Known For
Acting
Born
May 04, 1913
Died
Nov 10, 2009
Place of Birth
Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Credits
188 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Shinibana
Rokusaburō Aoki
森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Professor Torino (voice)
Going West: to the West
Neighbor Osamu
Princess Mononoke
Chief of Affairs (voice)
Hideyoshi
Title Designer
47 Ronin
Hyobu Chisaka
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
Sea of Wandering
Goryokaku
森繁久彌の七人の孫
Byakkotai
Inoue Okazumi
Surgical Designs in Flames
Vendetta of Obligation
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation
Kukai
Sayonara Jupiter
Earth Federation President
Oddball Nippon
The Yoshida School
Shigeru Yoshida
Fiddler on the Roof
Tevye
The Longest Tunnel
Gensuke Kishida
The Imperial Navy
Naoki Hongo
Sekigahara
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Port Arthur
Hirobumi Ito
The Rivals
The Incident
Kiyokawa
Sugata Sanshiro
Osho
Two Iida
Riichiro Sugawa
Genroku Taiheiki
Mitsukuni Tokugawa
Machi no Hi
Kurita
The Twilight Years
Shigezo Tachibana
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Kanazawa
Theater of Life
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
Zatoichi at Large
Constable Tobei
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Kanazawa
Follow the Girls
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Senzo
おれの義姉さん
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Amino Santarō
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Saburo Amino
Travels of Lord Mito
Kômon Mito
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
Ōtaka Chōtarō
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Keitarō Takayama
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
Morita Tokunosuke
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)