Hisaya Morishige
1913-05-04 ( 111 years old ) in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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.

Movies

Shinibana 2004-05-08
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves 2001-03-10
Princess Mononoke 1997-07-12
47 Ronin 1994-10-22
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐ 1991-01-02
Sea of ​​Wandering 1990-11-03
Goryokaku 1988-12-30
Tabaruzaka 1987-12-30
The White Tiger Battalion 1986-08-25
Surgical Designs in Flames 1986-05-24
Kukai 1984-04-13
Sayonara Jupiter 1984-03-17
The Yoshida School 1983-04-09
Fiddler on the Roof 1983-01-17
The Longest Tunnel 1982-10-16
The Imperial Navy 1981-08-08
Port Arthur 1980-08-02
The Rivals 1979-06-06
The Incident 1978-06-03
Sugata Sanshiro 1977-10-29
Two Iida 1976-11-06
Machi no Hi 1974-04-27
The Twilight Years 1973-01-15
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori 1972-12-09
Theater Of Life 1972-07-15
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu 1972-02-04
Zatoichi at Large 1972-01-15
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu 1971-07-24
Follow the Girls 1971-05-19
Tora-san's Shattered Romance 1971-01-15
Travels of Lord Mito 1969-11-01
喜劇　駅前桟橋 1969-02-15
A Comedy: The University Around the Corner 1965-10-31
喜劇 各駅停車 1965-09-18
Five Gents' Trick Book 1965-01-03
Could I But Live 1964-08-30
The Naked Executive 1964-07-01
Zoku shachō shinshiroku 1964-02-29
Hail the 3 Gents 1964-01-03
The Maid Story 1963-06-16
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai 1963-04-10
社長漫遊記 1963-01-03
喜劇 駅前飯店 1962-12-23
Chûshingura 1962-11-03
Shin kitsune to tanuki 1962-09-29
Mount Hakone 1962-09-15
Kigeki ekimae onsen 1962-07-29
This Madding Crowd 1962-06-28
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong 1962-06-01
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo 1962-04-29
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni 1962-04-15
続サラリーマン清水港 1962-03-07
A Country Boss 1962-01-25
Salaryman Shimizu Minato 1962-01-03
Kigeki ekimae bentō 1961-12-24
The End of Summer 1961-10-29
Snow in the South Seas 1961-09-29
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō 1961-08-29
An Urban Affair 1961-08-13
The Masterless 47 – Part II 1961-02-25
The Preacher of Love 1961-02-01
Aces Wild 1961-01-09
The Wayside Pebble 1960-12-31
The Masterless 47 1960-12-25
The Angry Sea 1960-10-16
This Greedy Old Skin 1960-09-18
Life of a Country Doctor 1960-08-14
The Adventures of Kantaro 1959-10-18
Zoku shachōtaiheiki 1959-03-15
Flower Shop Curtain 1959-01-27
Temptation on Glamour Island 1959-01-15
社長太平記 1959-01-03
Theater of Life 1958-11-23
The Undefeated Woman 1958-10-21
The Spell of the Hidden Gold 1958-10-21
The Tale of the White Serpent 1958-09-03
The Tale of the White Serpent 1958-09-03
The Child Writers 1958-08-23
The Hotelman's Holiday 1958-07-12
Yoku 1958-06-24
The Shop Curtain 1958-06-15
The Third President 1958-03-18
Makeraremasen katsumadewa 1958-01-09
Assistant President 1958-01-03
The Unbalanced Wheel 1957-11-26
The Beauty Expert 1957-08-11
Hadaka no Machi 1957-07-23
Snow Country 1957-04-30
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women 1956-10-09
Jacks and Jills 1956-08-15
はりきり社長 1956-07-13
Morishige, where are you going? 1956-06-14
The President Talks Bank 1956-03-20
Called to the Stand 1956-02-25
Morishige's Honeymoon 1956-01-14
The President's Boss 1956-01-03
Such is Life 1955-11-01
Tales of Ginza 1955-09-14
Marital Relations 1955-09-13
Morishige no demakase shinshi 1955-09-06
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home 1955-06-21
Nonki saiban 1955-04-24
Chutaro of Banba 1955-03-29
Policeman's Diary 1955-02-03
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo 1954-06-22
Mako Osorubeshi 1954-06-15
Last of the Wild Ones 1954-06-08
Jirocho, the Hunted 1953-12-15
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow 1953-11-03
Princess Finds Her Prince 1953-10-02
Tokyo Profile 1953-07-08
Jirocho's Home-Coming 1953-06-23
Bot-chan 1953-06-15
Her Captive Gamblers 1953-06-03
Mole Alley 1953-05-07
Yasugorō shusse 1953-04-15
親馬鹿花合戦 1953-01-29
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life 1953-01-09
Asu wa Nichiyōbi 1952-11-06
Tokyo Sweetheart 1952-07-15
Third Class Executives 1952-05-30
Lil's Return from Shanghai 1952-04-04
Koi no rantō 1951-12-28
Bengawan Solo 1951-10-19
Pirates 1951-07-13
新遊侠伝　遊侠往来 1951-05-18
新遊侠伝 1951-05-05
Koibito 1951-03-10
Amakara chindōchū 1950-11-11

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