- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1913
- Place of Birth
- Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- November 10, 2009
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…
Filmography
movieShinibana
2004 · Rokusaburō Aoki
森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人
tv森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人
2001
movieDoraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001 · Professor Torino (voice)
movieGoing West: to the West
1997 · Neighbor Osamu
moviePrincess Mononoke
1997 · Chief of Affairs (voice)
tvHideyoshi
1996 · Title Designer
movie47 Ronin
1994 · Hyobu Chisaka
movie遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991
movieSea of Wandering
1990
movieGoryokaku
1988
森繁久彌の七人の孫
tv森繁久彌の七人の孫
1987
tvByakkotai
1986 · Inoue Okazumi
movieSurgical Designs in Flames
1986
movieVendetta of Obligation
1985
movieKukai
1984
movieSayonara Jupiter
1984 · Earth Federation President
movieOddball Nippon
1983
movieThe Yoshida School
1983 · Shigeru Yoshida
Fiddler on the Roof
movieFiddler on the Roof
1983 · Tevye
movieThe Longest Tunnel
1982 · Gensuke Kishida
movieThe Imperial Navy
1981 · Naoki Hongo
tvSekigahara
1981 · Ieyasu Tokugawa
moviePort Arthur
1980 · Hirobumi Ito
movieThe Rivals
1979
movieThe Incident
1978 · Kiyokawa
movieSugata Sanshiro
1977 · Osho
movieTwo Iida
1976 · Riichiro Sugawa
tvGenroku Taiheiki
1975 · Mitsukuni Tokugawa
movieMachi no Hi
1974 · Kurita
movieThe Twilight Years
1973 · Shigezo Tachibana
movieOnna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972 · Kanazawa
movieTheater Of Life
1972
movieKigeki: Onna uridashimasu
1972
movieZatoichi at Large
1972 · Constable Tobei
movieKigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971 · Kanazawa
movieFollow the Girls
1971
movieTora-san's Shattered Romance
1971 · Senzo
おれの義姉さん
tvおれの義姉さん
1970
movieFive Gents and a Kuniang
1970 · Amino Santarō
movieFive Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970 · Saburo Amino
movieTravels of Lord Mito
1969 · Kômon Mito
movie5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969 · Ōtaka Chōtarō
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
movie5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969 · Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
movieFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968 · Keitarō Takayama
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
1968 · Morita Tokunosuke
movieFive Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968 · Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
movieA Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
movieFive Gents Prefer Geisha
1967 · Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
movieCampus in Front of a Train Station
1967 · 森田徳之助
movieDiscover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967 · Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
movieLook Up, Noble One
1966 · Hamaguchi
Tale of a Carpenter
movieTale of a Carpenter
1966
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966 · Tokunosuke Morita
movieFive Gents on the Spot
1966 · Yaichiro Kurihara
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966
movieA Company President's Life Story
1966 · Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965 · Morita Tokunosuke
movieRetirement of a Train Engineer
1965
movieWe Will Remember
1965
moviePresident's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965 · Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
movieFive Gents' Trick Book
1965 · Kutaro Iwato
movieCould I But Live
1964
movieThe Naked Executive
1964 · Kôshirô Hidaka
movieHot Spring Ghost
1964
movieKen
1964 · Mibu
movie3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964
movieHail the 3 Gents
1964 · Reijiro Koizumi
movieThe Maid Story
1963
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
movieAloha 3 Gents
1963 · Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
movie3 Gents In Hawaii
1963 · Kazama Keinosuke (President)
movieKigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963 · Kyusaku Goi
movieTravel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963 · Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
movieMadame Aki
1963 · Katayuki
movieTravel Stories of a Company President
1963
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962 · Toku
movieChûshingura
1962
movieShin kitsune to tanuki
1962
movieMount Hakone
1962
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
movieThis Madding Crowd
1962 · Professor
movieThree Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
movieThree Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
movieIka naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
movieShimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
movieA Country Boss
1962 · Takeo Aihara
movieShimizu Port Salaryman
1962
movieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961 · Kintaro
movieThe End of Summer
1961 · Isomura Eiichirou
movieSnow in the South Seas
1961
movieKawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961
movieAn Urban Affair
1961 · Kintaro Togura
moviePlayboy President: Part II
1961 · Eisuke Misawa
moviePlayboy President
1961 · Misawa Einosuke
movieThe Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
movieThe Preacher of Love
1961
movieAces Wild
1961
movieThe Wayside Pebble
1960 · Shogo Aikawa
movieThe Masterless 47
1960 · Yoshio Oishi
movieThe Angry Sea
1960 · Hikoichi
movieThis Greedy Old Skin
1960 · Hikohachi Mukoyama
movieLife of a Country Doctor
1960
movieNew Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960 · Shirō Sawamura
movieNew Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960 · Shiro Sawamura
movieNew Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960 · Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
movieThe Adventures of Kantaro
1959 · Kantaro
movieNew Third-Class Executive
1959 · Shirō Sawamura
movieBringing Up Husbands
1959
movieFox and Raccoon
1959 · Tampei Nukada
movieThree Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
movieFlower Shop Curtain
1959
movieTemptation on Glamour Island
1959 · Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
movieDiary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
movieTheater of Life
1958
movieThe Undefeated Woman
1958
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
movieThe Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958 · Munazuru
movieThe Tale of the White Serpent
1958 · Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
movieThe Child Writers
1958 · Mr. Kawahara
movieThe Hotelman's Holiday
1958 · Jihei Ikuno
movieYoku
1958
movieThe Shop Curtain
1958
movieThe Third President
1958 · Keitaro Asakawa
movieMakeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
movieAssistant President
1958
movieThe Unbalanced Wheel
1957
movieThe Beauty Expert
1957
movieHadaka no Machi
1957
movieA Tale of Dung and Urine
1957 · Ushinosuke Abe
movieTurtledove
1957
movieSnow Country
1957 · Imura
movieUjō
1957 · Ujo Noguchi
movieJirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
1957
movieTalkative Company President
1957 · Osamu Saotome
movieThe Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
movieShozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956 · Shozo
movieJacks and Jills
1956 · Morishita
movieThree Generations of Company Presidents
1956
movieMorishige, where are you going?
1956 · Shigetaro Mori
movieThe President Talks Bank
1956 · Zennosuke Tashiro
movieCalled to the Stand
1956
movieMorishige's Honeymoon
1956
movieAll Sold Out
1956
movieThe President's Boss
1956 · Zennosuke Tashiro
Such is Life
movieSuch is Life
1955 · Danpei
movieTales of Ginza
1955 · Narrator (voice)
movieMarital Relations
1955 · Ryukichi
movieMorishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
movieHouse of Many Pleasures
1955 · Denkichi Yoshida
movieNonki saiban
1955
movieChutaro of Banba
1955
movieJirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
1955
moviePoliceman's Diary
1955 · Patrolman Yoshii
movieHis Highness Surabaya
1955 · Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
movieHusband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954
movieShigemori Goes To Tokyo
1954 · Shigemori Shigeo
movieMako Osorubeshi
1954
movieLast of the Wild Ones
1954
movieGeisha Konatsu
1954 · Kawashima
movieJirocho, the Hunted
1953
movieJirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
moviePrincess Finds Her Prince
1953
movieTokyo Profile
1953 · Mr. Maki
movieJirocho's Home-Coming
1953
movieBot-chan
1953 · Akashatsu
movieHer Captive Gamblers
1953
movieMole Alley
1953
movieYasugorō shusse
1953
親馬鹿花合戦
movie親馬鹿花合戦
1953
movieJirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
movieAsu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
movieCoward at Ganryu Island
1952
movieZoku santō jūyaku
1952
movieTokyo Sweetheart
1952 · Akazawa
movieThird Class Executives
1952 · Personnel Chief
movieLil's Return from Shanghai
1952 · Ichiro Okamura
movieKoi no rantō
1951
movieBengawan Solo
1951
moviePirates
1951
movie新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
1951
movie新遊侠伝
1951
movieKoibito
1951 · Manager
Amakara chindōchū
movieAmakara chindōchū
1950