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 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.
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Princess Mononoke
1997 · Chief of Affairs (voic...
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001 · Professor Torino (voic...
Genroku Taiheiki
1975 · Mitsukuni Tokugawa
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
The Tale of the White Serpent
1958 · Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Pan...
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
The Beauty Expert
1957
Hadaka no Machi
1957
The End of Summer
1961 · Isomura Eiichirou
The Angry Sea
1960 · Hikoichi
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
Chûshingura
1962
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
Port Arthur
1980 · Hirobumi Ito
Sekigahara
1981 · Ieyasu Tokugawa
Byakkotai
1986 · Inoue Okazumi
Mount Hakone
1962
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
1968
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952 · Akazawa
47 Ronin
1994 · Hyobu Chisaka
Marital Relations
1955 · Ryukichi
Zatoichi at Large
1972 · Constable Tobei
The Imperial Navy
1981 · Naoki Hongo
Theater of Life
1972
The Longest Tunnel
1982 · Gensuke Kishida
The Incident
1978 · Kiyokawa
Turtledove
1957
Coward at Ganryu Island
1952
Geisha Konatsu
1954 · Kawashima
Sayonara Jupiter
1984 · Earth Federation Presi...
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
His Highness Surabaya
1955 · Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eij...
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971 · Senzo
All Sold Out
1956
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956 · Shozo
A Tale of Dung and Urine
1957 · Ushinosuke Abe
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
1955
We Will Remember
1965
Look Up, Noble One
1966 · Hamaguchi
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965 · Kutaro Iwato
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
1957
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965 · Morita Tokunosuke
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960 · Shiro Sawamura
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966 · Tokunosuke Morita
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
1968 · Morita Tokunosuke
Kukai
1984
Snow Country
1957 · Imura
The Masterless 47
1960 · Yoshio Oishi
Campus in Front of a Train Station
1967 · 森田徳之助
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960 · Shirō Sawamura (Execut...
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
Theater of Life
1958
Ujō
1957 · Ujo Noguchi
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954
Assistant President
1958
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
The Naked Executive
1964 · Kôshirô Hidaka
Snow in the South Seas
1961
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958 · Jihei Ikuno
The Yoshida School
1983 · Shigeru Yoshida
Retirement of a Train Engineer
1965
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
Goryokaku
1988
Pirates
1951
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
1951
Sugata Sanshiro
1977 · Osho
Yasugorō shusse
1953
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960 · Shirō Sawamura
Aces Wild
1961
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
3 Gents In Hawaii
1963 · Kazama Keinosuke (Pres...
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967 · Keitarō Shōji (Preside...
Tales of Ginza
1955 · Narrator (voice)
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970 · Amino Santarō
Third Class Executives
1952 · Personnel Chief
Going West: to the West
1997 · Neighbor Osamu
Oddball Nippon
1983
Could I But Live
1964
A Country Boss
1962 · Takeo Aihara
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
1985
Vendetta of Obligation
1985
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Fox and Raccoon
1959 · Tampei Nukada
New Third-Class Executive
1959 · Shirō Sawamura
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959 · Navy Captain Prince Ta...
Chutaro of Banba
1955
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961
Nonki saiban
1955
Ken
1964 · Mibu
Talkative Company President
1957 · Osamu Saotome
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963 · Heitarō Dōmoto (Presid...
The Maid Story
1963
Policeman's Diary
1955 · Patrolman Yoshii
Bot-chan
1953 · Akashatsu
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971 · Kanazawa
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
Tokyo Profile
1953 · Mr. Maki
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
The Third President
1958 · Keitaro Asakawa
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962 · Toku
An Urban Affair
1961 · Kintaro Togura
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
Five Gents on the Spot
1966 · Yaichiro Kurihara
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
Machi no Hi
1974 · Kurita
The Twilight Years
1973 · Shigezo Tachibana
Follow the Girls
1971
Exploration in Front of the Station
1967
Koibito
1951 · Manager
Sea of Wandering
1990
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
The President Talks Bank
1956 · Zennosuke Tashiro
The Shop Curtain
1958
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
A Company President's Life Story
1966 · Kurihara Yaichirō (Sun...
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967 · Keitarō Shōji (Preside...
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970 · Saburo Amino
Jacks and Jills
1956 · Morishita
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963 · Kyusaku Goi
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Playboy President: Part II
1961 · Eisuke Misawa
This Madding Crowd
1962 · Professor
The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation
1985
Playboy President
1961 · Misawa Einosuke
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
The Wayside Pebble
1960 · Shogo Aikawa
Madame Aki
1963 · Katayuki
House of Many Pleasures
1955 · Denkichi Yoshida
Mahjong Madness
1967
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968 · Keitarō Takayama
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969 · Ōtaka Chōtarō
Two Iida
1976 · Riichiro Sugawa
Mole Alley
1953
Shinibana
2004 · Rokusaburō Aoki
Yoku
1958
The Rivals
1979
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969 · Chōtarō Ōtaka (Preside...
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965 · Kyutarō Iwato (Preside...
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972 · Kanazawa
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966
Bengawan Solo
1951
Hail the 3 Gents
1964 · Reijiro Koizumi
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961 · Kintaro
新遊侠伝
1951
Called to the Stand
1956
This Greedy Old Skin
1960 · Hikohachi Mukoyama
The Child Writers
1958 · Mr. Kawahara
Morishige, where are you going?
1956 · Shigetaro Mori
Travels of Lord Mito
1969 · Kômon Mito
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
1954 · Shigemori Shigeo
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964
Koi no rantō
1951
Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952 · Ichiro Okamura
The President's Boss
1956 · Zennosuke Tashiro
Morishige's Honeymoon
1956
Aloha 3 Gents
1963 · Keinosuke Kazama (Comp...
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968 · Keitaro Takayama (Taka...
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
The Preacher of Love
1961
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
The Adventures of Kantaro
1959 · Kantaro
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
1972
Camellia Gate
1964