
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)

The Imperial Navy
1981
as Naoki Hongo

Port Arthur
1980
as Hirobumi Ito

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

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

Chûshingura
1962

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

47 Ronin
1994
as Hyobu Chisaka

Third Class Executives
1952
as Personnel Chief

The Yoshida School
1983
as Shigeru Yoshida

Sayonara Jupiter
1984
as Earth Federation President

Zatoichi at Large
1972
as Constable Tobei

Snow Country
1957
as Imura

Life of a Country Doctor
1960

Mako Osorubeshi
1954

Chutaro of Banba
1955

Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa

The Longest Tunnel
1982
as Gensuke Kishida

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Shirō Sawamura
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958
as Munazuru

Ken
1964
as Mibu

Playboy President: Part II
1961
as Eisuke Misawa

Mole Alley
1953

Talkative Company President
1957
as Osamu Saotome

Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Osho

Pirates
1951

Theater Of Life
1972

Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Akazawa

Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
as Kutaro Iwato

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962

Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962

Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953

The Masterless 47
1960
as Yoshio Oishi

Travels of Lord Mito
1969
as Kômon Mito

Hadaka no Machi
1957

The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962

The Adventures of Kantaro
1959
as Kantaro

Kukai
1984

Goryokaku
1988

Marital Relations
1955
as Ryukichi

The Incident
1978
as Kiyokawa

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

Follow the Girls
1971

Jirocho, the Hunted
1953

Shinibana
2004
as Rokusaburō Aoki

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

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Shozo

Her Captive Gamblers
1953

The Angry Sea
1960
as Hikoichi

Mount Hakone
1962

The Unbalanced Wheel
1957

Yoku
1958

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

Sea of Wandering
1990

The Naked Executive
1964
as Kôshirô Hidaka

Theater of Life
1958

The White Tiger Battalion
1986

Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as Senzo

The Rivals
1979

Policeman's Diary
1955
as Patrolman Yoshii

Nonki saiban
1955

Surgical Designs in Flames
1986

This Madding Crowd
1962
as Professor

Jacks and Jills
1956
as Morishita

The President Talks Bank
1956
as Zennosuke Tashiro

House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Denkichi Yoshida

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966
as Tokunosuke Morita

Princess Finds Her Prince
1953

新遊侠伝
1951

The Beauty Expert
1957

The Third President
1958
as Keitaro Asakawa

The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Jihei Ikuno

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962

Hail the 3 Gents
1964
as Reijiro Koizumi

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959

The President's Boss
1956
as Zennosuke Tashiro

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Keitarō Takayama

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953

An Urban Affair
1961
as Kintaro Togura

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
as Ōtaka Chōtarō
Such is Life
1955
as Danpei
親馬鹿花合戦
1953

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
as Saburo Amino

The Preacher of Love
1961

3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964

Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952
as Ichiro Okamura

New Third-Class Executive
1959
as Shirō Sawamura

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

Five Gents on the Spot
1966
as Yaichiro Kurihara

Snow in the South Seas
1961

Machi no Hi
1974
as Kurita

Company President Travels Abroad
1963
as Kazama Keinosuke (President)

Look Up, Noble One
1966
as Hamaguchi

Last of the Wild Ones
1954

The Maid Story
1963

Going West: to the West
1997
as Neighbor Osamu

Two Iida
1976
as Riichiro Sugawa

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953

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

喜劇 各駅停車
1965
Called to the Stand
1956

The Shop Curtain
1958

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

Flower Shop Curtain
1959

The Twilight Years
1973
as Shigezo Tachibana

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

Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Tampei Nukada

Koibito
1951
as Manager

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962

Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958

The Undefeated Woman
1958

Assistant President
1958

Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955

Could I But Live
1964

Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956

Aces Wild
1961
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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Most Popular Hisaya Morishige Movies
- Princess Mononoke (1997) — as Chief of Affairs (voice)
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) — as Professor Torino (voice)
- The Imperial Navy (1981) — as Naoki Hongo
- Port Arthur (1980) — as Hirobumi Ito
- New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960) — as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
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