Hisaya Morishige
Acting
Born: 1913-05-04 in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known For
Princess Mononoke
Chief of Affairs (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Professor Torino (voice)
Port Arthur
Hirobumi Ito
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
The Longest Tunnel
Gensuke Kishida
A Country Boss
Takeo Aihara
Sea of Wandering
47 Ronin
Hyobu Chisaka
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Koibito
Manager
Third Class Executives
Personnel Chief
The Unbalanced Wheel
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
The Tale of the White Serpent
Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)
Big Wind at the Spa
Genroku Taiheiki
Mitsukuni Tokugawa
Mumu Dance
Zatoichi at Large
Constable Tobei
Byakkotai
Inoue Okazumi
The Curio Master
The End of Summer
Isomura Eiichirou
The Fighter in the Ring
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Kanazawa
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Keitarō Takayama
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Senzo
Retirement of a Train Engineer
New Marital Relations
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
おれの義姉さん
His Highness Surabaya
Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe
Chûshingura
The Beauty Expert
Machi no Hi
Kurita
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Amino Santarō
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
Yoku
Dekoboko taikōki
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
Temptation on Glamour Island
Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa