Hisaya Morishige
210 movies · 7 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1913
- Died
- Nov 10, 2009 (age 96)
- 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 8.3 Princess Mononoke
1997 · Film
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★ 7.5 The End of Summer
1961 · Film
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★ 7.1 Chûshingura
1962 · Film
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★ 6.2 The Tale of the White Serpent
1958 · Film
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★ 7.1 Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001 · Film
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★ 6.6 Zatoichi at Large
1972 · Film
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★ 7.4 47 Ronin
1994 · Film
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★ 6.6 The Imperial Navy
1981 · Film
Hisaya Morishige: movies and TV shows
Acting (216)
- 2004 Blooming Again
as Rokusaburō Aoki
- 2001
- 2001 Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
as Professor Torino (voice)
- 1997 Going West: to the West
as Neighbor Osamu
- 1997 Princess Mononoke
as Chief of Affairs (voice)
- 1994 47 Ronin
as Hyobu Chisaka
- 1991
- 1990
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984 Sayonara Jupiter
as Earth Federation President
- 1983
- 1983 The Yoshida School
as Shigeru Yoshida
- 1983 Fiddler on the Roof
as Tevye
- 1982 The Longest Tunnel
as Gensuke Kishida
- 1981 The Imperial Navy
as Naoki Hongo
- 1981
- 1980 Port Arthur
as Hirobumi Ito
- 1979
- 1978 The Incident
as Kiyokawa
- 1977 Sugata Sanshiro
as Osho
- 1976 Two Iida
as Riichiro Sugawa
- 1975
- 1974 Machi no Hi
as Kurita
- 1973 The Twilight Years
as Shigezo Tachibana
- 1972 Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Kanazawa
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 Zatoichi at Large
as Constable Tobei
- 1971 Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
as Kanazawa
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970 Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Amino Santarō
- 1970 Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Saburo Amino
- 1969 Travels of Lord Mito
as Kômon Mito
- 1969 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Ōtaka Chōtarō
- 1969
- 1969 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
- 1968
- 1968 Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Keitarō Takayama
- 1968 A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
as Morita Tokunosuke
- 1968 Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
- 1967 Campus in Front of a Train Station
as 森田徳之助
- 1967
- 1967 Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
- 1966
- 1966 Look Up, Noble One
as Hamaguchi
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966 A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
as Tokunosuke Morita
- 1966 Five Gents on the Spot
as Yaichiro Kurihara
- 1966
- 1966 A Company President's Life Story
as Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
- 1965 A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Morita Tokunosuke
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
- 1965
- 1965 Five Gents' Trick Book
as Kutaro Iwato
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 Could I But Live
as Director of Infant Care Facility
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 The Naked Executive
as Kôshirô Hidaka
- 1964
- 1964 Ken
as Mibu
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 Hail the 3 Gents
as Reijiro Koizumi
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 Aloha 3 Gents
as Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
- 1963 3 Gents In Hawaii
as Kazama Keinosuke (President)
- 1963 Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Kyusaku Goi
- 1963 Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
- 1963 Madame Aki
as Katayuki
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962 This Madding Crowd
as Professor
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962 A Country Boss
as Takeo Aihara
- 1962
- 1961 A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
as Kintaro
- 1961
- 1961 The End of Summer
as Isomura Eiichirou
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961 An Urban Affair
as Kintaro Togura
- 1961 Playboy President: Part II
as Eisuke Misawa
- 1961 Playboy President
as Misawa Einosuke
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960 The Wayside Pebble
as Shogo Aikawa
- 1960 The Masterless 47
as Yoshio Oishi
- 1960 The Angry Sea
as Hikoichi
- 1960 This Greedy Old Skin
as Hikohachi Mukoyama
- 1960
- 1960 New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Shirō Sawamura
- 1960 New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Shiro Sawamura
- 1960
- 1960 New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
- 1960
- 1959 The Adventures of Kantaro
as Kantaro
- 1959 New Third-Class Executive
as Shirō Sawamura
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 Fox and Raccoon
as Tampei Nukada
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 Temptation on Glamour Island
as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 The Spell of the Hidden Gold
as Munazuru
- 1958
- 1958 The Tale of the White Serpent
as Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
- 1958 The Child Writers
as Mr. Kawahara
- 1958 The Hotelman's Holiday
as Jihei Ikuno
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 The Third President
as Keitaro Asakawa
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 A Tale of Dung and Urine
as Ushinosuke Abe
- 1957
- 1957 Snow Country
as Imura
- 1957 Ujō
as Ujo Noguchi
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Talkative Company President
as Osamu Saotome
- 1956
- 1956 Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Shozo
- 1956
- 1956 Jacks and Jills
as Morishita
- 1956
- 1956 Morishige, where are you going?
as Shigetaro Mori
- 1956
- 1956 The President Talks Bank
as Zennosuke Tashiro
- 1956 Called to the Stand
as Shiro Kamisaka
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The President's Boss
as Zennosuke Tashiro
- 1955
- 1955 Such is Life
as Danpei
- 1955 Tales of Ginza
as Narrator (voice)
- 1955 Marital Relations
as Ryukichi
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 House of Many Pleasures
as Denkichi Yoshida
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Yoshii
- 1955 His Highness Surabaya
as Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
- 1954
- 1954 Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
as Shigemori Shigeo
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 Geisha Konatsu
as Kawashima
- 1954
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953 Tokyo Profile
as Mr. Maki
- 1953
- 1953 Bot-chan
as Akashatsu
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953
- 1953
- 1952
+ 16 more credits
Behind the camera (1)
- 1996