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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