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Aliases: Хисая Морисигэ

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 32

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Princess Mononoke
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Princess Mononoke

(1997) Chief of Affairs (voice)
Byakkotai
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Byakkotai

(1986) Inoue Okazumi
Genroku Taiheiki
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Genroku Taiheiki

(1975) Mitsukuni Tokugawa
The Tale of the White Serpent
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The Tale of the White Serpent

(1958) Narrator (voice)
The End of Summer
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The End of Summer

(1961) Isomura Eiichirou
Sekigahara
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Sekigahara

(1981) Ieyasu Tokugawa
Port Arthur
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Port Arthur

(1980) Hirobumi Ito
Sayonara Jupiter
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Sayonara Jupiter

(1984) Earth Federation President

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2004 Rokusaburō Aoki
2001 N/A
1997 Chief of Affairs (voice)
1994 Hyobu Chisaka
1988 N/A
1987 N/A
1986 Inoue Okazumi
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1984 N/A
Earth Federation President
1983 Shigeru Yoshida
Tevye
1982 Gensuke Kishida
1981 Naoki Hongo
Ieyasu Tokugawa
1980 Hirobumi Ito
1979 N/A
1978 N/A
1977 Osho
1976 Riichiro Sugawa
1975 Mitsukuni Tokugawa
1974 Kurita
1973 Shigezo Tachibana
1972 Kanazawa
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Constable Tobei
1971 Kanazawa
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Senzo
1969 Kômon Mito
1965 Morita Tokunosuke
Kutaro Iwato
1964 N/A
Kôshirô Hidaka
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1963 N/A
Kyusaku Goi
1962 Toku
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Professor
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Takeo Aihara
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1961 Kintaro
Isomura Eiichirou
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Kintaro Togura
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1960 Shogo Aikawa
Yoshio Oishi
Hikoichi
Hikohachi Mukoyama
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1959 Kantaro
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Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
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1958 N/A
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Munazuru
Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King
Narrator (voice)
Mr. Kawahara
Jihei Ikuno
N/A
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Keitaro Asakawa
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1957 N/A
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Imura
1956 Shozo
Morishita
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Zennosuke Tashiro
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Zennosuke Tashiro
1955 Danpei
Narrator (voice)
Ryukichi
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Patrolman Yoshii
1954 Shigemori Shigeo
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1953 N/A
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Mr. Maki
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Akashatsu
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1952 Akazawa
Personnel Chief
Ichiro Okamura
1951 N/A
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Manager
1950 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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