Hisaya Morishige

Personal Info

Birthday

May 4, 1913

Day of Death

2009-11-10

(96 years old)

Place of Birth

Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Хисая Морисигэ

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.

Known For

Princess Mononoke

Genroku Taiheiki

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

The Tale of the White Serpent

Port Arthur

The End of Summer

Zatoichi at Large

47 Ronin

Filmography

2004
Shinibana
as Rokusaburō Aoki
2001
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
as Professor Torino (voice)
1997
Princess Mononoke
as Chief of Affairs (voice)
1994
47 Ronin
as Hyobu Chisaka
1984
Sayonara Jupiter
as Earth Federation President
1983
The Yoshida School
as Shigeru Yoshida
Fiddler on the Roof
as Tevye
1982
The Longest Tunnel
as Gensuke Kishida
1981
The Imperial Navy
as Naoki Hongo
1980
Port Arthur
as Hirobumi Ito
1978
The Incident
as Kiyokawa
1977
Sugata Sanshiro
as Osho
1976
Two Iida
as Riichiro Sugawa
1974
Machi no Hi
as Kurita
1973
The Twilight Years
as Shigezo Tachibana
1972
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
as Kanazawa
Zatoichi at Large
as Constable Tobei
1971
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
as Kanazawa
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as Senzo
1970
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Amino Santarō
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Saburo Amino
1969
Travels of Lord Mito
as Kômon Mito
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Ōtaka Chōtarō
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
1968
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
as Keitarō Takayama
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
1967
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
as Tokunosuke Morita
Five Gents on the Spot
as Yaichiro Kurihara
A Company President's Life Story
as Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
1965
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
as Morita Tokunosuke
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
Five Gents' Trick Book
as Kutaro Iwato
1964
The Naked Executive
as Kôshirô Hidaka
Ken
as Mibu
1963
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
as Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
Company President Travels Abroad
as Kazama Keinosuke (President)
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Kyusaku Goi
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
Yushu Heiya
as Katayuki
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
as Toku
This Madding Crowd
as Professor
A Country Boss
as Takeo Aihara
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
as Kintaro
The End of Summer
as Isomura Eiichirou
An Urban Affair
as Kintaro Togura
Playboy President: Part II
as Eisuke Misawa
Playboy President
as Misawa Einosuke
1960
The Wayside Pebble
as Shogo Aikawa
The Masterless 47
as Yoshio Oishi
The Angry Sea
as Hikoichi
This Greedy Old Skin
as Hikohachi Mukoyama
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Shirō Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Shiro Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
1959
The Adventures of Kantaro
as Kantaro
New Third-Class Executive
as Shirō Sawamura
Fox and Raccoon
as Tampei Nukada
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
1958
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
as Munazuru
The Tale of the White Serpent
as Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King
The Child Writers
as Mr. Kawahara
The Hotelman's Holiday
as Jihei Ikuno
The Third President
as Keitaro Asakawa
1957
Snow Country
as Imura
Talkative Company President
as Osamu Saotome
1956
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Shozo
Jacks and Jills
as Morishita
Morishige, where are you going?
as Shigetaro Mori
The President Talks Bank
as Zennosuke Tashiro
The President's Boss
as Zennosuke Tashiro
1955
Such is Life
as Danpei
Tales of Ginza
as Narrator (voice)
Marital Relations
as Ryukichi
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
as Denkichi Yoshida
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Yoshii
1954
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
as Shigemori Shigeo
1953
Tokyo Profile
as Mr. Maki
Bot-chan
as Akashatsu
1952
Tokyo Sweetheart
as Akazawa
Third Class Executives
as Personnel Chief
Lil's Return from Shanghai
as Ichiro Okamura
1951
Koibito
as Manager