Hisaya Morishige
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.
Movies
Shinibana
Rokusaburō Aoki
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Professor Torino (voice)
Going West: to the West
Neighbor Osamu
Princess Mononoke
Chief of Affairs (voice)
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
The White Tiger Battalion
Surgical Designs in Flames
Vendetta of Obligation
Kukai
Sayonara Jupiter
Earth Federation President
The Yoshida School
Shigeru Yoshida
Fiddler on the Roof
Tevye
The Longest Tunnel
Gensuke Kishida
The Imperial Navy
Naoki Hongo
Port Arthur
Hirobumi Ito
The Rivals
The Incident
Kiyokawa
Sugata Sanshiro
Osho
Two Iida
Riichiro Sugawa
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
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)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Keitarō Takayama
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Tokunosuke Morita
Five Gents on the Spot
Yaichiro Kurihara
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
A Company President's Life Story
Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Morita Tokunosuke
喜劇 各駅停車
We Will Remember
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
Five Gents' Trick Book
Kutaro Iwato
Could I But Live
The Naked Executive
Kôshirô Hidaka
Hot Spring Ghost
Ken
Mibu
3 Gents in the Snow Country
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
Hail the 3 Gents
Reijiro Koizumi
The Maid Story
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
Company President Travels Abroad
Kazama Keinosuke (President)
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kyusaku Goi
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
Yushu Heiya
Katayuki
Travel Stories of a Company President
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Toku
Chûshingura
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Mount Hakone
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
This Madding Crowd
Professor
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
A Country Boss
Takeo Aihara
Shimizu Port Salaryman
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Kintaro
The End of Summer
Isomura Eiichirou
Snow in the South Seas
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
An Urban Affair
Kintaro Togura
Playboy President: Part II
Eisuke Misawa
Playboy President
Misawa Einosuke
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Preacher of Love
Aces Wild
The Wayside Pebble
Shogo Aikawa
The Masterless 47
Yoshio Oishi
The Angry Sea
Hikoichi
This Greedy Old Skin
Hikohachi Mukoyama
Life of a Country Doctor
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
Shirō Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
Shiro Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
The Adventures of Kantaro
Kantaro
New Third-Class Executive
Shirō Sawamura
Bringing Up Husbands
Fox and Raccoon
Tampei Nukada
Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents
Flower Shop Curtain
Temptation on Glamour Island
Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Theater of Life
The Undefeated Woman
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Munazuru
The Tale of the White Serpent
Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
The Child Writers
Mr. Kawahara
The Hotelman's Holiday
Jihei Ikuno
Yoku
The Shop Curtain
The Third President
Keitaro Asakawa
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Assistant President
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Beauty Expert
Hadaka no Machi
Snow Country
Imura
Talkative Company President
Osamu Saotome
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo
Jacks and Jills
Morishita
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Morishige, where are you going?
Shigetaro Mori
The President Talks Bank
Zennosuke Tashiro
Called to the Stand
Morishige's Honeymoon
The President's Boss
Zennosuke Tashiro
Such is Life
Danpei
Tales of Ginza
Narrator (voice)
Marital Relations
Ryukichi
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
Denkichi Yoshida
Nonki saiban
Chutaro of Banba
Policeman's Diary
Patrolman Yoshii
土曜日の天使
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Shigemori Shigeo
Mako Osorubeshi
Last of the Wild Ones
Jirocho, the Hunted
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Princess Finds Her Prince
Tokyo Profile
Mr. Maki
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Bot-chan
Akashatsu
Her Captive Gamblers
Mole Alley
Yasugorō shusse
親馬鹿花合戦
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
Tokyo Sweetheart
Akazawa
Third Class Executives
Personnel Chief
Lil's Return from Shanghai
Ichiro Okamura
Koi no rantō
Bengawan Solo
Pirates
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
新遊侠伝
Koibito
Manager
Amakara chindōchū
