Pioneering Actor Hisaya Morishige Passes Away at 96

96 year old distinguished actor Hisaya Morishige passed away of natural causes on November 10. Morishige was respected as one of Japan’s most famous modern actors and as the president of the Japan Actors Union. His connections to anime include performing all of the male voices in Toei’s 1958 anime film Hakujaden, Japan’s first color anime film, and playing Okkotonushi the boar god in director Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 film Princess Mononoke.

Source: Anime News Network