Hisaya Morishige

Hisaya Morishige

b. 1913 — d. 2009 (aged 96) Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Actor

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

Marital Relations

Marital Relations

House of Many Pleasures

Keisatsu nikki

Jinsei tombo gaeri

Filmography

Gin'iro no koibumi

Shinibana

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

Professor Torino

Koike Mariko no 'Kagi rôjin'

Yohei Nishimura

Koishikawa no uchi

Oyaji no hige 20

Oyaji no hige 18

Oyaji no hige 19

Seizaemon's Last Days Revenge the Duel at Harimaya

Oyaji no hige 17

Oyaji no hige 16

Oyaji no hige 15

Oyaji no hige 14

Oyaji no hige 13

Oyaji no hige 12

Oyaji no hige 10

Oyaji no hige 9

Oyaji no hige 11

Oyaji no hige 8

Oyaji no hige 7

Oyaji no hige 6

Oyaji no hige 5

Oyaji no hige 3

Oyaji no hige 4

Rakko mongoatari

Oyaji no hige 2

Shiroi yabô

The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return

The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation

Yokohama monogatari

Ku-Kai

Shôsetsu Yoshida gakko

Shôsetsu Yoshida gakko

Shigeru Yoshida

Kuroi ame: Mei no kekkon

Shigematsu Shizuma

Kansai TV 25th Anniversary Program: Shigeru Yoshida

Shigeru Yoshida

Ieyasu Tokugawa

The Battle of Port Arthur

The Battle of Port Arthur

Kigeki hyakuten manten

Mizumore Kôsuke

Kôkotsu no hito

Kôkotsu no hito

Zatoichi at Large

Zatoichi at Large

Constable Tobei

Onna ikitemasu: Sakariba wataridori

Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu

Follow the Girls

Follow the Girls

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

Zoku shachô gaku ABC

Tadaomi Nagayama

Shachô gaku ABC

Mito Kômon man'yûki

Zoku shachô enmachô

Zoku shachô enmachô

Kigeki ekimae sanbashi

Shachô enmachô

Kigeki ekimae kaiun

Tokumosuke Morita

Kigeki ekimae kazan

Tokunosuke Morita

Shachô hanjôki

Shachô hanjôki

Zoku shacho hanjôki

Seishun o warera ni

The Way-Out Shrine

Kigeki ekimae tanken

Kigeki ekimae gakuen

Kigeki ekimae mangan

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

Kigeki ekimae hyakku-nen

Shachô senichiya

Aogeba tôtoshi

Kigeki ekimae benten

Kigeki ekimae keiba

Shachô gyôjôki

Comedy: The Manga in Front of the Train Station

Five Gents on the Spot

Comedy: The Art Gods in Front of the Train Studio

Shachô ninpôchô

Five Gents Trick Book

Kigeki ekimae daigaku

Kigeki ekimae daigaku

Kigeki ekimae iin

Tale of a Carpenter

Comedy-Finance in Front of the Train

Ken

Hadaka no jûyaku

Kôshirô Hidaka

Hotspring Ghost

Tensai sagishi monogatari: Tanuki no hanamichi

Kigeki ekimae ondo

A Company President's Gentleman's Story

Kigeki ekimae okami

Tokunosuke Morita

Kigeki ekimae tenjin

Shichinin no mago

Zoku shachô shinshiroku

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

Shachô manyûki

The Maid Story

Shachô gaiyûki

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