Hisaya Morishige
Hisaya Morishige was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka, he graduated from Kitano Middle 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.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
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2001
Princess Mononoke
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1997
47 Ronin
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1994
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
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1991
Sea of Wandering
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1990
Goryokaku
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1988
Vendetta of Obligation
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1985
The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No Return
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1985
The 47 Ronin (Part 1): Indignation
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1985
Kukai
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1984
Sayonara Jupiter
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1984
Oddball Nippon
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1983
The Yoshida School
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1983
The Incident
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1978
Machi no Hi
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1974
The Twilight Years
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1973
Theater Of Life
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1972
Zatoichi at Large
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1972
Follow the Girls
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1971
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
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1968
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
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1968
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
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1968
Exploration in Front of the Station
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1967
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
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1967
Campus in Front of a Train Station
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1967
Mahjong Madness
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1967
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
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1967
Look Up, Noble One
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1966
Tale of a Carpenter
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1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
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1965
Retirement of a Train Engineer
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1965
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
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1965
Camellia Gate
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1964
The Naked Executive
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1964
Ken
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1964
Hail the 3 Gents
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1964
The Maid Story
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1963
Aloha 3 Gents
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1963
3 Gents In Hawaii
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1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
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1963
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
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1963
Madame Aki
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1963
Travel Stories of a Company President
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1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
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1962
Mount Hakone
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1962
This Madding Crowd
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1962
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
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1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
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1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
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1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman
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1962
The End of Summer
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1961
Snow in the South Seas
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1961
Playboy President: Part II
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1961
Playboy President
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1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
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1961
The Preacher of Love
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1961
The Wayside Pebble
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1960
The Masterless 47
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1960
Life of a Country Doctor
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1960
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
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1960
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
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1960
The Curio Master
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1960
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
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1960
New Third-Class Executive
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1959
The Bell of Love
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1959
Fox and Raccoon
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1959
Temptation on Glamour Island
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1959
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
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1959
Theater of Life
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1958
The Tale of the White Serpent
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1958
The Child Writers
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1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
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1958
The Shop Curtain
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1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
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1958
Assistant President
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1958
The Unbalanced Wheel
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1957
A Tale of Dung and Urine
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1957
Turtledove
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1957
Snow Country
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1957
Ujō
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1957
Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
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1957
Talkative Company President
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1957
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
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1956
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
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1956
The Fighter in the Ring
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1956
Jacks and Jills
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1956
Three Generations of Company Presidents
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1956
While the Demon Steps Out
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1956
The President Talks Bank
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1956
Called to the Stand
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1956
All Sold Out
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1956
Morishige's Honeymoon
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1956
The President's Boss
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1956
Love at Forty
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1955
Such is Life
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1955
Tales of Ginza
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1955
Marital Relations
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1955
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
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1955
Nonki saiban
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1955
Chutaro of Banba
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1955
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
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1955
Policeman's Diary
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1955
Husband Comes Home Every Suturday
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1954
Last of the Wild Ones
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1954
Geisha Konatsu
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1954
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
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1954
Princess Finds Her Prince
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1953
Tokyo Profile
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1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming
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1953
Bot-chan
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1953
Mole Alley
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1953
Yasugorō shusse
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1953
親馬鹿花合戦
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1953
Dekoboko taikōki
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1953
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
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1953
Coward at Ganryu Island
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1952
Zoku santō jūyaku
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1952
Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi
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1952
Tokyo Sweetheart
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1952
Byakuran kōran
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1952
Lil's Return from Shanghai
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1952
Ikinokotta benten-sama
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1952
Pirates
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1951
Koibito
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1951
Amakara chindōchū
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1950