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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.
Movie | Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves | Professor Torino (voice) | 2001-03-10 |
Movie | Princess Mononoke | Chief of Affairs (voice) | 1997-07-12 |
Movie | 47 Ronin | Hyobu Chisaka | 1994-10-22 |
Movie | Sea of Wandering | 1990-11-03 | |
Movie | Goryokaku | 1988-12-30 | |
Movie | Surgical Designs in Flames | 1986-05-24 | |
Movie | Sayonara Jupiter | Earth Federation President | 1984-03-17 |
Movie | Kukai | 1984-04-13 | |
Movie | Fiddler on the Roof | Tevye | 1983-01-17 |
Movie | The Yoshida School | Shigeru Yoshida | 1983-04-09 |
Movie | The Longest Tunnel | Gensuke Kishida | 1982-10-16 |
Movie | The Imperial Navy | Naoki Hongo | 1981-08-08 |
Series | Sekigahara | Ieyasu Tokugawa | 1981-01-02 |
Movie | Port Arthur | Hirobumi Ito | 1980-08-02 |
Movie | The Incident | 1978-06-03 | |
Movie | Sugata Sanshiro | Osho | 1977-10-29 |
Movie | Two Iida | Riichiro Sugawa | 1976-11-06 |
Movie | The Twilight Years | Shigezo Tachibana | 1973-01-15 |
Movie | Zatoichi at Large | Constable Tobei | 1972-01-15 |
Movie | Theater Of Life | 1972-07-15 | |
Movie | Tora-san's Shattered Romance | Senzo | 1971-01-15 |
Movie | Follow the Girls | 1971-05-19 | |
Movie | Five Gents' Trick Book | Kutaro Iwato | 1965-01-03 |
Movie | A Comedy: The University Around the Corner | Morita Tokunosuke | 1965-10-31 |
Movie | The Maid Story | 1963-06-16 | |
Movie | 続サラリーマン清水港 | 1962-03-07 | |
Movie | Three Gentlemen from Tokyo | 1962-04-29 | |
Movie | Salaryman Shimizu Minato | 1962-01-03 | |
Movie | A Country Boss | Takeo Aihara | 1962-01-25 |
Movie | Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong | 1962-06-01 | |
Movie | 47 Ronin | 1962-11-03 | |
Movie | Mount Hakone | 1962-09-15 | |
Movie | This Madding Crowd | Professor | 1962-06-28 |
Movie | The Masterless 47 – Part II | 1961-02-25 | |
Movie | An Urban Affair | Kintaro Togura | 1961-08-13 |
Movie | Snow in the South Seas | 1961-09-29 | |
Movie | The End of Summer | Isomura Eiichirou | 1961-10-29 |
Movie | Life of a Country Doctor | 1960-08-14 | |
Movie | This Greedy Old Skin | Hikohachi Mukoyama | 1960-09-18 |
Movie | The Angry Sea | Hikoichi | 1960-10-16 |
Movie | Temptation on Glamour Island | Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa | 1959-01-15 |
Movie | 社長太平記 | 1959-01-03 | |
Movie | Zoku shachōtaiheiki | 1959-03-15 | |
Movie | The Shop Curtain | Unknown | 1958-06-15 |
Movie | Makeraremasen katsumadewa | 1958-01-09 | |
Movie | Assistant President | 1958-01-03 | |
Movie | Yoku | 1958-06-24 | |
Movie | The Hotelman's Holiday | Jihei Ikuno | 1958-07-12 |
Movie | Jinsei Gekijo | 1958-11-23 | |
Movie | The Spell of the Hidden Gold | Munazuru | 1958-10-21 |
Movie | The Tale of the White Serpent | Narrator (voice) | 1958-09-03 |
Movie | Snow Country | Imura | 1957-04-30 |
Movie | The Unbalanced Wheel | 1957-07-03 | |
Movie | The Beauty Expert | 1957-08-11 | |
Movie | Morishige's Honeymoon | 1956-01-14 | |
Movie | The President's Boss | Zennosuke Tashiro | 1956-01-03 |
Movie | The President Talks Bank | Zennosuke Tashiro | 1956-03-20 |
Movie | Called to the Stand | 1956-02-25 | |
Movie | Shozo, a Cat and Two Women | Shozo | 1956-10-09 |
Movie | Jacks and Jills | Morishita | 1956-08-15 |
Movie | はりきり社長 | 1956-07-13 | |
Movie | Chutaro of Banba | 1955-03-29 | |
Movie | Policeman's Diary | Patrolman Yoshii | 1955-02-03 |
Movie | Morishige no demakase shinshi | 1955-09-06 | |
Movie | Marital Relations | Ryukichi | 1955-09-13 |
Movie | Tales of Ginza | Narrator (voice) | 1955-09-14 |
Movie | Such is Life | Danpei | 1955-11-01 |
Movie | Last of the Wild Ones | 1954-06-08 | |
Movie | Her Captive Gamblers | 1953-06-03 | |
Movie | Jirocho Begins His Roving Life | 1953-01-09 | |
Movie | Bot-chan | Akashatsu | 1953-06-15 |
Movie | 親馬鹿花合戦 | 1953-01-29 | |
Movie | Mole Alley | 1953-05-07 | |
Movie | Jirocho, the Hunted | 1953-12-15 | |
Movie | Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow | 1953-11-03 | |
Movie | Tokyo Profile | Mr. Maki | 1953-07-08 |
Movie | Jirocho's Home-Coming | 1953-06-23 | |
Movie | Lil's Return from Shanghai | Ichiro Okamura | 1952-04-04 |
Movie | Tokyo Sweetheart | Akazawa | 1952-07-15 |
Movie | 新遊侠伝 | 1951-05-05 | |
Movie | Koibito | Manager | 1951-03-10 |
Movie | 新遊侠伝 遊侠往来 | 1951-05-18 | |
Movie | Pirates | 1951-07-13 | |
Movie | Koi no rantō | 1951-12-28 | |
Movie | Amakara chindōchū | 1950-11-11 |