Hisaya Morishige
Age: N/A | From: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Хисая Морисигэ
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 34
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
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
(2001) Professor Torino (voice)
47 Ronin
(1994) Hyobu Chisaka
The End of Summer
(1961) Isomura Eiichirou
The Imperial Navy
(1981) Naoki Hongo
Port Arthur
(1980) Hirobumi Ito
Sekigahara
(1981) Ieyasu TokugawaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rokusaburō Aoki | |
| 2001 | Professor Torino (voice) | |
| 1997 | Chief of Affairs (voice) | |
| 1994 | Hyobu Chisaka | |
| 1991 | N/A | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 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 | |
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| Constable Tobei | ||
| 1971 | Kanazawa | |
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| Senzo | ||
| 1970 | N/A | |
| 1969 | Kômon Mito | |
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| 1967 | Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism) | |
| Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism) | ||
| 1966 | Tokunosuke Morita | |
| Yaichiro Kurihara | ||
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| Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President) | ||
| 1965 | Morita Tokunosuke | |
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| Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction) | ||
| Kutaro Iwato | ||
| 1964 | N/A | |
| Kôshirô Hidaka | ||
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| 1963 | N/A | |
| Keinosuke Kazama (Company President) | ||
| Kazama Keinosuke (President) | ||
| Kyusaku Goi | ||
| Heitarō Dōmoto (President) | ||
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| 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 | ||
| Eisuke Misawa | ||
| Misawa Einosuke | ||
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| 1960 | Shogo Aikawa | |
| Yoshio Oishi | ||
| Hikoichi | ||
| Hikohachi Mukoyama | ||
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| Shirō Sawamura | ||
| Shiro Sawamura | ||
| Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director) | ||
| 1959 | Kantaro | |
| Shirō Sawamura | ||
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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 | ||
| Osamu Saotome | ||
| 1956 | Shozo | |
| Morishita | ||
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| Shigetaro Mori | ||
| Zennosuke Tashiro | ||
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| Zennosuke Tashiro | ||
| 1955 | Danpei | |
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Ryukichi | ||
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| Denkichi Yoshida | ||
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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 | N/A | |
| Akazawa | ||
| Personnel Chief | ||
| Ichiro Okamura | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
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| Manager | ||
| 1950 | N/A | |
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