Hisaya Morishige
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 appea...
Known For
Filmography
Blooming Again
2004
as Rokusaburō Aoki
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001
as Professor Torino (voice)
森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人
2001
Princess Mononoke
1997
as Chief of Affairs (voice)
Going West: to the West
1997
as Neighbor Osamu
47 Ronin
1994
as Hyobu Chisaka
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991
Sea of Wandering
1990
Goryokaku
1988
森繁久彌の七人の孫
1987
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986
Byakkotai
1986
as Inoue Okazumi
Vendetta of Obligation
1985
The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation
1985
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
1985
Sayonara Jupiter
1984
as Earth Federation President
Kukai
1984
Fiddler on the Roof
1983
as Tevye
The Yoshida School
1983
as Shigeru Yoshida
Oddball Nippon
1983
The Longest Tunnel
1982
as Gensuke Kishida
The Imperial Navy
1981
as Naoki Hongo
Sekigahara
1981
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Port Arthur
1980
as Hirobumi Ito
The Rivals
1979
The Incident
1978
as Kiyokawa
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Osho
Two Iida
1976
as Riichiro Sugawa
Genroku Taiheiki
1975
as Mitsukuni Tokugawa
Machi no Hi
1974
as Kurita
The Twilight Years
1973
as Shigezo Tachibana
Zatoichi at Large
1972
as Constable Tobei
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972
as Kanazawa
Theater of Life
1972
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
1972
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971
as Kanazawa
Follow the Girls
1971
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as 千造
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
as Saburo Amino
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970
as Amino Santarō
おれの義姉さん
1970
Travels of Lord Mito
1969
as Kômon Mito
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
as Ōtaka Chōtarō
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Keitarō Takayama
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
1968
as Morita Tokunosuke
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
1968
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
Campus in Front of a Train Station
1967
as 森田徳之助
Exploration in Front of the Station
1967
Mahjong Madness
1967
A Company President's Life Story
1966
as Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
Five Gents on the Spot
1966
as Yaichiro Kurihara
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966
as Tokunosuke Morita
Tale of a Carpenter
1966
Look Up, Noble One
1966
as Hamaguchi
How to Win a Race
1966
Big Wind at the Spa
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
as Morita Tokunosuke
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
as Kutaro Iwato
Retirement of a Train Engineer
1965
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
We Will Remember
1965
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
1965
The Naked Executive
1964
as Kôshirô Hidaka
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
Hail the 3 Gents
1964
as Reijiro Koizumi
Could I But Live
1964
as Director of Infant Care Facility
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964
Ken
1964
as Mibu
Camellia Gate
1964
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
1964
Mumu Dance
1964
Thief on the Run
1964
The Maid Story
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
as Kyusaku Goi
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
3 Gents In Hawaii
1963
as Kazama Keinosuke (President)
Aloha 3 Gents
1963
as Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
Madame Aki
1963
as Katayuki
New Marital Relations
1963
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
Mount Hakone
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
as Toku
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
A Country Boss
1962
as Takeo Aihara
Chûshingura
1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
This Madding Crowd
1962
as Professor
An Urban Affair
1961
as Kintaro Togura
The End of Summer
1961
as Isomura Eiichirou
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
as Kintaro
Aces Wild
1961
Snow in the South Seas
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
The Preacher of Love
1961
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961
Playboy President
1961
as Misawa Einosuke
Playboy President: Part II
1961
as Eisuke Misawa
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
1961
The Masterless 47
1960
as Yoshio Oishi
This Greedy Old Skin
1960
as Hikohachi Mukoyama
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
The Angry Sea
1960
as Hikoichi
The Wayside Pebble
1960
as Shogo Aikawa
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
as Shiro Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Shirō Sawamura
The Curio Master
1960
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
The Adventures of Kantaro
1959
as Kantaro
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
New Third-Class Executive
1959
as Shirō Sawamura
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Tampei Nukada
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
The Bell of Love
1959
Yoku
1958
The Undefeated Woman
1958
The Tale of the White Serpent
1958
as Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958
as Munazuru
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
The Shop Curtain
1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Jihei Ikuno
Theater of Life
1958
Assistant President
1958
The Child Writers
1958
as Mr. Kawahara
The Third President
1958
as Keitaro Asakawa
Love is Different and Delicious
1958
Fancy Talker
1958
Stray Cat
1958
Scops-Owl Sermon
1958
Hadaka no Machi
1957
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Snow Country
1957
as Imura
The Beauty Expert
1957
Talkative Company President
1957
as Osamu Saotome
Ujō
1957
as Ujo Noguchi
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
1957
Turtledove
1957
A Tale of Dung and Urine
1957
as Ushinosuke Abe
The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat
1957
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Shozo
Called to the Stand
1956
Morishige's Honeymoon
1956
Jacks and Jills
1956
as Morishita
The President's Boss
1956
as Zennosuke Tashiro
The President Talks Bank
1956
as Zennosuke Tashiro
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Shigetaro Mori
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
All Sold Out
1956
While the Demon Steps Out
1956
The Fighter in the Ring
1956
Marital Relations
1955
as Ryukichi
House of Many Pleasures
1955
as Denkichi Yoshida
Policeman's Diary
1955
as Patrolman Yoshii
Chutaro of Banba
1955
Such is Life
1955
as Danpei
Nonki saiban
1955
Tales of Ginza
1955
as Narrator (voice)
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
His Highness Surabaya
1955
as Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
1955
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
1955
Love at Forty
1955
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
1954
as Shigemori Shigeo
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954
Geisha Konatsu
1954
as Kawashima
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
Mole Alley
1953
Bot-chan
1953
as Akashatsu
親馬鹿花合戦
1953
Tokyo Profile
1953
as Mr. Maki
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
Yasugorō shusse
1953
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
Dekoboko taikōki
1953
Third Class Executives
1952
as Personnel Chief
Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952
as Ichiro Okamura
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Akazawa
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
Coward at Ganryu Island
1952
Ikinokotta benten-sama
1952
Byakuran kōran
1952
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
1952
Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin
1952
新遊侠伝
1951
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
1951
Koibito
1951
as Manager
Bengawan Solo
1951
Pirates
1951
Koi no rantō
1951
Amakara chindōchū
1950