Hisaya Morishige
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.
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Movies (44)
Shinibana
as Rokusaburō Aoki
2004
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
as Professor Torino (voice)
2001
Going West: to the West
as Neighbor Osamu
1997
Princess Mononoke
as Chief of Affairs (voice)
1997
47 Ronin
as Hyobu Chisaka
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
as Earth Federation President
1984
The Yoshida School
as Shigeru Yoshida
1983
Fiddler on the Roof
as Tevye
1983
The Longest Tunnel
as Gensuke Kishida
1982
The Imperial Navy
as Naoki Hongo
1981
Port Arthur
as Hirobumi Ito
1980
The Rivals
1979
The Incident
as Kiyokawa
1978
Sugata Sanshiro
as Osho
1977
Two Iida
as Riichiro Sugawa
1976
Machi no Hi
as Kurita
1974
The Twilight Years
as Shigezo Tachibana
1973
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Kanazawa
1972
Theater Of Life
1972
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
1972
Zatoichi at Large
as Constable Tobei
1972
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
as Kanazawa
1971
Follow the Girls
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as Senzo
1971
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Amino Santarō
1970
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Saburo Amino
1970
Travels of Lord Mito
as Kômon Mito
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Ōtaka Chōtarō
1969
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
1969
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Keitarō Takayama
1968
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
1968
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
1967
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
1967
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
as Tokunosuke Morita
1966
Five Gents on the Spot
as Yaichiro Kurihara
1966
