
Hisaya Morishige
Known for Acting · 178 credits
- Born
- 1913-05-04
- Died
- 2009-11-10
- Place of birth
- Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Хисая Морисигэ
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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (173)

Princess Mononoke
1997
as Chief of Affairs (voice)

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001
as Professor Torino (voice)

Chûshingura
1962

The Imperial Navy
1981
as Naoki Hongo

Port Arthur
1980
as Hirobumi Ito

The Tale of the White Serpent
1958
as Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)

The End of Summer
1961
as Isomura Eiichirou

47 Ronin
1994
as Hyobu Chisaka

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Shirō Sawamura

Sayonara Jupiter
1984
as Earth Federation President

Goryokaku
1988

The Incident
1978
as Kiyokawa

The Yoshida School
1983
as Shigeru Yoshida

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959

Snow Country
1957
as Imura

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)

Zatoichi at Large
1972
as Constable Tobei

Princess Finds Her Prince
1953

The Masterless 47
1960
as Yoshio Oishi

Mole Alley
1953

Nonki saiban
1955

The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961

Talkative Company President
1957
as Osamu Saotome

Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Akazawa

Marital Relations
1955
as Ryukichi

Last of the Wild Ones
1954

The Longest Tunnel
1982
as Gensuke Kishida

Playboy President: Part II
1961
as Eisuke Misawa

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962

Snow in the South Seas
1961

Kukai
1984

The Maid Story
1963

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)

Sea of Wandering
1990

Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952
as Ichiro Okamura

Hail the 3 Gents
1964
as Reijiro Koizumi

Bengawan Solo
1951

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962

The Naked Executive
1964
as Kôshirô Hidaka

Theater of Life
1958

New Third-Class Executive
1959
as Shirō Sawamura

This Greedy Old Skin
1960
as Hikohachi Mukoyama

House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Denkichi Yoshida

Surgical Designs in Flames
1986

3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964

Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956

Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Osho
親馬鹿花合戦
1953

Follow the Girls
1971

Two Iida
1976
as Riichiro Sugawa

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
as Shiro Sawamura

Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)

Ken
1964
as Mibu

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)

Playboy President
1961
as Misawa Einosuke

Tales of Ginza
1955
as Narrator (voice)

Travels of Lord Mito
1969
as Kômon Mito

Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

A Company President's Life Story
1966
as Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
as Kyusaku Goi

The Rivals
1979

The Third President
1958
as Keitaro Asakawa

Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Shigetaro Mori

The Shop Curtain
1958

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
as Kintaro

Flower Shop Curtain
1959

Assistant President
1958

Jacks and Jills
1956
as Morishita

Company President Travels Abroad
1963
as Kazama Keinosuke (President)

The President's Boss
1956
as Zennosuke Tashiro

Shinibana
2004
as Rokusaburō Aoki

Chutaro of Banba
1955

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
as Toku

Aces Wild
1961

The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Jihei Ikuno

Five Gents on the Spot
1966
as Yaichiro Kurihara

Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Amakara chindōchū
1950

Third Class Executives
1952
as Personnel Chief

This Madding Crowd
1962
as Professor

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962

The Twilight Years
1973
as Shigezo Tachibana

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
as Morita Tokunosuke

新遊侠伝
1951

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Shozo

喜劇 各駅停車
1965

Machi no Hi
1974
as Kurita

A Country Boss
1962
as Takeo Aihara

The President Talks Bank
1956
as Zennosuke Tashiro

The Preacher of Love
1961

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962

Travel Stories of a Company President
1963

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)

Pirates
1951

Company President Travels Abroad Part II
1963
as Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)

Vendetta of Obligation
1985

Yasugorō shusse
1953

Could I But Live
1964

Bot-chan
1953
as Akashatsu

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Keitarō Takayama

The White Tiger Battalion
1986

Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961

Theater Of Life
1972

Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958

Policeman's Diary
1955
as Patrolman Yoshii

Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970
as Amino Santarō

Tokyo Profile
1953
as Mr. Maki

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
as Ōtaka Chōtarō

The Child Writers
1958
as Mr. Kawahara

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969

The Adventures of Kantaro
1959
as Kantaro

Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Tampei Nukada

Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953

Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as Senzo

An Urban Affair
1961
as Kintaro Togura
Fiddler on the Roof
1983
as Tevye
About Hisaya Morishige
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 ji… With 178 credits spanning from 1950 to 2004, Hisaya Morishige has appeared in 173 films and 5 TV shows.
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- Princess Mononoke (1997) — as Chief of Affairs (voice)
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) — as Professor Torino (voice)
- Chûshingura (1962)
- The Imperial Navy (1981) — as Naoki Hongo
- Port Arthur (1980) — as Hirobumi Ito
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