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Hisaya Morishige

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1913-05-04

Birth Place

Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Movies and TV shows :

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

1955

0.0

Movie
47 Ronin

47 Ronin

1994

7.5

Movie
47 Ronin

47 Ronin

1962

7.3

Movie
A Comedy: The University Around the Corner

A Comedy: The University Around the Corner

1965

0.0

Movie
A Country Boss

A Country Boss

1962

0.0

Movie
Aces Wild

Aces Wild

1961

0.0

Movie
Amakara chindōchū

Amakara chindōchū

1950

0.0

Movie
An Urban Affair

An Urban Affair

1961

0.0

Movie
Assistant President

Assistant President

1958

0.0

Movie
Bengawan Solo

Bengawan Solo

1951

0.0

Movie
Bot-chan

Bot-chan

1953

10.0

Movie
poster

Byakkotai

1986

0.0

TV
Called to the Stand

Called to the Stand

1956

0.0

Movie
Chutaro of Banba

Chutaro of Banba

1955

5.0

Movie
Could I But Live

Could I But Live

1964

0.0

Movie
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

2001

7.4

Movie
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

1983

0.0

Movie
Five Gents' Trick Book

Five Gents' Trick Book

1965

0.0

Movie
Flower Shop Curtain

Flower Shop Curtain

1959

0.0

Movie
Follow the Girls

Follow the Girls

1971

0.0

Movie
poster

Genroku Taiheiki

1975

0.0

TV
Goryokaku

Goryokaku

1988

0.0

Movie
Hadaka no Machi

Hadaka no Machi

1957

0.0

Movie
Hail the 3 Gents

Hail the 3 Gents

1964

0.0

Movie
Her Captive Gamblers

Her Captive Gamblers

1953

0.0

Movie
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

1962

0.0

Movie
Jacks and Jills

Jacks and Jills

1956

0.0

Movie
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

1953

0.0

Movie
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

1953

0.0

Movie
Jirocho, the Hunted

Jirocho, the Hunted

1953

0.0

Movie
Jirocho's Home-Coming

Jirocho's Home-Coming

1953

0.0

Movie
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō

Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō

1961

0.0

Movie
Kigeki ekimae bentô

Kigeki ekimae bentô

1961

0.0

Movie
Kigeki ekimae onsen

Kigeki ekimae onsen

1962

0.0

Movie
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

1971

0.0

Movie
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

1963

0.0

Movie
Koi no rantō

Koi no rantō

1951

0.0

Movie
Koibito

Koibito

1951

5.4

Movie
Kukai

Kukai

1984

9.0

Movie
Last of the Wild Ones

Last of the Wild Ones

1954

0.0

Movie
Life of a Country Doctor

Life of a Country Doctor

1960

0.0

Movie
Lil's Return from Shanghai

Lil's Return from Shanghai

1952

0.0

Movie
Machi no Hi

Machi no Hi

1974

0.0

Movie
Makeraremasen katsumadewa

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

1958

0.0

Movie
Mako Osorubeshi

Mako Osorubeshi

1954

0.0

Movie
Marital Relations

Marital Relations

1955

5.2

Movie
Mole Alley

Mole Alley

1953

0.0

Movie
Morishige no demakase shinshi

Morishige no demakase shinshi

1955

0.0

Movie
Morishige, where are you going?

Morishige, where are you going?

1956

0.0

Movie
Morishige's Honeymoon

Morishige's Honeymoon

1956

0.0

Movie
Mount Hakone

Mount Hakone

1962

0.0

Movie
Nonki saiban

Nonki saiban

1955

0.0

Movie
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

1972

0.0

Movie
Pirates

Pirates

1951

0.0

Movie
Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

1955

6.5

Movie
Port Arthur

Port Arthur

1980

7.6

Movie
Princess Finds Her Prince

Princess Finds Her Prince

1953

0.0

Movie
Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

1997

8.3

Movie
Salaryman Shimizu Minato

Salaryman Shimizu Minato

1962

0.0

Movie
Sayonara Jupiter

Sayonara Jupiter

1984

4.8

Movie
Sea of ​​Wandering

Sea of ​​Wandering

1990

0.0

Movie
poster

Sekigahara

1981

7.0

TV
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo

Shigemori Goes To Tokyo

1954

0.0

Movie
Shin kitsune to tanuki

Shin kitsune to tanuki

1962

0.0

Movie
Shinibana

Shinibana

2004

0.0

Movie
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

1956

6.7

Movie
Snow Country

Snow Country

1957

6.7

Movie
Snow in the South Seas

Snow in the South Seas

1961

0.0

Movie
Such is Life

Such is Life

1955

0.0

Movie
Sugata Sanshiro

Sugata Sanshiro

1977

0.0

Movie
Surgical Designs in Flames

Surgical Designs in Flames

1986

0.0

Movie
Tabaruzaka

Tabaruzaka

1987

0.0

Movie
Tales of Ginza

Tales of Ginza

1955

6.8

Movie
Temptation on Glamour Island

Temptation on Glamour Island

1959

6.0

Movie
The Adventures of Kantaro

The Adventures of Kantaro

1959

0.0

Movie
The Angry Sea

The Angry Sea

1960

0.0

Movie
The Beauty Expert

The Beauty Expert

1957

0.0

Movie
The Child Writers

The Child Writers

1958

0.0

Movie
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961

7.5

Movie
The Hotelman's Holiday

The Hotelman's Holiday

1958

0.0

Movie
The Imperial Navy

The Imperial Navy

1981

6.6

Movie
The Incident

The Incident

1978

6.3

Movie
The Longest Tunnel

The Longest Tunnel

1982

0.0

Movie
The Maid Story

The Maid Story

1963

0.0

Movie
The Masterless 47

The Masterless 47

1960

0.0

Movie
The Masterless 47 – Part II

The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961

0.0

Movie
The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive

1964

0.0

Movie
The Preacher of Love

The Preacher of Love

1961

0.0

Movie
The President Talks Bank

The President Talks Bank

1956

0.0

Movie
The President's Boss

The President's Boss

1956

0.0

Movie
The Rivals

The Rivals

1979

0.0

Movie
The Shop Curtain

The Shop Curtain

1958

0.0

Movie
The Spell of the Hidden Gold

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

1958

6.0

Movie
The Tale of the White Serpent

The Tale of the White Serpent

1958

6.2

Movie
The Third President

The Third President

1958

0.0

Movie
The Twilight Years

The Twilight Years

1973

0.0

Movie
The Unbalanced Wheel

The Unbalanced Wheel

1957

0.0

Movie
The Undefeated Woman

The Undefeated Woman

1958

0.0

Movie
The Wayside Pebble

The Wayside Pebble

1960

0.0

Movie
The White Tiger Battalion

The White Tiger Battalion

1986

0.0

Movie
The Yoshida School

The Yoshida School

1983

0.0

Movie
Theater of Life

Theater of Life

1958

0.0

Movie
Theater Of Life

Theater Of Life

1972

10.0

Movie
Third Class Executives

Third Class Executives

1952

0.0

Movie
This Greedy Old Skin

This Greedy Old Skin

1960

0.0

Movie
This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd

1962

0.0

Movie
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

1962

0.0

Movie
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

1962

0.0

Movie
Tokyo Profile

Tokyo Profile

1953

6.5

Movie
Tokyo Sweetheart

Tokyo Sweetheart

1952

7.0

Movie
Tora-san's Shattered Romance

Tora-san's Shattered Romance

1971

7.2

Movie
Travels of Lord Mito

Travels of Lord Mito

1969

0.0

Movie
Two Iida

Two Iida

1976

0.0

Movie
Yasugorō shusse

Yasugorō shusse

1953

0.0

Movie
Yoku

Yoku

1958

0.0

Movie
Zatoichi at Large

Zatoichi at Large

1972

6.5

Movie
Zoku shachō shinshiroku

Zoku shachō shinshiroku

1964

0.0

Movie
Zoku shachōtaiheiki

Zoku shachōtaiheiki

1959

0.0

Movie
はりきり社長

はりきり社長

1956

0.0

Movie
喜劇 駅前飯店

喜劇 駅前飯店

1962

0.0

Movie
新遊侠伝

新遊侠伝

1951

0.0

Movie
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来

新遊侠伝 遊侠往来

1951

0.0

Movie
社長太平記

社長太平記

1959

0.0

Movie
続サラリーマン清水港

続サラリーマン清水港

1962

0.0

Movie
親馬鹿花合戦

親馬鹿花合戦

1953

0.0

Movie