Hisaya Morishige
Acting
🎂 1913-05-04
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.
Cast credits(165)
Chief of Affairs (voice)
1997
Tampei Nukada
1959
Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
1965
Yaichiro Kurihara
1966
1966
Katayuki
1963
Amino Santarō
1970
Gensuke Kishida
1982
Tokunosuke Morita
1966
1964
Saburo Amino
1970
Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
1966
Professor Torino (voice)
2001
Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
1963
Ōtaka Chōtarō
1969
Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
1967
1964
Hyobu Chisaka
1994
1988
Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
1967
Kurita
1974
Professor
1962
1963
1969
1967
Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
1969
Shigezo Tachibana
1973
Osamu Saotome
1957
Keitarō Takayama
1968
1963
Kyusaku Goi
1963
1961
Hirobumi Ito
1980
Osho
1977
Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
1963
Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
1968
1971
Mitsukuni Tokugawa
1975
Morita Tokunosuke
1965
1962
Shiro Sawamura
1960
1956
1965
Naoki Hongo
1981
1951
Kanazawa
1971
Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King
1958
Narrator (voice)
1958
Kazama Keinosuke (President)
1963
Takeo Aihara
1962
1979
1963
1961
Mr. Kawahara
1958
1962
Senzo
1971
Eisuke Misawa
1961
Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
1959
Kintaro Togura
1961
Toku
1962
Riichiro Sugawa
1976
1958
Misawa Einosuke
1961
1964
Ryukichi
1955
1961
Jihei Ikuno
1958
Tevye
1983
1986
Shirō Sawamura
1959
Shirō Sawamura
1960
Ieyasu Tokugawa
1981
Constable Tobei
1972
Kantaro
1959
1953
1964
1959
1962
Shigeru Yoshida
1983
1958
1951
Kômon Mito
1969
Mibu
1964
Mr. Maki
1953
Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
1960
1984
1962
Kintaro
1961
Denkichi Yoshida
1955
1958
Patrolman Yoshii
1955
1962
Narrator (voice)
1955
Isomura Eiichirou
1961
Kiyokawa
1978
1962
1958
Manager
1951
Shozo
1956
Imura
1957
Earth Federation President
1984
1952
1970
Danpei
1955
1964
1954
1955
1961
Kanazawa
1972
Kutaro Iwato
1965
1957
1987
Shogo Aikawa
1960
1955
1951
Ichiro Okamura
1952
1953
1962
1951
Shigetaro Mori
1956
1956
Munazuru
1958
1957
1951
Shigemori Shigeo
1954
1961
Inoue Okazumi
1986
1990
1953
1953
Akashatsu
1953
1962
1957
1956
1959
1959
1953
Hikoichi
1960
Yoshio Oishi
1960
1953
1953
1953
Akazawa
1952
Neighbor Osamu
1997
1950
1953
1972
1987
Keitaro Asakawa
1958
1955
Kôshirô Hidaka
1964
1962
Morishita
1956
1960
Zennosuke Tashiro
1956
1958
Rokusaburō Aoki
2004
Zennosuke Tashiro
1956
Personnel Chief
1952
Hikohachi Mukoyama
1960
1972
1986
1954
1991
1958