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Hisaya Morishige

AKA: Хисая Морисигэ
Birthday: 1913-05-04
Died: 2009-11-10
Birthplace: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, 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
Character: Chief of Affairs (voice)
An Urban Affair
Character: Kintaro Togura
The Longest Tunnel
Character: Gensuke Kishida

47 Ronin
Character: Hyobu Chisaka
The End of Summer
Character: Isomura Eiichirou


Koibito
Character: Manager


Travels of Lord Mito
Character: Kômon Mito

Zatoichi at Large
Character: Constable Tobei
Shinibana
Character: Rokusaburō Aoki

Third Class Executives
Character: Personnel Chief
The Naked Executive
Character: Kôshirô Hidaka


Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Character: Shozo
Sayonara Jupiter
Character: Earth Federation President

Marital Relations
Character: Ryukichi

The Masterless 47
Character: Yoshio Oishi
Two Iida
Character: Riichiro Sugawa

The Imperial Navy
Character: Naoki Hongo

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Character: Kanazawa
Fiddler on the Roof
Character: Tevye

This Greedy Old Skin
Character: Hikohachi Mukoyama

Policeman's Diary
Character: Patrolman Yoshii

Bot-chan
Character: Akashatsu

Lil's Return from Shanghai
Character: Ichiro Okamura

Such is Life
Character: Danpei
The Tale of the White Serpent
Character: Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King
Tokyo Profile
Character: Mr. Maki

The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Character: Munazuru

Temptation on Glamour Island
Character: Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
The Twilight Years
Character: Shigezo Tachibana


A Country Boss
Character: Takeo Aihara

Snow Country
Character: Imura

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Character: Professor Torino (voice)
Tokyo Sweetheart
Character: Akazawa

Tales of Ginza
Character: Narrator (voice)

The Hotelman's Holiday
Character: Jihei Ikuno
Port Arthur
Character: Hirobumi Ito


A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Character: Morita Tokunosuke


The Angry Sea
Character: Hikoichi
The Wayside Pebble
Character: Shogo Aikawa
This Madding Crowd
Character: Professor

Jacks and Jills
Character: Morishita

Sugata Sanshiro
Character: Osho
The Yoshida School
Character: Shigeru Yoshida

The President's Boss
Character: Zennosuke Tashiro
The President Talks Bank
Character: Zennosuke Tashiro
Machi no Hi
Character: Kurita

The Adventures of Kantaro
Character: Kantaro

The Tale of the White Serpent
Character: Narrator (voice)

Five Gents' Trick Book
Character: Kutaro Iwato
The Child Writers
Character: Mr. Kawahara

The Third President
Character: Keitaro Asakawa

Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Character: Shigemori Shigeo

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Character: Kyusaku Goi

Morishige, where are you going?
Character: Shigetaro Mori



Talkative Company President
Character: Osamu Saotome
New Third-Class Executive
Character: Shirō Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Character: Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)

Playboy President
Character: Misawa Einosuke

Playboy President: Part II
Character: Eisuke Misawa
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Character: Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
Company President Travels Abroad
Character: Kazama Keinosuke (President)

Company President Travels Abroad Part II
Character: Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Character: Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
A Company President's Life Story
Character: Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)

Five Gents on the Spot
Character: Yaichiro Kurihara
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Character: Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Character: Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Character: Tokunosuke Morita


Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Character: Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Character: Keitarō Takayama
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Character: Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
Character: Ōtaka Chōtarō
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Character: Saburo Amino
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Character: Amino Santarō

Yushu Heiya
Character: Katayuki