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.
Princess Mononoke
(Chief of Affairs (voice))
An Urban Affair
(Kintaro Togura)
The Longest Tunnel
(Gensuke Kishida)
47 Ronin
(Hyobu Chisaka)
Yoku
The End of Summer
(Isomura Eiichirou)
The Rivals
The Undefeated Woman
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
新遊侠伝
Koibito
(Manager)
Bengawan Solo
続サラリーマン清水港
Mole Alley
Salaryman Shimizu Minato
Travels of Lord Mito
(Kômon Mito)
Goryokaku
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Zatoichi at Large
(Constable Tobei)
Mako Osorubeshi
Shinibana
(Rokusaburō Aoki)
Third Class Executives
(Personnel Chief)
The Naked Executive
(Kôshirô Hidaka)
Flower Shop Curtain
The White Tiger Battalion
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Mount Hakone
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
(Shozo)
Sayonara Jupiter
(Earth Federation President)
Kigeki ekimae onsen
Kigeki ekimae bentô
(Kintaro)
Aces Wild
Marital Relations
(Ryukichi)
喜劇 駅前飯店
(Toku)
The Masterless 47
(Yoshio Oishi)
Two Iida
(Riichiro Sugawa)
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
(Kanazawa)
The Imperial Navy
(Naoki Hongo)
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
(Kanazawa)
Fiddler on the Roof
(Tevye)
Hadaka no Machi
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
(Denkichi Yoshida)
This Greedy Old Skin
(Hikohachi Mukoyama)
Zoku shachō shinshiroku
Sea of Wandering
Kukai
Policeman's Diary
(Patrolman Yoshii)
Chutaro of Banba
Bot-chan
(Akashatsu)
親馬鹿花合戦
Amakara chindōchū
Lil's Return from Shanghai
(Ichiro Okamura)
Called to the Stand
Such is Life
(Danpei)
The Tale of the White Serpent
(Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King)
Tokyo Profile
(Mr. Maki)
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
(Munazuru)
Surgical Designs in Flames
Nonki saiban
Temptation on Glamour Island
(Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa)
Life of a Country Doctor
The Twilight Years
(Shigezo Tachibana)
The Unbalanced Wheel
Snow in the South Seas
The Incident
Morishige's Honeymoon
A Country Boss
(Takeo Aihara)
Theater Of Life
Snow Country
(Imura)
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Follow the Girls
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
(Professor Torino (voice))
The Maid Story
Tokyo Sweetheart
(Akazawa)
The Shop Curtain
Tales of Ginza
(Narrator (voice))
The Beauty Expert
The Hotelman's Holiday
(Jihei Ikuno)
The Masterless 47 – Part II
Port Arthur
(Hirobumi Ito)
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Her Captive Gamblers
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Jirocho, the Hunted
Jirocho's Home-Coming
A Comedy: The University Around the Corner
(Morita Tokunosuke)
Last of the Wild Ones
47 Ronin
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
The Angry Sea
(Hikoichi)
The Wayside Pebble
(Shogo Aikawa)
Jacks and Jills
(Morishita)
This Madding Crowd
(Professor)
Theater of Life
Yasugorō shusse
Sugata Sanshiro
(Osho)
The Yoshida School
(Shigeru Yoshida)
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
(Senzo)
The President's Boss
(Zennosuke Tashiro)
The President Talks Bank
(Zennosuke Tashiro)
Machi no Hi
(Kurita)
The Adventures of Kantaro
(Kantaro)
Assistant President
Hail the 3 Gents
Princess Finds Her Prince
The Tale of the White Serpent
(Narrator (voice))
Pirates
はりきり社長
Five Gents' Trick Book
(Kutaro Iwato)
The Child Writers
(Mr. Kawahara)
Tabaruzaka
Could I But Live
Zoku shachōtaiheiki
The Third President
(Keitaro Asakawa)
社長太平記
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
(Shigemori Shigeo)
Morishige no demakase shinshi
Koi no rantō
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
(Kyusaku Goi)
Morishige, where are you going?
(Shigetaro Mori)
The Preacher of Love
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Genroku Taiheiki
(Mitsukuni Tokugawa)
Sekigahara
(Ieyasu Tokugawa)
Byakkotai
(Inoue Okazumi)