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Hisaya Morishige

Hisaya Morishige

Known for: Acting

Born 04/05/1913
Died 2009-11-10
Place of birth Hirakata, Osaka, 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.

Filmography

Princess Mononoke Film ★ 8,3

Princess Mononoke

Chief of Affairs (voice)

1997

Genroku Taiheiki Series

Genroku Taiheiki

Mitsukuni Tokugawa

1975

The End of Summer Film ★ 7,5

The End of Summer

Isomura Eiichirou

1961

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves Film ★ 7,1

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

Professor Torino (voice)

2001

Chûshingura Film ★ 7,1

Chûshingura

1962

Byakkotai Series

Byakkotai

Inoue Okazumi

1986

Series

おれの義姉さん

1970

Port Arthur Film ★ 7,4

Port Arthur

Hirobumi Ito

1980

Sekigahara Series ★ 6,5

Sekigahara

Ieyasu Tokugawa

1981

Scops-Owl Sermon Film

Scops-Owl Sermon

1958

The Tale of the White Serpent Film ★ 6,2

The Tale of the White Serpent

Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)

1958

The Longest Tunnel Film ★ 10,0

The Longest Tunnel

Gensuke Kishida

1982

The Imperial Navy Film ★ 6,6

The Imperial Navy

Naoki Hongo

1981

Series

森繁久彌の七人の孫

1987

The Bell of Love Film

The Bell of Love

1959

Sayonara Jupiter Film ★ 5,5

Sayonara Jupiter

Earth Federation President

1984

47 Ronin Film ★ 7,4

47 Ronin

Hyobu Chisaka

1994

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow Film ★ 8,0

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

1953

Marital Relations Film ★ 5,6

Marital Relations

Ryukichi

1955

The Incident Film ★ 7,2

The Incident

Kiyokawa

1978

Ikinokotta benten-sama Film

Ikinokotta benten-sama

1952

Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin Film

Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin

1952

Hadaka no Machi Film

Hadaka no Machi

1957

Sugata Sanshiro Film ★ 10,0

Sugata Sanshiro

Osho

1977

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong Film ★ 6,5

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

1962

Flower Shop Curtain Film ★ 10,0

Flower Shop Curtain

1959

The Yoshida School Film ★ 7,0

The Yoshida School

Shigeru Yoshida

1983

Could I But Live Film ★ 8,0

Could I But Live

Director of Infant Care Facility

1964

Fancy Talker Film

Fancy Talker

1958

Tora-san's Shattered Romance Film ★ 7,7

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

千造

1971

Kukai Film ★ 9,5

Kukai

1984

Nonki saiban Film

Nonki saiban

1955

The Unbalanced Wheel Film ★ 7,0

The Unbalanced Wheel

1957

Tokyo Sweetheart Film ★ 8,0

Tokyo Sweetheart

Akazawa

1952

Ken Film ★ 7,7

Ken

Mibu

1964

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox Film ★ 8,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

Kintaro

1961

Snow Country Film ★ 6,7

Snow Country

Imura

1957

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women Film ★ 6,7

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Shozo

1956

Travels of Lord Mito Film ★ 7,0

Travels of Lord Mito

Kômon Mito

1969

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II Film ★ 9,0

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

Heitarō Dōmoto (President)

1963

Film ★ 6,5

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Munazuru

1958

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents Film ★ 8,0

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)

1967

The Curio Master Film

The Curio Master

1960

Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi Film

Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi

1952

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori Film

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

Kanazawa

1972

Bot-chan Film ★ 10,0

Bot-chan

Akashatsu

1953

Jirocho, the Hunted Film ★ 8,0

Jirocho, the Hunted

1953

Film

Byakuran kōran

1952

The Tears of Geisha Konatsu Film

The Tears of Geisha Konatsu

1955

Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō Film

Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō

1961

Sea of ​​Wandering Film ★ 9,0

Sea of ​​Wandering

1990

Playboy President Film ★ 10,0

Playboy President

Misawa Einosuke

1961

Her Captive Gamblers Film ★ 9,0

Her Captive Gamblers

1953

The Masterless 47 – Part II Film ★ 9,0

The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961

Zatoichi at Large Film ★ 6,6

Zatoichi at Large

Constable Tobei

1972

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II Film ★ 8,0

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)

1965

Shimizu Port Salaryman Film ★ 8,0

Shimizu Port Salaryman

1962

The Twilight Years Film ★ 7,5

The Twilight Years

Shigezo Tachibana

1973

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking Film ★ 8,0

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)

1960

A Company President's Life Story Film ★ 7,0

A Company President's Life Story

Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)

1966

Big Wind at the Spa Film

Big Wind at the Spa

1966

Snow in the South Seas Film ★ 9,0

Snow in the South Seas

1961

Jirocho's Home-Coming Film ★ 10,0

Jirocho's Home-Coming

1953

The Fighter in the Ring Film

The Fighter in the Ring

1956

Retirement of a Train Engineer Film

Retirement of a Train Engineer

1965

Tales of Ginza Film ★ 7,0

Tales of Ginza

Narrator (voice)

1955

Love is Different and Delicious Film

Love is Different and Delicious

1958

Chutaro of Banba Film ★ 5,0

Chutaro of Banba

1955

Zoku santō jūyaku Film

Zoku santō jūyaku

1952

Goryokaku Film

Goryokaku

1988

House of Many Pleasures Film ★ 9,0

House of Many Pleasures

Denkichi Yoshida

1955

Temptation on Glamour Island Film ★ 7,0

Temptation on Glamour Island

Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa

1959

Follow the Girls Film ★ 8,0

Follow the Girls

1971

Stray Cat Film

Stray Cat

1958

Aloha 3 Gents Film ★ 8,0

Aloha 3 Gents

Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)

1963

The Beauty Expert Film

The Beauty Expert

1957

新遊侠伝 Film

新遊侠伝

1951

The President Talks Bank Film

The President Talks Bank

Zennosuke Tashiro

1956

Two Iida Film ★ 7,0

Two Iida

Riichiro Sugawa

1976

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji Film

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

1956

Three Generations of Company Presidents Film ★ 8,0

Three Generations of Company Presidents

1956

Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri Film

Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri

1955

Blooming Again Film ★ 8,0

Blooming Again

Rokusaburō Aoki

2004

Morishige, where are you going? Film

Morishige, where are you going?

Shigetaro Mori

1956

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa Film ★ 9,0

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)

1968

The Preacher of Love Film

The Preacher of Love

1961

Film ★ 10,0

Such is Life

Danpei

1955

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant Film ★ 7,0

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Keitarō Takayama

1968

Hail the 3 Gents Film ★ 8,0

Hail the 3 Gents

Reijiro Koizumi

1964

Look Up, Noble One Film

Look Up, Noble One

Hamaguchi

1966

Talkative Company President Film ★ 9,0

Talkative Company President

Osamu Saotome

1957

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady Film ★ 10,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady

1964

This Madding Crowd Film ★ 7,0

This Madding Crowd

Professor

1962

The Third President Film ★ 10,0

The Third President

Keitaro Asakawa

1958

Ujō Film

Ujō

Ujo Noguchi

1957

Geisha Konatsu Film

Geisha Konatsu

Kawashima

1954

Surgical Designs in Flames Film ★ 10,0

Surgical Designs in Flames

1986

Five Gents on the Spot Film ★ 7,0

Five Gents on the Spot

Yaichiro Kurihara

1966

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period Film ★ 10,0

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

1959

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo Film ★ 9,0

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

1962

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education Film ★ 8,0

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

Shirō Sawamura

1960

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II Film ★ 9,0

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

1962

The Undefeated Woman Film

The Undefeated Woman

1958

Shin kitsune to tanuki Film ★ 7,0

Shin kitsune to tanuki

1962

Policeman's Diary Film ★ 7,0

Policeman's Diary

Patrolman Yoshii

1955

3 Gents in the Snow Country Film ★ 10,0

3 Gents in the Snow Country

1964

Love at Forty Film

Love at Forty

1955

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life Film ★ 10,0

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

1953

Film

親馬鹿花合戦

1953

Playboy President: Part II Film ★ 8,0

Playboy President: Part II

Eisuke Misawa

1961

While the Demon Steps Out Film

While the Demon Steps Out

1956

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga Film ★ 8,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

Tokunosuke Morita

1966

Five Gents Prefer Geisha Film ★ 9,0

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)

1967

Madame Aki Film ★ 7,0

Madame Aki

Katayuki

1963

The Masterless 47 Film ★ 10,0

The Masterless 47

Yoshio Oishi

1960

Fox and Raccoon Film ★ 9,0

Fox and Raccoon

Tampei Nukada

1959

Tokyo Profile Film ★ 6,5

Tokyo Profile

Mr. Maki

1953

Bengawan Solo Film ★ 8,0

Bengawan Solo

1951

Last of the Wild Ones Film ★ 8,0

Last of the Wild Ones

1954

A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler Film

A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler

1961

The Angry Sea Film ★ 7,0

The Angry Sea

Hikoichi

1960

Volcano of Station Front Plaza Film

Volcano of Station Front Plaza

1968

Five Gents and a Kuniang Film ★ 9,0

Five Gents and a Kuniang

Amino Santarō

1970

Five Gents' Trick Book Film ★ 10,0

Five Gents' Trick Book

Kutaro Iwato

1965

An Urban Affair Film ★ 7,0

An Urban Affair

Kintaro Togura

1961

Aces Wild Film ★ 8,0

Aces Wild

1961

We Will Remember Film ★ 10,0

We Will Remember

1965

Morishige's Honeymoon Film

Morishige's Honeymoon

1956

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University Film ★ 7,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

Morita Tokunosuke

1965

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller Film ★ 9,0

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

Shiro Sawamura

1960

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan Film ★ 8,0

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

Saburo Amino

1970

The Naked Executive Film ★ 9,0

The Naked Executive

Kôshirô Hidaka

1964

The Maid Story Film ★ 10,0

The Maid Story

1963

New Marital Relations Film

New Marital Relations

1963

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune Film

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune

Morita Tokunosuke

1968

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu Film ★ 9,0

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

Kanazawa

1971

The Adventures of Kantaro Film

The Adventures of Kantaro

Kantaro

1959

新遊侠伝 遊侠往来 Film

新遊侠伝 遊侠往来

1951

Koibito Film ★ 6,0

Koibito

Manager

1951

A Country Boss Film

A Country Boss

Takeo Aihara

1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier Film ★ 7,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier

1969

Mahjong Madness Film

Mahjong Madness

1967

All Sold Out Film

All Sold Out

1956

3 Gents In Hawaii Film ★ 8,0

3 Gents In Hawaii

Kazama Keinosuke (President)

1963

Vendetta of Obligation Film

Vendetta of Obligation

1985

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station Film ★ 8,0

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

1967

Pirates Film ★ 10,0

Pirates

1951

How to Win a Race Film

How to Win a Race

1966

Camellia Gate Film

Camellia Gate

1964

The Rivals Film

The Rivals

1979

The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation Film

The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation

1985

Mole Alley Film ★ 8,0

Mole Alley

1953

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai Film ★ 9,0

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

Kyusaku Goi

1963

Mako Osorubeshi Film

Mako Osorubeshi

1954

Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station Film

Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station

1964

The Hotelman's Holiday Film ★ 9,0

The Hotelman's Holiday

Jihei Ikuno

1958

Yasugorō shusse Film ★ 10,0

Yasugorō shusse

1953

New Third-Class Executive Film ★ 8,0

New Third-Class Executive

Shirō Sawamura

1959

Machi no Hi Film ★ 8,0

Machi no Hi

Kurita

1974

Mumu Dance Film

Mumu Dance

1964

Shigemori Goes To Tokyo Film

Shigemori Goes To Tokyo

Shigemori Shigeo

1954

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen Film ★ 10,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

1962

The Shop Curtain Film ★ 8,0

The Shop Curtain

1958

Dekoboko taikōki Film

Dekoboko taikōki

1953

Yoku Film ★ 8,0

Yoku

1958

Going West: to the West Film

Going West: to the West

Neighbor Osamu

1997

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Film ★ 10,0

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)

1969

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat Film

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat

1957

Asu wa Nichiyōbi Film

Asu wa Nichiyōbi

1952

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II Film ★ 7,0

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

Ōtaka Chōtarō

1969

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot Film ★ 7,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

1963

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni Film ★ 7,0

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

1962

The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return Film

The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return

1985

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II Film ★ 9,0

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II

1959

Makeraremasen katsumadewa Film ★ 9,0

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

1958

Called to the Stand Film ★ 8,0

Called to the Stand

Shiro Kamisaka

1956

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime Film

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime

1954

This Greedy Old Skin Film ★ 10,0

This Greedy Old Skin

Hikohachi Mukoyama

1960

Mount Hakone Film ★ 7,0

Mount Hakone

1962

The Child Writers Film ★ 8,0

The Child Writers

Mr. Kawahara

1958

遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐ Film

遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐

1991

Jacks and Jills Film ★ 7,0

Jacks and Jills

Morishita

1956

Theater of Life Film ★ 10,0

Theater of Life

1972

Lil's Return from Shanghai Film ★ 7,5

Lil's Return from Shanghai

Ichiro Okamura

1952

Third Class Executives Film ★ 7,0

Third Class Executives

Personnel Chief

1952

His Highness Surabaya Film

His Highness Surabaya

Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe

1955

A Tale of Dung and Urine Film

A Tale of Dung and Urine

Ushinosuke Abe

1957

Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō Film

Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō

1957

Turtledove Film

Turtledove

1957

Hospital in Front of the Train Station Film

Hospital in Front of the Train Station

1965

Assistant President Film ★ 10,0

Assistant President

1958

The Wayside Pebble Film

The Wayside Pebble

Shogo Aikawa

1960

Coward at Ganryu Island Film

Coward at Ganryu Island

1952

Exploration in Front of the Station Film

Exploration in Front of the Station

1967

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant Film ★ 8,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

Toku

1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten Film ★ 7,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten

1966

Finances in Front of the Train Station Film

Finances in Front of the Train Station

1965

The President's Boss Film ★ 8,0

The President's Boss

Zennosuke Tashiro

1956

Life of a Country Doctor Film ★ 8,5

Life of a Country Doctor

1960

Travel Stories of a Company President Film ★ 7,0

Travel Stories of a Company President

1963

Theater of Life Film ★ 10,0

Theater of Life

1958

Hot Spring Ghost Film ★ 10,0

Hot Spring Ghost

1964

Koi no rantō Film ★ 7,0

Koi no rantō

1951

Princess Finds Her Prince Film

Princess Finds Her Prince

1953

Morishige is a Fake Gentleman Film

Morishige is a Fake Gentleman

1955

Thief on the Run Film

Thief on the Run

1964

Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu Film ★ 7,0

Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu

1972

Film

Amakara chindōchū

1950

Campus in Front of a Train Station Film

Campus in Front of a Train Station

森田徳之助

1967

The Five Jolly Thieves Film

The Five Jolly Thieves

1960

Film

Fiddler on the Roof

Tevye

1983

Oddball Nippon Film

Oddball Nippon

1983

Bringing Up Husbands Film

Bringing Up Husbands

1959

Series

森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人

2001

Tale of a Carpenter Film ★ 7,0

Tale of a Carpenter

1966

Husband Comes Home Every Suturday Film ★ 10,0

Husband Comes Home Every Suturday

1954