Hisaya Morishige

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

Princess Mononoke

Genroku Taiheiki

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

Coward at Ganryu Island

Byakkotai

Chûshingura

Sekigahara

Port Arthur

All Movies (176)

• Shinibana2004 · as Rokusaburō Aoki
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves2001 · as Professor Torino (voice)
• Going West: to the West1997 · as Neighbor Osamu
• Princess Mononoke1997 · as Chief of Affairs (voice)
• 47 Ronin1994 · as Hyobu Chisaka
• 遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐1991
• Sea of ​​Wandering1990
• Goryokaku1988
• Surgical Designs in Flames1986
• Vendetta of Obligation1985
• Kukai1984
• Sayonara Jupiter1984 · as Earth Federation President
• Oddball Nippon1983
• The Yoshida School1983 · as Shigeru Yoshida
• Fiddler on the Roof1983 · as Tevye
• The Longest Tunnel1982 · as Gensuke Kishida
• The Imperial Navy1981 · as Naoki Hongo
• Port Arthur1980 · as Hirobumi Ito
• The Rivals1979
• The Incident1978 · as Kiyokawa
• Sugata Sanshiro1977 · as Osho
• Two Iida1976 · as Riichiro Sugawa
• Machi no Hi1974 · as Kurita
• The Twilight Years1973 · as Shigezo Tachibana
• Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori1972 · as Kanazawa
• Theater Of Life1972
• Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu1972
• Zatoichi at Large1972 · as Constable Tobei
• Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu1971 · as Kanazawa
• Follow the Girls1971
• Tora-san's Shattered Romance1971 · as Senzo
• Five Gents and a Kuniang1970 · as Amino Santarō
• Five Gents Fly to Taiwan1970 · as Saburo Amino
• Travels of Lord Mito1969 · as Kômon Mito
• 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II1969 · as Ōtaka Chōtarō
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier1969
• 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu1969 · as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
• Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant1968 · as Keitarō Takayama
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune1968 · as Morita Tokunosuke
• Five Gents and Karate Grandpa1968 · as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
• A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station1967
• Five Gents Prefer Geisha1967 · as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
• Discover Japan with the 5 Gents1967 · as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
• Look Up, Noble One1966 · as Hamaguchi
• Tale of a Carpenter1966
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga1966 · as Tokunosuke Morita
• Five Gents on the Spot1966 · as Yaichiro Kurihara
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten1966
• A Company President's Life Story1966 · as Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: University1965 · as Morita Tokunosuke
• Retirement of a Train Engineer1965
• We Will Remember1965
• President's Ninja Trick Book Part II1965 · as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
• Five Gents' Trick Book1965 · as Kutaro Iwato
• Could I But Live1964
• The Naked Executive1964 · as Kôshirô Hidaka
• Hot Spring Ghost1964
• Ken1964 · as Mibu
• 3 Gents in the Snow Country1964
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady1964
• Hail the 3 Gents1964 · as Reijiro Koizumi
• The Maid Story1963
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot1963
• Company President Travels Abroad Part II1963 · as Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
• Company President Travels Abroad1963 · as Kazama Keinosuke (President)
• Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai1963 · as Kyusaku Goi
• Travel Stories of a Company President Part II1963 · as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
• Madame Aki1963 · as Katayuki
• Travel Stories of a Company President1963
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant1962 · as Toku
• Chûshingura1962
• Shin kitsune to tanuki1962
• Mount Hakone1962
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen1962
• This Madding Crowd1962 · as Professor
• Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong1962
• Three Gentlemen from Tokyo1962
• Ika naru hoshi no moto ni1962
• Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II1962
• A Country Boss1962 · as Takeo Aihara
• Shimizu Port Salaryman1962
• A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox1961 · as Kintaro
• The End of Summer1961 · as Isomura Eiichirou
• Snow in the South Seas1961
• Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō1961
• An Urban Affair1961 · as Kintaro Togura
• Playboy President: Part II1961 · as Eisuke Misawa
• Playboy President1961 · as Misawa Einosuke
• The Masterless 47 – Part II1961
• The Preacher of Love1961
• Aces Wild1961
• The Wayside Pebble1960 · as Shogo Aikawa
• The Masterless 471960 · as Yoshio Oishi
• The Angry Sea1960 · as Hikoichi
• This Greedy Old Skin1960 · as Hikohachi Mukoyama
• Life of a Country Doctor1960
• New Third Class Executive: Husband Education1960 · as Shirō Sawamura
• New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller1960 · as Shiro Sawamura
• New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking1960 · as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
• The Adventures of Kantaro1959 · as Kantaro
• New Third-Class Executive1959 · as Shirō Sawamura
• Bringing Up Husbands1959
• Fox and Raccoon1959 · as Tampei Nukada
• Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II1959
• Flower Shop Curtain1959
• Temptation on Glamour Island1959 · as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
• Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period1959
• Theater of Life1958
• The Undefeated Woman1958
• The Spell of the Hidden Gold1958 · as Munazuru
• The Tale of the White Serpent1958 · as Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
• The Child Writers1958 · as Mr. Kawahara
• The Hotelman's Holiday1958 · as Jihei Ikuno
• Yoku1958
• The Shop Curtain1958
• The Third President1958 · as Keitaro Asakawa
• Makeraremasen katsumadewa1958
• Assistant President1958
• The Unbalanced Wheel1957
• The Beauty Expert1957
• Hadaka no Machi1957
• A Tale of Dung and Urine1957 · as Ushinosuke Abe
• Turtledove1957
• Snow Country1957 · as Imura
• Ujō1957 · as Ujo Noguchi
• Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō1957
• Talkative Company President1957 · as Osamu Saotome
• The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji1956
• Shozo, a Cat and Two Women1956 · as Shozo
• Jacks and Jills1956 · as Morishita
• Three Generations of Company Presidents1956
• Morishige, where are you going?1956 · as Shigetaro Mori
• The President Talks Bank1956 · as Zennosuke Tashiro
• Called to the Stand1956
• Morishige's Honeymoon1956
• All Sold Out1956
• The President's Boss1956 · as Zennosuke Tashiro
• Such is Life1955 · as Danpei
• Tales of Ginza1955 · as Narrator (voice)
• Marital Relations1955 · as Ryukichi
• Morishige is a Fake Gentleman1955
• House of Many Pleasures1955 · as Denkichi Yoshida
• Nonki saiban1955
• Chutaro of Banba1955
• Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri1955
• Policeman's Diary1955 · as Patrolman Yoshii
• His Highness Surabaya1955 · as Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
• Husband Comes Home Every Suturday1954
• Shigemori Goes To Tokyo1954 · as Shigemori Shigeo
• Mako Osorubeshi1954
• Last of the Wild Ones1954
• Geisha Konatsu1954 · as Kawashima
• Jirocho, the Hunted1953
• Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow1953
• Princess Finds Her Prince1953
• Tokyo Profile1953 · as Mr. Maki
• Jirocho's Home-Coming1953
• Bot-chan1953 · as Akashatsu
• Her Captive Gamblers1953
• Mole Alley1953
• Yasugorō shusse1953
• 親馬鹿花合戦1953
• Jirocho Begins His Roving Life1953
• Asu wa Nichiyōbi1952
• Coward at Ganryu Island1952
• Zoku santō jūyaku1952
• Tokyo Sweetheart1952 · as Akazawa
• Third Class Executives1952 · as Personnel Chief
• Lil's Return from Shanghai1952 · as Ichiro Okamura
• Koi no rantō1951
• Bengawan Solo1951
• Pirates1951
• 新遊侠伝　遊侠往来1951
• 新遊侠伝1951
• Koibito1951 · as Manager
• Amakara chindōchū1950

All TV Shows (6)

• 森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人2001
• 森繁久彌の七人の孫1987
• Byakkotai1986 · as Inoue Okazumi
• Sekigahara1981 · as Ieyasu Tokugawa
• Genroku Taiheiki1975 · as Mitsukuni Tokugawa
• おれの義姉さん1970