Hisaya Morishige
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1913
- Died
- November 10, 2009 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Blooming Again
Movie · as Rokusaburō Aoki
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Movie · as Professor Torino (voice)
森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人
TV · 1 ep
Princess Mononoke
Movie · as Chief of Affairs (voice)
Going West: to the West
Movie · as Neighbor Osamu
47 Ronin
Movie · as Hyobu Chisaka
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
Movie
Sea of Wandering
Movie
Goryokaku
Movie
森繁久彌の七人の孫
TV · 1 ep
Surgical Designs in Flames
Movie
Byakkotai
TV · as Inoue Okazumi · 2 eps
Vendetta of Obligation
Movie
The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation
Movie
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
Movie
Sayonara Jupiter
Movie · as Earth Federation President
Kukai
Movie
Fiddler on the Roof
Movie · as Tevye
The Yoshida School
Movie · as Shigeru Yoshida
Oddball Nippon
Movie
The Longest Tunnel
Movie · as Gensuke Kishida
The Imperial Navy
Movie · as Naoki Hongo
Sekigahara
TV · as Ieyasu Tokugawa · 3 eps
Port Arthur
Movie · as Hirobumi Ito
The Rivals
Movie
The Incident
Movie · as Kiyokawa
Sugata Sanshiro
Movie · as Osho
Two Iida
Movie · as Riichiro Sugawa
Genroku Taiheiki
TV · as Mitsukuni Tokugawa · 52 eps
Machi no Hi
Movie · as Kurita
The Twilight Years
Movie · as Shigezo Tachibana
Zatoichi at Large
Movie · as Constable Tobei
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Movie · as Kanazawa
Theater of Life
Movie
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
Movie
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Movie · as Kanazawa
Follow the Girls
Movie
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Movie · as 千造
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Movie · as Saburo Amino
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Movie · as Amino Santarō
おれの義姉さん
TV · 27 eps
Travels of Lord Mito
Movie · as Kômon Mito
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
Movie
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Movie · as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
Movie · as Ōtaka Chōtarō
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Movie · as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Movie · as Keitarō Takayama
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
Movie · as Morita Tokunosuke
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
Movie
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Movie · as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Movie · as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
Movie
Campus in Front of a Train Station
Movie · as 森田徳之助
Exploration in Front of the Station
Movie
Mahjong Madness
Movie
A Company President's Life Story
Movie · as Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
Five Gents on the Spot
Movie · as Yaichiro Kurihara
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Movie · as Tokunosuke Morita
Tale of a Carpenter
Movie
Look Up, Noble One
Movie · as Hamaguchi
How to Win a Race
Movie
Big Wind at the Spa
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Movie · as Morita Tokunosuke
Five Gents' Trick Book
Movie · as Kutaro Iwato
Retirement of a Train Engineer
Movie
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Movie · as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
We Will Remember
Movie
Finances in Front of the Train Station
Movie
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
Movie
The Naked Executive
Movie · as Kôshirô Hidaka
3 Gents in the Snow Country
Movie
Hail the 3 Gents
Movie · as Reijiro Koizumi
Could I But Live
Movie · as Director of Infant Care Facility
Hot Spring Ghost
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
Movie
Ken
Movie · as Mibu
Camellia Gate
Movie
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
Movie
Mumu Dance
Movie
Thief on the Run
Movie
The Maid Story
Movie
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Movie · as Kyusaku Goi
Travel Stories of a Company President
Movie
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Movie · as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
3 Gents In Hawaii
Movie · as Kazama Keinosuke (President)
Aloha 3 Gents
Movie · as Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
Movie
Madame Aki
Movie · as Katayuki
New Marital Relations
Movie
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Movie
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Movie
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Movie
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Movie
Mount Hakone
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
Movie
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Movie · as Toku
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Movie
A Country Boss
Movie · as Takeo Aihara
Chûshingura
Movie
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Movie
This Madding Crowd
Movie · as Professor
An Urban Affair
Movie · as Kintaro Togura
The End of Summer
Movie · as Isomura Eiichirou
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Movie · as Kintaro
Aces Wild
Movie
Snow in the South Seas
Movie
The Masterless 47 – Part II
Movie
The Preacher of Love
Movie
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Movie
Playboy President
Movie · as Misawa Einosuke
Playboy President: Part II
Movie · as Eisuke Misawa
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
Movie
The Masterless 47
Movie · as Yoshio Oishi
This Greedy Old Skin
Movie · as Hikohachi Mukoyama
Life of a Country Doctor
Movie
The Angry Sea
Movie · as Hikoichi
The Wayside Pebble
Movie · as Shogo Aikawa
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Movie · as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
Movie · as Shiro Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
Movie · as Shirō Sawamura
The Curio Master
Movie
The Five Jolly Thieves
Movie
Flower Shop Curtain
Movie
Temptation on Glamour Island
Movie · as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
The Adventures of Kantaro
Movie · as Kantaro
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Movie
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Movie
New Third-Class Executive
Movie · as Shirō Sawamura
Fox and Raccoon
Movie · as Tampei Nukada
Bringing Up Husbands
Movie
The Bell of Love
Movie
Yoku
Movie
The Undefeated Woman
Movie
The Tale of the White Serpent
Movie · as Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Movie · as Munazuru
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Movie
The Shop Curtain
Movie
The Hotelman's Holiday
Movie · as Jihei Ikuno
Theater of Life
Movie
Assistant President
Movie
The Child Writers
Movie · as Mr. Kawahara
The Third President
Movie · as Keitaro Asakawa
Love is Different and Delicious
Movie
Fancy Talker
Movie
Stray Cat
Movie
Scops-Owl Sermon
Movie
Hadaka no Machi
Movie
The Unbalanced Wheel
Movie
Snow Country
Movie · as Imura
The Beauty Expert
Movie
Talkative Company President
Movie · as Osamu Saotome
Ujō
Movie · as Ujo Noguchi
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
Movie
Turtledove
Movie
A Tale of Dung and Urine
Movie · as Ushinosuke Abe
The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat
Movie
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Movie · as Shozo
Called to the Stand
Movie · as Shiro Kamisaka
Morishige's Honeymoon
Movie
Jacks and Jills
Movie · as Morishita
The President's Boss
Movie · as Zennosuke Tashiro
The President Talks Bank
Movie · as Zennosuke Tashiro
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Movie
Morishige, where are you going?
Movie · as Shigetaro Mori
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Movie
All Sold Out
Movie
While the Demon Steps Out
Movie
The Fighter in the Ring
Movie
Marital Relations
Movie · as Ryukichi
House of Many Pleasures
Movie · as Denkichi Yoshida
Policeman's Diary
Movie · as Patrolman Yoshii
Chutaro of Banba
Movie
Such is Life
Movie · as Danpei
Nonki saiban
Movie
Tales of Ginza
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Movie
His Highness Surabaya
Movie · as Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
Movie
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
Movie
Love at Forty
Movie
Mako Osorubeshi
Movie
Last of the Wild Ones
Movie
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Movie · as Shigemori Shigeo
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Movie
Geisha Konatsu
Movie · as Kawashima
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
Movie
Mr. Valiant
Movie
Mole Alley
Movie
Bot-chan
Movie · as Akashatsu
親馬鹿花合戦
Movie
Tokyo Profile
Movie · as Mr. Maki
Jirocho, the Hunted
Movie
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Movie
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Movie
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Movie
Her Captive Gamblers
Movie
Yasugorō shusse
Movie
Princess Finds Her Prince
Movie
Dekoboko taikōki
Movie
Third Class Executives
Movie · as Personnel Chief
Lil's Return from Shanghai
Movie · as Ichiro Okamura
Tokyo Sweetheart
Movie · as Akazawa
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
Movie
Zoku santō jūyaku
Movie
Coward at Ganryu Island
Movie
Ikinokotta benten-sama
Movie
Byakuran kōran
Movie
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
Movie
Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin
Movie
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
Movie
新遊侠伝
Movie
Koibito
Movie · as Manager
Bengawan Solo
Movie
Pirates
Movie
Koi no rantō
Movie
Amakara chindōchū
Movie