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Hisaya Morishige

Hisaya Morishige

Acting·1913–2009·169 films

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

Filmography

Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke (1997)Chief of Affairs (voice)
The End of Summer
The End of Summer (1961)Isomura Eiichirou
Chûshingura
Chûshingura (1962)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)Professor Torino (voice)
The Tale of the White Serpent
The Tale of the White Serpent (1958)Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
Zatoichi at Large
Zatoichi at Large (1972)Constable Tobei
47 Ronin
47 Ronin (1994)Hyobu Chisaka
The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy (1981)Naoki Hongo
Ken
Ken (1964)Mibu
Port Arthur
Port Arthur (1980)Hirobumi Ito
Snow Country
Snow Country (1957)Imura
Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza (1955)Narrator (voice)
Sayonara Jupiter
Sayonara Jupiter (1984)Earth Federation President
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)Shozo
Marital Relations
Marital Relations (1955)Ryukichi
Tokyo Sweetheart
Tokyo Sweetheart (1952)Akazawa
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)Senzo
Koibito
Koibito (1951)Manager
Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary (1955)Patrolman Yoshii
The Incident
The Incident (1978)Kiyokawa
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong (1962)
Chutaro of Banba
Chutaro of Banba (1955)
Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
Kukai
Kukai (1984)
Lil's Return from Shanghai
Lil's Return from Shanghai (1952)Ichiro Okamura
The Twilight Years
The Twilight Years (1973)Shigezo Tachibana
Bot-chan
Bot-chan (1953)Akashatsu
The Shop Curtain
The Shop Curtain (1958)
Tokyo Profile
Tokyo Profile (1953)Mr. Maki
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Follow the Girls
Follow the Girls (1971)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960)Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
The Yoshida School
The Yoshida School (1983)Shigeru Yoshida
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education (1960)Shirō Sawamura
The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive (1964)Kôshirô Hidaka
Last of the Wild Ones
Last of the Wild Ones (1954)
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Three Generations of Company Presidents (1956)
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
Surgical Designs in Flames
Surgical Designs in Flames (1986)
The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47 (1960)Yoshio Oishi
Mole Alley
Mole Alley (1953)
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
Talkative Company President
Talkative Company President (1957)Osamu Saotome
Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President: Part II (1961)Eisuke Misawa
This Madding Crowd
This Madding Crowd (1962)Professor
The Third President
The Third President (1958)Keitaro Asakawa
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II (1963)Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
The Hotelman's Holiday
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)Jihei Ikuno
Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)Osho
The Maid Story
The Maid Story (1963)
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller (1960)Shiro Sawamura
Snow in the South Seas
Snow in the South Seas (1961)
Company President Travels Abroad
Company President Travels Abroad (1963)Kazama Keinosuke (President)
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (1967)Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Pirates
Pirates (1951)
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman (1962)
Could I But Live
Could I But Live (1964)
Travel Stories of a Company President
Travel Stories of a Company President (1963)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)Kintaro
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life (1953)
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period (1959)
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (1962)
The President's Boss
The President's Boss (1956)Zennosuke Tashiro
Hail the 3 Gents
Hail the 3 Gents (1964)Reijiro Koizumi
New Third-Class Executive
New Third-Class Executive (1959)Shirō Sawamura
Sea of ​​Wandering
Sea of ​​Wandering (1990)
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II (1965)Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant (1968)Keitarō Takayama
Assistant President
Assistant President (1958)
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
A Company President's Life Story
A Company President's Life Story (1966)Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
The Longest Tunnel
The Longest Tunnel (1982)Gensuke Kishida
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Five Gents Prefer Geisha (1967)Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Shinibana
Shinibana (2004)Rokusaburō Aoki
Yasugorō shusse
Yasugorō shusse (1953)
Travels of Lord Mito
Travels of Lord Mito (1969)Kômon Mito
This Greedy Old Skin
This Greedy Old Skin (1960)Hikohachi Mukoyama
Playboy President
Playboy President (1961)Misawa Einosuke
Life of a Country Doctor
Life of a Country Doctor (1960)
Five Gents on the Spot
Five Gents on the Spot (1966)Yaichiro Kurihara
Theater of Life
Theater of Life (1958)
Aces Wild
Aces Wild (1961)
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo (1951)
An Urban Affair
An Urban Affair (1961)Kintaro Togura
Machi no Hi
Machi no Hi (1974)Kurita
The Child Writers
The Child Writers (1958)Mr. Kawahara
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)Kyusaku Goi
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu (1971)Kanazawa
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)Toku
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)Morita Tokunosuke
Koi no rantō
Koi no rantō (1951)
Jacks and Jills
Jacks and Jills (1956)Morishita
House of Many Pleasures
House of Many Pleasures (1955)Denkichi Yoshida
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country (1964)
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni (1962)
Yoku
Yoku (1958)
Called to the Stand
Called to the Stand (1956)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier (1969)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu (1969)Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa (1968)Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
Two Iida
Two Iida (1976)Riichiro Sugawa
Jirocho, the Hunted
Jirocho, the Hunted (1953)
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
Company President Travels Abroad Part II (1963)Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966)Tokunosuke Morita
Mount Hakone
Mount Hakone (1962)
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book (1965)Kutaro Iwato
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady (1964)
Fox and Raccoon
Fox and Raccoon (1959)Tampei Nukada
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II (1969)Ōtaka Chōtarō
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu (1972)
Third Class Executives
Third Class Executives (1952)Personnel Chief
The Angry Sea
The Angry Sea (1960)Hikoichi
Theater Of Life
Theater Of Life (1972)
Madame Aki
Madame Aki (1963)Katayuki
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (1970)Saburo Amino
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot (1963)
Hot Spring Ghost
Hot Spring Ghost (1964)
Her Captive Gamblers
Her Captive Gamblers (1953)
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)Amino Santarō
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten (1966)
Flower Shop Curtain
Flower Shop Curtain (1959)
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station (1967)
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho's Home-Coming (1953)
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow (1953)
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday (1954)
We Will Remember
We Will Remember (1965)
Goryokaku
Goryokaku (1988)
Nonki saiban
Nonki saiban (1955)
The Rivals
The Rivals (1979)
The Preacher of Love
The Preacher of Love (1961)
The Adventures of Kantaro
The Adventures of Kantaro (1959)Kantaro
The President Talks Bank
The President Talks Bank (1956)Zennosuke Tashiro
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō (1961)
Retirement of a Train Engineer
Retirement of a Train Engineer (1965)
A Country Boss
A Country Boss (1962)Takeo Aihara
The Undefeated Woman
The Undefeated Woman (1958)
新遊侠伝
新遊侠伝 (1951)
The Wayside Pebble
The Wayside Pebble (1960)Shogo Aikawa
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
Asu wa Nichiyōbi (1952)
Vendetta of Obligation
Vendetta of Obligation (1985)
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori (1972)Kanazawa
The Beauty Expert
The Beauty Expert (1957)
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo (1954)Shigemori Shigeo
Princess Finds Her Prince
Princess Finds Her Prince (1953)
Morishige, where are you going?
Morishige, where are you going? (1956)Shigetaro Mori
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman (1955)
Morishige's Honeymoon
Morishige's Honeymoon (1956)
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō (1957)
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来 (1951)
Going West: to the West
Going West: to the West (1997)Neighbor Osamu
Hadaka no Machi
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
Mako Osorubeshi
Mako Osorubeshi (1954)
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐ (1991)
A Tale of Dung and Urine
A Tale of Dung and Urine (1957)Ushinosuke Abe
Bringing Up Husbands
Bringing Up Husbands (1959)
His Highness Surabaya
His Highness Surabaya (1955)Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
All Sold Out
All Sold Out (1956)
Ujō
Ujō (1957)Ujo Noguchi
Geisha Konatsu
Geisha Konatsu (1954)Kawashima
Zoku santō jūyaku
Zoku santō jūyaku (1952)
Look Up, Noble One
Look Up, Noble One (1966)Hamaguchi
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri (1955)
Coward at Ganryu Island
Coward at Ganryu Island (1952)
Turtledove
Turtledove (1957)
Oddball Nippon
Oddball Nippon (1983)