Hisaya Morishige
Hisaya Morishige ( Japanese 森繁久彌 ; born 4. May 1913 in Hirakata ( Osaka Prefecture ); died 10. November 2009 ) was a Japanese comedian, singer and actor.
life and work
Hisaya Morishige attended Waseda University . At the beginning of his career he appeared on stage, in variety shows and on the radio. In films, he often played the unreliable womanizer. In the stage version of the musical " The Fiddler on the Roof " he plays the fiddler 900 times. Morishige was also a popular singer with his "Morishige sound".
Morishige won the Blue Ribbon Award in 1956 in the Best Actor category. In 1975 he was awarded the Kikuchi Kan Prize . In 1984 he was honored as a person with special cultural merits , in 1991 he was awarded the Order of Culture .
Films (selection)
- 1950 "Fearful swordsman" (腰 抜 け 二 刀 流, Koshinuke nitōryū)
- 1952 "Third-class manager" (三等 重 役, Santō jūyaku)
- 1956 to 1971 series "Chef" (社長, Shachō)
- 1955 "Married couple, well done!" (夫婦 善哉, Meoto zenzai)
- 1956 "The cat, Shōzō and two women" (猫 と 庄 造 と 二人 の を ん な, Neko to Shōzō to futari no onna)
- 1958 "Inn in front of the train station" (駅 前 旅館, Ekimae ryokan), which developed into the Ekimae series (1959 to 1969)
Remarks
- ^ "Romantic girl" (ロ マ ン ス 娘, Romansu Musume) from 1956. Morishige on the lower right of the poster.
literature
- S. Noma (Ed.): Morishige Hisaya . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 1006.
Web links
Commons : Hisaya Morishige - collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morishige, Hisaya |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 森 繁 久 彌 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hirakata |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 2009 |