Hisaya Morishige
Acting
Born May 4, 1913 · Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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.
Films (163)
Shinibana
2004
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001
Going West: to the West
1997
Princess Mononoke
1997
47 Ronin
1994
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991
Sea of Wandering
1990
Goryokaku
1988
The White Tiger Battalion
1986
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986
Vendetta of Obligation
1985
Kukai
1984
Sayonara Jupiter
1984
The Yoshida School
1983
Fiddler on the Roof
1983
The Longest Tunnel
1982
The Imperial Navy
1981
Port Arthur
1980
The Rivals
1979
The Incident
1978
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
Two Iida
1976
Machi no Hi
1974
The Twilight Years
1973
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972
Theater Of Life
1972
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
1972
Zatoichi at Large
1972
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971
Follow the Girls
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
Travels of Lord Mito
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966
Five Gents on the Spot
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966
A Company President's Life Story
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
喜劇 各駅停車
1965
We Will Remember
1965
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
Could I But Live
1964
The Naked Executive
1964
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
Ken
1964
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964
Hail the 3 Gents
1964
The Maid Story
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
1963
Company President Travels Abroad
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
Madame Aki
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
Chûshingura
1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Mount Hakone
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
This Madding Crowd
1962
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
A Country Boss
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
The End of Summer
1961
Snow in the South Seas
1961
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961
An Urban Affair
1961
Playboy President: Part II
1961
Playboy President
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
The Preacher of Love
1961
Aces Wild
1961
The Wayside Pebble
1960
The Masterless 47
1960
The Angry Sea
1960
This Greedy Old Skin
1960
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
The Adventures of Kantaro
1959
New Third-Class Executive
1959
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
Fox and Raccoon
1959
Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents
1959
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
Theater of Life
1958
The Undefeated Woman
1958
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958
The Tale of the White Serpent
1958
The Child Writers
1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
Yoku
1958
The Shop Curtain
1958
The Third President
1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Assistant President
1958
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
The Beauty Expert
1957
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Snow Country
1957
Talkative Company President
1957
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
Jacks and Jills
1956
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
Morishige, where are you going?
1956
The President Talks Bank
1956
Called to the Stand
1956
Morishige's Honeymoon
1956
The President's Boss
1956
Such is Life
1955
Tales of Ginza
1955
Marital Relations
1955
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
House of Many Pleasures
1955
Nonki saiban
1955
Chutaro of Banba
1955
Policeman's Diary
1955
His Highness Surabaya
1955
土曜日の天使
1954
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
1954
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
Tokyo Profile
1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Bot-chan
1953
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Mole Alley
1953
Yasugorō shusse
1953
親馬鹿花合戦
1953
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
Third Class Executives
1952
Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952
Koi no rantō
1951
Bengawan Solo
1951
Pirates
1951
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
1951
新遊侠伝
1951
Koibito
1951
Amakara chindōchū
1950