Hisaya Morishige
Acting
- Born:
- 1913-05-04
- Died:
- 2009-11-10
- Place of birth:
- Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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
Filmography
Blooming Again
森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Going West: to the West
Princess Mononoke
47 Ronin
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
Sea of Wandering
Goryokaku
森繁久彌の七人の孫
Byakkotai
Surgical Designs in Flames
Vendetta of Obligation
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation
Kukai
Sayonara Jupiter
Oddball Nippon
The Yoshida School
Fiddler on the Roof
The Longest Tunnel
The Imperial Navy
Sekigahara
Port Arthur
The Rivals
The Incident
Sugata Sanshiro
Two Iida
Genroku Taiheiki
Machi no Hi
The Twilight Years
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Theater of Life
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
Zatoichi at Large
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Follow the Girls
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
おれの義姉さん
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Travels of Lord Mito
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
Exploration in Front of the Station
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Campus in Front of a Train Station
Mahjong Madness
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
How to Win a Race
Look Up, Noble One
Big Wind at the Spa
Tale of a Carpenter
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Five Gents on the Spot
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
A Company President's Life Story
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Retirement of a Train Engineer
We Will Remember
Finances in Front of the Train Station
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
Five Gents' Trick Book
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
Camellia Gate
Could I But Live
Mumu Dance
Thief on the Run
The Naked Executive
Hot Spring Ghost
Ken
3 Gents in the Snow Country
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
Hail the 3 Gents
New Marital Relations
The Maid Story
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
Aloha 3 Gents
3 Gents In Hawaii
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Madame Aki
Travel Stories of a Company President
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Chûshingura
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Mount Hakone
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
This Madding Crowd
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
A Country Boss
Shimizu Port Salaryman
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
The End of Summer
Snow in the South Seas
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
An Urban Affair
Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Preacher of Love
Aces Wild
The Wayside Pebble
The Masterless 47
The Angry Sea
This Greedy Old Skin
Life of a Country Doctor
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
The Curio Master
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
The Five Jolly Thieves
The Adventures of Kantaro
New Third-Class Executive
The Bell of Love
Bringing Up Husbands
Fox and Raccoon
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Flower Shop Curtain
Temptation on Glamour Island
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Theater of Life
Stray Cat
The Undefeated Woman
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Scops-Owl Sermon
The Tale of the White Serpent
The Child Writers
The Hotelman's Holiday
Yoku
The Shop Curtain
Love is Different and Delicious
The Third President
Fancy Talker
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Assistant President
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Beauty Expert
Hadaka no Machi
A Tale of Dung and Urine
Turtledove
Snow Country
Ujō
The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
Talkative Company President
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
The Fighter in the Ring
Jacks and Jills
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Morishige, where are you going?
While the Demon Steps Out
The President Talks Bank
Called to the Stand
Morishige's Honeymoon
All Sold Out
The President's Boss
Love at Forty
Such is Life
Tales of Ginza
Marital Relations
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
House of Many Pleasures
Nonki saiban
Chutaro of Banba
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
Policeman's Diary
His Highness Surabaya
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Mako Osorubeshi
Last of the Wild Ones
Geisha Konatsu
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
Jirocho, the Hunted
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Princess Finds Her Prince
Tokyo Profile
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Bot-chan
Her Captive Gamblers
Mole Alley
Yasugorō shusse
親馬鹿花合戦
Dekoboko taikōki
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
Coward at Ganryu Island
Zoku santō jūyaku
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
Tokyo Sweetheart
Byakuran kōran
Third Class Executives
Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin
Lil's Return from Shanghai
Ikinokotta benten-sama
Koi no rantō
Bengawan Solo
Pirates
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
新遊侠伝
Koibito
Amakara chindōchū