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Hisaya Morishige
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.
As actor
Shinibana
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Princess Mononoke
Going West: to the West
47 Ronin
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
Sea of Wandering
Goryokaku
Surgical Designs in Flames
Vendetta of Obligation
Sayonara Jupiter
Kukai
Fiddler on the Roof
The Yoshida School
Oddball Nippon
The Longest Tunnel
The Imperial Navy
Port Arthur
The Rivals
The Incident
Sugata Sanshiro
Two Iida
Machi no Hi
The Twilight Years
Zatoichi at Large
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Theater Of Life
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Follow the Girls