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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Shinibana
Character:Rokusaburō Aoki
Release Date:08/05/2004
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Character:Professor Torino (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2001
Going West: to the West
Character:Neighbor Osamu
Release Date:18/10/1997
Princess Mononoke
Character:Chief of Affairs (voice)
Release Date:12/07/1997
47 Ronin
Character:Hyobu Chisaka
Release Date:22/10/1994
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1991
Sea of Wandering
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Release Date:03/11/1990
Goryokaku
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Release Date:30/12/1988
The White Tiger Battalion
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Release Date:25/08/1986
Surgical Designs in Flames
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Release Date:24/05/1986
Vendetta of Obligation
Character:
Release Date:30/12/1985
Kukai
Character:
Release Date:13/04/1984
Sayonara Jupiter
Character:Earth Federation President
Release Date:17/03/1984
The Yoshida School
Character:Shigeru Yoshida
Release Date:09/04/1983
Fiddler on the Roof
Character:Tevye
Release Date:17/01/1983
The Longest Tunnel
Character:Gensuke Kishida
Release Date:16/10/1982
The Imperial Navy
Character:Naoki Hongo
Release Date:08/08/1981
Port Arthur
Character:Hirobumi Ito
Release Date:02/08/1980
The Rivals
Character:
Release Date:06/06/1979
The Incident
Character:Kiyokawa
Release Date:03/06/1978
Sugata Sanshiro
Character:Osho
Release Date:29/10/1977
Two Iida
Character:Riichiro Sugawa
Release Date:06/11/1976
Machi no Hi
Character:Kurita
Release Date:27/04/1974
The Twilight Years
Character:Shigezo Tachibana
Release Date:15/01/1973
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Character:Kanazawa
Release Date:09/12/1972
Theater Of Life
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Release Date:15/07/1972
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
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Release Date:04/02/1972
Zatoichi at Large
Character:Constable Tobei
Release Date:15/01/1972
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Character:Kanazawa
Release Date:24/07/1971
Follow the Girls
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Release Date:19/05/1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Character:Senzo
Release Date:15/01/1971
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Character:Amino Santarō
Release Date:28/02/1970
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Character:Saburo Amino
Release Date:15/01/1970
Travels of Lord Mito
Character:Kômon Mito
Release Date:01/11/1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
Character:Ōtaka Chōtarō
Release Date:17/05/1969
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
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Release Date:15/02/1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Character:Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
Release Date:15/01/1969
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Character:Keitarō Takayama
Release Date:24/02/1968
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Character:Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
Release Date:14/01/1968
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
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Release Date:18/11/1967
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Character:Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Release Date:03/06/1967
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Character:Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Release Date:01/01/1967
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Character:Tokunosuke Morita
Release Date:28/04/1966
Five Gents on the Spot
Character:Yaichiro Kurihara
Release Date:25/02/1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
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Release Date:15/01/1966
A Company President's Life Story
Character:Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
Release Date:03/01/1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Character:Morita Tokunosuke
Release Date:31/10/1965
喜劇 各駅停車
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Release Date:18/09/1965
We Will Remember
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Release Date:25/08/1965
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Character:Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
Release Date:31/01/1965
Five Gents' Trick Book
Character:Kutaro Iwato
Release Date:03/01/1965
Could I But Live
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Release Date:30/08/1964
The Naked Executive
Character:Kôshirô Hidaka
Release Date:01/07/1964
Hot Spring Ghost
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Release Date:11/06/1964
Ken
Character:Mibu
Release Date:14/03/1964
3 Gents in the Snow Country
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Release Date:29/02/1964
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
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Release Date:15/01/1964
Hail the 3 Gents
Character:Reijiro Koizumi
Release Date:03/01/1964
The Maid Story
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Release Date:16/06/1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
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Release Date:13/06/1963
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
Character:Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
Release Date:29/05/1963
Company President Travels Abroad
Character:Kazama Keinosuke (President)
Release Date:28/04/1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Character:Kyusaku Goi
Release Date:10/04/1963
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Character:Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
Release Date:01/03/1963
Yushu Heiya
Character:Katayuki
Release Date:15/01/1963
Travel Stories of a Company President
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Release Date:03/01/1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Character:Toku
Release Date:23/12/1962
Chûshingura
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Release Date:03/11/1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
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Release Date:29/09/1962
Mount Hakone
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Release Date:15/09/1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
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Release Date:29/07/1962
This Madding Crowd
Character:Professor
Release Date:28/06/1962
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
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Release Date:01/06/1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
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Release Date:29/04/1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
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Release Date:15/04/1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
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Release Date:07/03/1962
A Country Boss
Character:Takeo Aihara
Release Date:25/01/1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman
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Release Date:03/01/1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Character:Kintaro
Release Date:24/12/1961
The End of Summer
Character:Isomura Eiichirou
Release Date:29/10/1961
Snow in the South Seas
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Release Date:29/09/1961
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
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Release Date:29/08/1961
An Urban Affair
Character:Kintaro Togura
Release Date:13/08/1961
Playboy President: Part II
Character:Eisuke Misawa
Release Date:30/05/1961
Playboy President
Character:Misawa Einosuke
Release Date:25/04/1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
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Release Date:25/02/1961
The Preacher of Love
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Release Date:01/02/1961
Aces Wild
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Release Date:09/01/1961
The Wayside Pebble
Character:Shogo Aikawa
Release Date:31/12/1960
The Masterless 47
Character:Yoshio Oishi
Release Date:25/12/1960
The Angry Sea
Character:Hikoichi
Release Date:16/10/1960
This Greedy Old Skin
Character:Hikohachi Mukoyama
Release Date:18/09/1960
Life of a Country Doctor
Character:
Release Date:14/08/1960
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
Character:Shirō Sawamura
Release Date:12/07/1960
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
Character:Shiro Sawamura
Release Date:26/04/1960
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Character:Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
Release Date:15/01/1960
The Adventures of Kantaro
Character:Kantaro
Release Date:18/10/1959
New Third-Class Executive
Character:Shirō Sawamura
Release Date:09/08/1959
Bringing Up Husbands
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Release Date:19/05/1959
Fox and Raccoon
Character:Tampei Nukada
Release Date:28/04/1959
Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents
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Release Date:15/03/1959
Flower Shop Curtain
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Release Date:27/01/1959
Temptation on Glamour Island
Character:Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
Release Date:15/01/1959
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
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Release Date:03/01/1959
Theater of Life
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Release Date:23/11/1958
The Undefeated Woman
Character:
Release Date:21/10/1958
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Character:Munazuru
Release Date:21/10/1958
The Tale of the White Serpent
Character:Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/09/1958
The Child Writers
Character:Mr. Kawahara
Release Date:23/08/1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
Character:Jihei Ikuno
Release Date:12/07/1958
Yoku
Character:
Release Date:24/06/1958
The Shop Curtain
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1958
The Third President
Character:Keitaro Asakawa
Release Date:18/03/1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
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Release Date:09/01/1958
Assistant President
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Release Date:03/01/1958
The Unbalanced Wheel
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Release Date:26/11/1957
The Beauty Expert
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Release Date:11/08/1957
Hadaka no Machi
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Release Date:23/07/1957
Snow Country
Character:Imura
Release Date:30/04/1957
Talkative Company President
Character:Osamu Saotome
Release Date:03/01/1957
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Character:Shozo
Release Date:09/10/1956
Jacks and Jills
Character:Morishita
Release Date:15/08/1956
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Character:
Release Date:13/07/1956
Morishige, where are you going?
Character:Shigetaro Mori
Release Date:14/06/1956
The President Talks Bank
Character:Zennosuke Tashiro
Release Date:20/03/1956
Called to the Stand
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Release Date:25/02/1956
Morishige's Honeymoon
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Release Date:14/01/1956
The President's Boss
Character:Zennosuke Tashiro
Release Date:03/01/1956
Such is Life
Character:Danpei
Release Date:01/11/1955
Tales of Ginza
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:14/09/1955
Marital Relations
Character:Ryukichi
Release Date:13/09/1955
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Character:
Release Date:06/09/1955
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
Character:Denkichi Yoshida
Release Date:21/06/1955
Nonki saiban
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Release Date:24/04/1955
Chutaro of Banba
Character:
Release Date:29/03/1955
Policeman's Diary
Character:Patrolman Yoshii
Release Date:03/02/1955
土曜日の天使
Character:
Release Date:24/08/1954
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Character:Shigemori Shigeo
Release Date:22/06/1954
Mako Osorubeshi
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1954
Last of the Wild Ones
Character:
Release Date:08/06/1954
Jirocho, the Hunted
Character:
Release Date:15/12/1953
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Character:
Release Date:03/11/1953
Princess Finds Her Prince
Character:
Release Date:02/10/1953
Tokyo Profile
Character:Mr. Maki
Release Date:08/07/1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Character:
Release Date:23/06/1953
Bot-chan
Character:Akashatsu
Release Date:15/06/1953
Her Captive Gamblers
Character:
Release Date:03/06/1953
Mole Alley
Character:
Release Date:07/05/1953
Yasugorō shusse
Character:
Release Date:15/04/1953
親馬鹿花合戦
Character:
Release Date:29/01/1953
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Character:
Release Date:09/01/1953
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
Character:
Release Date:06/11/1952
Tokyo Sweetheart
Character:Akazawa
Release Date:15/07/1952
Third Class Executives
Character:Personnel Chief
Release Date:30/05/1952
Lil's Return from Shanghai
Character:Ichiro Okamura
Release Date:04/04/1952
Koi no rantō
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Release Date:28/12/1951
Bengawan Solo
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Release Date:19/10/1951
Pirates
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Release Date:13/07/1951
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
Character:
Release Date:18/05/1951
新遊侠伝
Character:
Release Date:05/05/1951
Koibito
Character:Manager
Release Date:10/03/1951
Amakara chindōchū
Character:
Release Date:11/11/1950
Television Appearances
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