Acting
Hisaya Morishige
JA, EN cinema · 210 credits
Born
4 May 1913
Died
10 November 2009 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Also known as Хисая Морисигэ
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
Filmography
Blooming Again
as Rokusaburō Aoki
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
as Professor Torino (voice)
Princess Mononoke
as Chief of Affairs (voice)
Going West: to the West
as Neighbor Osamu
47 Ronin
as Hyobu Chisaka
Sayonara Jupiter
as Earth Federation President
Kukai
Actor
The Yoshida School
as Shigeru Yoshida
The Longest Tunnel
as Gensuke Kishida
The Imperial Navy
as Naoki Hongo
Port Arthur
as Hirobumi Ito
The Incident
as Kiyokawa
Sugata Sanshiro
as Osho
Two Iida
as Riichiro Sugawa
Machi no Hi
as Kurita
The Twilight Years
as Shigezo Tachibana
Zatoichi at Large
as Constable Tobei
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
as Kanazawa
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Saburo Amino
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Amino Santarō
Travels of Lord Mito
as Kômon Mito
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Ōtaka Chōtarō
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Keitarō Takayama
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
as Morita Tokunosuke
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
A Company President's Life Story
as Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
Five Gents on the Spot
as Yaichiro Kurihara
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
as Tokunosuke Morita
Look Up, Noble One
as Hamaguchi
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Morita Tokunosuke
Five Gents' Trick Book
as Kutaro Iwato
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
The Naked Executive
as Kôshirô Hidaka
Hail the 3 Gents
as Reijiro Koizumi
Could I But Live
as Director of Infant Care Facility
Ken
as Mibu
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Kyusaku Goi
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
3 Gents In Hawaii
as Kazama Keinosuke (President)
Aloha 3 Gents
as Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
Madame Aki
as Katayuki
A Country Boss
as Takeo Aihara
This Madding Crowd
as Professor
An Urban Affair
as Kintaro Togura
The End of Summer
as Isomura Eiichirou
Playboy President
as Misawa Einosuke
Playboy President: Part II
as Eisuke Misawa
The Masterless 47
as Yoshio Oishi
This Greedy Old Skin
as Hikohachi Mukoyama
The Angry Sea
as Hikoichi
The Wayside Pebble
as Shogo Aikawa
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Shiro Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Shirō Sawamura
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
New Third-Class Executive
as Shirō Sawamura
Fox and Raccoon
as Tampei Nukada
Yoku
Actor
The Tale of the White Serpent
as Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
The Hotelman's Holiday
as Jihei Ikuno
The Child Writers
as Mr. Kawahara
The Third President
as Keitaro Asakawa
Snow Country
as Imura
Talkative Company President
as Osamu Saotome
Ujō
as Ujo Noguchi
A Tale of Dung and Urine
as Ushinosuke Abe
Called to the Stand
as Shiro Kamisaka
Jacks and Jills
as Morishita
The President's Boss
as Zennosuke Tashiro
The President Talks Bank
as Zennosuke Tashiro
Morishige, where are you going?
as Shigetaro Mori
Marital Relations
as Ryukichi
House of Many Pleasures
as Denkichi Yoshida
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Yoshii
人生とんぼ返り
1955
Such is Life
as Danpei
Tales of Ginza
as Narrator (voice)
His Highness Surabaya
as Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
as Shigemori Shigeo
Geisha Konatsu
as Kawashima
Bot-chan
as Akashatsu
Tokyo Profile
as Mr. Maki
Third Class Executives
as Personnel Chief
Lil's Return from Shanghai
as Ichiro Okamura
Tokyo Sweetheart
as Akazawa
Koibito
as Manager
Pirates
Actor
