Cause of death Natural causes Years active 1936-2007 | Name Hisaya Morishige Role Actor | |
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Born May 4, 1913 Hirakata, Osaka, Japan Other names Jiji, Jijiya, Zacho, Za, Morishige, Shige-san Occupation Actor, composer, lyricist, announcer Died November 10, 2009, Tokyo, Japan Spouse Masuko Morishige (m. ?–1989) Children Tatsuru Morishige, Izumi Morishige Parents Tatsukichi Suganuma, Morishige Hisaya Movies Princess Mononoke, Meoto zenzai, The Tale of the White Serpent, The End of Summer, 203 kochi Similar People Mitsuko Mori, Keiju Kobayashi, Shiro Toyoda, Tokiko Kato, Toriro Miki | ||
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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.
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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.