- Japanese male film actors
- Japanese businesspeople
- Japanese male singers
- Japanese male singer-songwriters
- Japanese people from Manchukuo
- People from Hirakata, Osaka
- Japanese racehorse owners and breeders
- Japanese comedians
- Japanese radio personalities
- 20th-century Japanese male actors
- 21st-century Japanese male actors
- People's Honour Award winners
- Recipients of the Order of Culture
- Musicians from Osaka
- Japanese male voice actors
- 20th-century singers
- 20th-century Japanese musicians
- Japanese actor stubs