Hisaya Morishige
Acting
Born: May 4, 1913 · Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died: November 10, 2009 (aged 96)
Highest Rated
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
Photos (3)
Movies (197)
Princess Mononoke
Chief of Affairs (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Professor Torino (voice)
The Bell of Love
1959
Zatoichi at Large
Constable Tobei
The Tale of the White Serpent
Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
The End of Summer
Isomura Eiichirou
47 Ronin
Hyobu Chisaka
Love is Different and Delicious
1958
Chûshingura
1962
Port Arthur
Hirobumi Ito
Fancy Talker
1958
The Imperial Navy
Naoki Hongo
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
1952
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Exploration in Front of the Station
1967
The Angry Sea
Hikoichi
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Marital Relations
Ryukichi
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Sugata Sanshiro
Osho
Sayonara Jupiter
Earth Federation President
The Curio Master
1960
The Longest Tunnel
Gensuke Kishida
Nonki saiban
1955
Look Up, Noble One
Hamaguchi
The Masterless 47
Yoshio Oishi
A Country Boss
Takeo Aihara
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Aloha 3 Gents
Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
Dekoboko taikōki
1953
The Beauty Expert
1957
A Tale of Dung and Urine
Ushinosuke Abe
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Amino Santarō
Ken
Mibu
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
1955
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
Shirō Sawamura
Going West: to the West
Neighbor Osamu
Mahjong Madness
1967
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Senzo
The Incident
Kiyokawa
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
1968
The Naked Executive
Kôshirô Hidaka
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Saburo Amino
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Keitarō Takayama
Pirates
1951
Tokyo Sweetheart
Akazawa
His Highness Surabaya
Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
Fox and Raccoon
Tampei Nukada
Goryokaku
1988
Theater of Life
1972
Morishige, where are you going?
Shigetaro Mori
Snow Country
Imura
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Talkative Company President
Osamu Saotome
Yoku
1958
The Yoshida School
Shigeru Yoshida
The Preacher of Love
1961
Kukai
1984
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo
Playboy President: Part II
Eisuke Misawa
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954
Shinibana
Rokusaburō Aoki
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
Playboy President
Misawa Einosuke
Five Gents' Trick Book
Kutaro Iwato
While the Demon Steps Out
1956
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Tales of Ginza
Narrator (voice)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Kintaro
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Geisha Konatsu
Kawashima
All Sold Out
1956
Vendetta of Obligation
1985
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
Ōtaka Chōtarō
The Third President
Keitaro Asakawa
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
新遊侠伝
1951
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Temptation on Glamour Island
Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
Mole Alley
1953
A Company President's Life Story
Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
Third Class Executives
Personnel Chief
This Madding Crowd
Professor
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Toku
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Tokunosuke Morita
Camellia Gate
1964
Hail the 3 Gents
Reijiro Koizumi
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
Aces Wild
1961
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
3 Gents In Hawaii
Kazama Keinosuke (President)
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
The Hotelman's Holiday
Jihei Ikuno
Chutaro of Banba
1955
Sea of Wandering
1990
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991
Could I But Live
Director of Infant Care Facility
Policeman's Diary
Patrolman Yoshii
Bengawan Solo
1951
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Kanazawa
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
Campus in Front of a Train Station
森田徳之助
The President's Boss
Zennosuke Tashiro
The Child Writers
Mr. Kawahara
The Fighter in the Ring
1956
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
Lil's Return from Shanghai
Ichiro Okamura
Called to the Stand
1956
Follow the Girls
1971
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Kanazawa
Five Gents on the Spot
Yaichiro Kurihara
Tokyo Profile
Mr. Maki
Turtledove
1957
The Shop Curtain
1958
Travels of Lord Mito
Kômon Mito
House of Many Pleasures
Denkichi Yoshida
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Two Iida
Riichiro Sugawa
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
Shiro Sawamura
Morishige's Honeymoon
1956
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Shigemori Shigeo
Koibito
Manager
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
The Maid Story
1963
This Greedy Old Skin
Hikohachi Mukoyama
Tale of a Carpenter
1966
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986
Ujō
Ujo Noguchi
Theater of Life
1958
The Adventures of Kantaro
Kantaro
Jacks and Jills
Morishita
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Machi no Hi
Kurita
Bot-chan
Akashatsu
The Wayside Pebble
Shogo Aikawa
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
1951
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
Ikinokotta benten-sama
1952
The Twilight Years
Shigezo Tachibana
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964
Mount Hakone
1962
An Urban Affair
Kintaro Togura
New Third-Class Executive
Shirō Sawamura
Snow in the South Seas
1961
Retirement of a Train Engineer
1965
We Will Remember
1965
Oddball Nippon
1983
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966
The Rivals
1979
Love at Forty
1955
The President Talks Bank
Zennosuke Tashiro
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
Koi no rantō
1951
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
1985
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Assistant President
1958
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
Madame Aki
Katayuki
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation
1985
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
1957
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
1955
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
Coward at Ganryu Island
1952
Yasugorō shusse
1953
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kyusaku Goi
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
1972
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Morita Tokunosuke
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
Morita Tokunosuke
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
1965
Big Wind at the Spa
1966
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
How to Win a Race
1966
Mumu Dance
1964
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
1964
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
1961
