Hisaya Morishige

Acting

Hisaya Morishige

Born 1913-05-04 · Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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.

Acting credits

Princess Mononoke poster
8.3

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

Princess Mononoke

1997

Chûshingura poster
7.1

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

Chûshingura

1962

The Bell of Love poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Bell of Love

1959

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves poster
7.1

Doraemon and his friends have to rescue the people of Birdopia from the wrongdoing of vengeful former bird troopers before they unleash a wicked ancient dragon.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

2001

Five Gents' Trick Book poster
10.0

The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.

Five Gents' Trick Book

1965

Tales of Ginza poster
7.0

In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband’s art collection attempts to identify the man who painted her own portrait fifteen years prior.

Tales of Ginza

1955

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II poster
9.0

1962 Japanese movie

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

1962

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller poster
9.0

World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s influence spreads through upper management, sending staff on a misguided search. Misinformation, internal friction, and unexpected revelations push the company to its limits.

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

1960

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II poster
9.0

While on a business trip to Kyushu, a paint company president competes with a rival firm for a key overseas client, only to face setbacks both in work and in the personal affairs of his team.

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

1963

Port Arthur poster
7.4

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.

Port Arthur

1980

47 Ronin poster
7.4

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.

47 Ronin

1994

Love is Different and Delicious poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Love is Different and Delicious

1958

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

1962

While the Demon Steps Out poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

While the Demon Steps Out

1956

The Angry Sea poster
7.0

A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.

The Angry Sea

1960

The End of Summer poster
7.5

The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.

The End of Summer

1961

The Tale of the White Serpent poster
6.2

As a young boy, Xu-Xian is forced to free his pet, a small snake. Unbeknownst to him, the snake is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang and she is in love with him. Many years later, when they are both adults, the princess is magically transformed into a human and sets out to find her love. But the local wizard believes her to be a vampire, and banishes Xu-Xian from the village in order to save him. Xu-Xian's pet pandas Panda and Mimi set out to save him and bring him, in the process becoming leaders of an animal gang.

The Tale of the White Serpent

1958

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

1956

Flower Shop Curtain poster
10.0

The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in Semba, Osaka.

Flower Shop Curtain

1959

Look Up, Noble One poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Look Up, Noble One

1966

The Curio Master poster
NR

A contemporary comedy.

The Curio Master

1960

Fancy Talker poster
NR

Comedy about a car salesman delivering a late model station wagon from Tokyo to Izumo to a representative of the Japanese Diet, who plans to use the car in a bribe.

Fancy Talker

1958

Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi

1952

Jirocho, the Hunted poster
8.0

A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.

Jirocho, the Hunted

1953