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Theater Of Life
1972
Hisaya Morishige
Also known as: Morishige Hisaya
Acting
Born:May 4, 1913
Died:November 10, 2009(aged 96)
Birthplace:Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:Japan
Height:5'6" (168 cm)
Education:Waseda University, Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (152 movies)
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Bot-chan
1953
as Akashatsu
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Kukai
1984
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Princess Mononoke
1997
as Chief of Affairs (voice)
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Ken
1964
as Mibu
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Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Akazawa
7.5
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47 Ronin
1994
as Hyobu Chisaka
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The End of Summer
1961
as Isomura Eiichirou
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7.2
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001
as Professor Torino (voice)
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Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952
as Ichiro Okamura
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6.8
Tales of Ginza
1955
as Narrator (voice)
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Snow Country
1957
as Imura
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Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Shozo
6.6
6.6
Zatoichi at Large
1972
as Constable Tobei
6.5
6.5
Tokyo Profile
1953
as Mr. Maki
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Policeman's Diary
1955
as Patrolman Yoshii
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The Incident
1978
as Kiyokawa
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The Tale of the White Serpent
1958
as Narrator (voice)
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Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa
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The Twilight Years
1973
as Shigezo Tachibana
5.8
5.8
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
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Koibito
1951
as Manager
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Sayonara Jupiter
1984
as Earth Federation President
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Marital Relations
1955
as Ryukichi
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Chutaro of Banba
1955
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)
A Company President's Life Story
1966
as Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)
Five Gents on the Spot
1966
as Yaichiro Kurihara
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967
as Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965
as Morita Tokunosuke
Mount Hakone
1962
Third Class Executives
1952
as Personnel Chief
親馬鹿花合戦
1953
Amakara chindōchū
1950
Called to the Stand
1956
Such is Life
1955
as Danpei
Vendetta of Obligation
1985
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Snow in the South Seas
1961
Mole Alley
1953
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958
Follow the Girls
1971
The Shop Curtain
1958
The Maid Story
1963
The Beauty Expert
1957
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
as Jihei Ikuno
The Yoshida School
1983
as Shigeru Yoshida
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
The Angry Sea
1960
as Hikoichi
The Wayside Pebble
1960
as Shogo Aikawa
This Madding Crowd
1962
as Professor
Jacks and Jills
1956
as Morishita
Theater of Life
1958
Yasugorō shusse
1953
The President's Boss
1956
as Zennosuke Tashiro
The President Talks Bank
1956
as Zennosuke Tashiro
Machi no Hi
1974
as Kurita
The Adventures of Kantaro
1959
as Kantaro
Assistant President
1958
Hail the 3 Gents
1964
as Reijiro Koizumi
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
Goryokaku
1988
Pirates
1951
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
as Kutaro Iwato
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
The Child Writers
1958
as Mr. Kawahara
Tabaruzaka
1987
Could I But Live
1964
Yoku
1958
The Undefeated Woman
1958
The Rivals
1979
新遊侠伝
1951
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
1951
Bengawan Solo
1951
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
Travels of Lord Mito
1969
as Kômon Mito
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
The Naked Executive
1964
as Kôshirô Hidaka
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966
as Tokunosuke Morita
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Fiddler on the Roof
1983
as Tevye
This Greedy Old Skin
1960
as Hikohachi Mukoyama
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
An Urban Affair
1961
as Kintaro Togura
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
The White Tiger Battalion
1986
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
as Kintaro
Aces Wild
1961
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
as Toku
Two Iida
1976
as Riichiro Sugawa
The Masterless 47
1960
as Yoshio Oishi
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1972
as Kanazawa
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971
as Kanazawa
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
1955
as Denkichi Yoshida
Sea of Wandering
1990
Nonki saiban
1955
The Preacher of Love
1961
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961
Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu
1972
喜劇 各駅停車
1965
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
as Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Keitarō Takayama
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
as Ōtaka Chōtarō
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
as Saburo Amino
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970
as Amino Santarō
Yushu Heiya
1963
as Katayuki
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Tampei Nukada
Going West: to the West
1997
as Neighbor Osamu
Bringing Up Husbands
1959
土曜日の天使
1954
Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Shigetaro Mori
Morishige's Honeymoon
1956
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents
1959
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Talkative Company President
1957
as Osamu Saotome
New Third-Class Executive
1959
as Shirō Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
as Shiro Sawamura
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Shirō Sawamura
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
1954
as Shigemori Shigeo
Morishige no demakase shinshi
1955
Playboy President
1961
as Misawa Einosuke
Playboy President: Part II
1961
as Eisuke Misawa
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
as Heitarō Dōmoto (President)
Shinibana
2004
as Rokusaburō Aoki
Company President Travels Abroad
1963
as Kazama Keinosuke (President)
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
as Kyusaku Goi
Koi no rantō
1951
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
1963
as Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
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