Highest rated movie: Princess Mononoke (1997)
Lowest rated movie: 47 Ronin (1994)
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Movies starring Hisaya Morishige have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 69%.
Princess Mononoke - released in 1997 - is Hisaya Morishige's highest rated movie, with a score of 82% based on 122 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Hisaya Morishige is 47 Ronin - released in 1994 - with a score of 55% based on 623 reviews.
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.
Hisaya Morishige has acted in films with Yuko Tanaka, Hitomi Kuroki, Keiju Kobayashi and Rie Miyazawa.
Hisaya Morishige has worked with these film directors: Hayao Miyazaki, Kon Ichikawa and Kenji Misumi.
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