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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