Hisaya Morishige

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Hisaya Morishige (森繁久彌 Morishige Hisaya?) (born May 4, 1913) is a Japanese actor. Born in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, he graduated from what was known under the old education system as Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School), and subsequently attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchuria. He heads the Japan Actors Union. Among many honors, Morishige received the Order of Culture from the Emperor of Japan in 1991.

He has appeared in over 165 films, and in television series and specials, in contemporary and jidaigeki roles. He was the first guest on the television talk show Tetsuko's Room in 1975, beginning its ongoing (as of 2006) 31-year run.

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