Hisaya Morishige
Age: 96 | From: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Person Details
Birthday: 1913-05-04 10:05:27
Death: 2009-11-10 10:05:27
Aliases: 森繁久彌 , 森繁久弥
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 32
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Princess Mononoke
(1997) Chief of Affairs (voice)
Genroku Taiheiki
(1975) Mitsukuni Tokugawa
Sekigahara
(1981) Ieyasu Tokugawa
The Tale of the White Serpent
(1958) Narrator (voice)
Byakkotai
(1986) Inoue Okazumi
The End of Summer
(1961) Isomura Eiichirou
47 Ronin
(1994) Hyobu Chisaka
The Imperial Navy
(1981) Naoki HongoActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rokusaburō Aoki | |
| 2001 | N/A | |
| 1997 | Chief of Affairs (voice) | |
| 1994 | Hyobu Chisaka | |
| 1988 | N/A | |
| 1987 | N/A | |
| 1986 | Inoue Okazumi | |
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| 1984 | N/A | |
| Earth Federation President | ||
| 1983 | Shigeru Yoshida | |
| Tevye | ||
| 1982 | Gensuke Kishida | |
| 1981 | Naoki Hongo | |
| Ieyasu Tokugawa | ||
| 1980 | Hirobumi Ito | |
| 1979 | N/A | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| 1977 | Osho | |
| 1976 | Riichiro Sugawa | |
| 1975 | Mitsukuni Tokugawa | |
| 1974 | Kurita | |
| 1973 | Shigezo Tachibana | |
| 1972 | Kanazawa | |
| N/A | ||
| Constable Tobei | ||
| 1971 | Kanazawa | |
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| Senzo | ||
| 1969 | Kômon Mito | |
| 1965 | Morita Tokunosuke | |
| Kutaro Iwato | ||
| 1964 | N/A | |
| Kôshirô Hidaka | ||
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| 1963 | N/A | |
| Kyusaku Goi | ||
| 1962 | Toku | |
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| Professor | ||
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| Takeo Aihara | ||
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| 1961 | Kintaro | |
| Isomura Eiichirou | ||
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| Kintaro Togura | ||
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| 1960 | Shogo Aikawa | |
| Yoshio Oishi | ||
| Hikoichi | ||
| Hikohachi Mukoyama | ||
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| 1959 | Kantaro | |
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| Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa | ||
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| 1958 | N/A | |
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| Munazuru | ||
| Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Mr. Kawahara | ||
| Jihei Ikuno | ||
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| Keitaro Asakawa | ||
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| 1957 | N/A | |
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| Imura | ||
| 1956 | Shozo | |
| Morishita | ||
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| Zennosuke Tashiro | ||
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| Zennosuke Tashiro | ||
| 1955 | Danpei | |
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Ryukichi | ||
| N/A | ||
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| Patrolman Yoshii | ||
| 1954 | Shigemori Shigeo | |
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| 1953 | N/A | |
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| Mr. Maki | ||
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| Akashatsu | ||
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| 1952 | Akazawa | |
| Personnel Chief | ||
| Ichiro Okamura | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
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| Manager | ||
| 1950 | N/A | |
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