Cast & creator
Hisaya Morishige
Best known for Princess Mononoke, Hideyoshi, Genroku Taiheiki
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.
Also known as: Хисая Морисигэ
210
film credits
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television credits
216
1950–2004 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (217)
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Princess Mononoke
Chief of Affairs (voice)
1997
Hideyoshi
Title Designer
1996
Genroku Taiheiki
Mitsukuni Tokugawa
1975
The End of Summer
Isomura Eiichirou
1961
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Professor Torino (voice)
2001
The Longest Tunnel
Gensuke Kishida
1982
Chûshingura
1962
The Tale of the White Serpent
Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
1958
47 Ronin
Hyobu Chisaka
1994おれの義姉さん
1970
Port Arthur
Hirobumi Ito
1980
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
1965
Exploration in Front of the Station
1967
Byakkotai
Inoue Okazumi
1986
Big Wind at the Spa
1966Byakuran kōran
1952
Stray Cat
1958
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
1964
Sekigahara
Ieyasu Tokugawa
1981
How to Win a Race
1966
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
1955
The Bell of Love
1959
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
1961
While the Demon Steps Out
1956
The Imperial Navy
Naoki Hongo
1981
Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin
1952
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Zatoichi at Large
Constable Tobei
1972
Mahjong Madness
1967
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
Mumu Dance
1964
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat
1957
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
1968
Scops-Owl Sermon
1958
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
1952
Thief on the Run
1964
Marital Relations
Ryukichi
1955
The Curio Master
1960
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
Ikinokotta benten-sama
1952
New Marital Relations
1963
Dekoboko taikōki
1953
Mount Hakone
1962
The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation
1985
Mole Alley
1953
Love is Different and Delicious
1958
Sayonara Jupiter
Earth Federation President
1984
Camellia Gate
1964森繁久彌の七人の孫
1987
Geisha Konatsu
Kawashima
1954
The Incident
Kiyokawa
1978
Fancy Talker
1958
Snow Country
Imura
1957
Goryokaku
1988
Tales of Ginza
Narrator (voice)
1955
His Highness Surabaya
Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
1955
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
This Madding Crowd
Professor
1962
The Yoshida School
Shigeru Yoshida
1983
Temptation on Glamour Island
Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
1959
Five Gents' Trick Book
Kutaro Iwato
1965
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Keitarō Takayama
1968
Fox and Raccoon
Tampei Nukada
1959
3 Gents In Hawaii
Kazama Keinosuke (President)
1963
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
The Angry Sea
Hikoichi
1960
Look Up, Noble One
Hamaguchi
1966
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
1985
A Company President's Life Story
Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
1966
The Masterless 47
Yoshio Oishi
1960
Turtledove
1957
Hail the 3 Gents
Reijiro Koizumi
1964
House of Many Pleasures
Denkichi Yoshida
1955
Sugata Sanshiro
Osho
1977
All Sold Out
1956
Assistant President
1958
Ujō
Ujo Noguchi
1957
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Toku
1962
The Fighter in the Ring
1956
Bot-chan
Akashatsu
1953The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Munazuru
1958
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
Playboy President
Misawa Einosuke
1961
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
1969
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
Theater of Life
1972
Tokyo Sweetheart
Akazawa
1952
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo
1956
Ken
Mibu
1964
The Naked Executive
Kôshirô Hidaka
1964
Love at Forty
1955
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
1955
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
We Will Remember
1965
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
1963
Blooming Again
Rokusaburō Aoki
2004
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986
Could I But Live
Director of Infant Care Facility
1964
Kukai
1984
Coward at Ganryu Island
1952
Policeman's Diary
Patrolman Yoshii
1955
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
The Beauty Expert
1957
Nonki saiban
1955
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
1965
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Saburo Amino
1970
Aces Wild
1961
New Third-Class Executive
Shirō Sawamura
1959
Five Gents on the Spot
Yaichiro Kurihara
1966
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
Ōtaka Chōtarō
1969
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
1968
Sea of Wandering
1990
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kyusaku Goi
1963
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
千造
1971
Two Iida
Riichiro Sugawa
1976
Tale of a Carpenter
1966
Madame Aki
Katayuki
1963
The Preacher of Love
1961
The Child Writers
Mr. Kawahara
1958
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
1960
The Third President
Keitaro Asakawa
1958
A Tale of Dung and Urine
Ushinosuke Abe
1957
This Greedy Old Skin
Hikohachi Mukoyama
1960
Snow in the South Seas
1961
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Amino Santarō
1970
Called to the Stand
Shiro Kamisaka
1956
Morishige, where are you going?
Shigetaro Mori
1956
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
Morita Tokunosuke
1968
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
1957
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
Shiro Sawamura
1960
Third Class Executives
Personnel Chief
1952
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
1967
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
Aloha 3 Gents
Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
1963親馬鹿花合戦
1953
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Kanazawa
1971
Yasugorō shusse
1953
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
Shirō Sawamura
1960
The President's Boss
Zennosuke Tashiro
1956Such is Life
Danpei
1955
Going West: to the West
Neighbor Osamu
1997
Bengawan Solo
1951
A Country Boss
Takeo Aihara
1962
Playboy President: Part II
Eisuke Misawa
1961
Travels of Lord Mito
Kômon Mito
1969
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Theater of Life
1958
Jacks and Jills
Morishita
1956
Oddball Nippon
1983
The Maid Story
1963
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Kanazawa
1972
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
Tokyo Profile
Mr. Maki
1953
The Hotelman's Holiday
Jihei Ikuno
1958
An Urban Affair
Kintaro Togura
1961
The Twilight Years
Shigezo Tachibana
1973
Koibito
Manager
1951
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
The Wayside Pebble
Shogo Aikawa
1960
新遊侠伝
1951
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Tokunosuke Morita
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Morita Tokunosuke
1965
Vendetta of Obligation
1985
Retirement of a Train Engineer
1965
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
Lil's Return from Shanghai
Ichiro Okamura
1952
The Adventures of Kantaro
Kantaro
1959
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
1967
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Chutaro of Banba
1955
The President Talks Bank
Zennosuke Tashiro
1956
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
1951
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
1954
Follow the Girls
1971
Talkative Company President
Osamu Saotome
1957
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991Fiddler on the Roof
Tevye
1983
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
The Rivals
1979
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
Pirates
1951
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Kintaro
1961
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966
The Shop Curtain
1958
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
1955
Campus in Front of a Train Station
森田徳之助
1967
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
Bringing Up Husbands
1959Amakara chindōchū
1950
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
Yoku
1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Morishige's Honeymoon
1956
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Shigemori Shigeo
1954
Koi no rantō
1951
Machi no Hi
Kurita
1974