Deceased

When Did Hisaya Morishige Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 96

Also known asХисая МорисигэGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn04/05/1913Born inHirakata, Osaka Prefecture, JapanDied10/11/2009Died inTokyoWikidataQ1078152 ↗TMDb#20340 ↗

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.

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Filmography175 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2001	Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged BravesMovie	Professor Torino (voice)	88
1997	Princess MononokeMovie	Chief of Affairs (voice)	84
1994	47 RoninMovie	Hyobu Chisaka	81
1991	遊の人‐天下の御意見番大久保彦左衛門‐Movie	—	78
1990	Sea of WanderingMovie	—	77
1988	GoryokakuMovie	—	75
1987	森繁久彌の七人の孫Series	—	74
1986	ByakkotaiSeries	Inoue Okazumi	73
1986	Surgical Designs in FlamesMovie	—	73
1985	The 47 Ronin (Part 2): No ReturnMovie	—	72
1985	The 47 Ronin (Part 1): IndignationMovie	—	72
1984	KukaiMovie	—	71
1983	The Yoshida SchoolMovie	Shigeru Yoshida	70
1983	Fiddler on the RoofMovie	Tevye	70
1982	The Longest TunnelMovie	Gensuke Kishida	69
1981	SekigaharaSeries	Ieyasu Tokugawa	68
1981	The Imperial NavyMovie	Naoki Hongo	68
1980	Port ArthurMovie	Hirobumi Ito	67
1979	The RivalsMovie	—	66
1978	The IncidentMovie	Kiyokawa	65
1977	Sugata SanshiroMovie	Osho	64
1976	Two IidaMovie	Riichiro Sugawa	63
1975	Genroku TaiheikiSeries	Mitsukuni Tokugawa	62
1974	Machi no HiMovie	Kurita	61
1972	Theater of LifeMovie	—	59
1972	Zatoichi at LargeMovie	Constable Tobei	59
1972	Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba WataridoriMovie	Kanazawa	59
1971	Kigeki: Onna ikitemasuMovie	Kanazawa	58
1971	Follow the GirlsMovie	—	58
1971	Tora-san's Shattered RomanceMovie	Senzo	58
1970	Five Gents and a KuniangMovie	Amino Santarō	57
1970	Five Gents Fly to TaiwanMovie	Saburo Amino	57
1970	おれの義姉さんSeries	—	57
1969	5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part IIMovie	Ōtaka Chōtarō	56
1969	5 Gents Fly to KyushuMovie	Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics)	56
1969	Travels of Lord MitoMovie	Kômon Mito	56
1969	A Comedy in Front of the Station: PierMovie	—	56
1968	Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantMovie	Keitarō Takayama	55
1968	Volcano of Station Front PlazaMovie	—	55
1968	Five Gents and Karate GrandpaMovie	Keitaro Takayama (Takayama Trading President)	55
1967	Five Gents Prefer GeishaMovie	Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)	54
1967	Mahjong MadnessMovie	—	54
1967	Discover Japan with the 5 GentsMovie	Keitarō Shōji (President, Shōji Tourism)	54
1967	Exploration in Front of the StationMovie	—	54
1967	Campus in Front of a Train StationMovie	森田徳之助	54
1966	Tale of a CarpenterMovie	—	53
1966	Five Gents on the SpotMovie	Yaichiro Kurihara	53
1966	A Company President's Life StoryMovie	Kurihara Yaichirō (Sunrise President)	53
1966	Look Up, Noble OneMovie	Hamaguchi	53
1966	A Comedy in Front of the Station: MangaMovie	Tokunosuke Morita	53
1965	President's Ninja Trick Book Part IIMovie	Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)	52
1965	Five Gents' Trick BookMovie	Kutaro Iwato	52
1965	A Comedy in Front of the Station: UniversityMovie	Morita Tokunosuke	52
1965	We Will RememberMovie	—	52
1965	Retirement of a Train EngineerMovie	—	52
1964	Camellia GateMovie	—	51
1964	Could I But LiveMovie	Director of Infant Care Facility	51
1964	Hail the 3 GentsMovie	Reijiro Koizumi	51
1964	The Naked ExecutiveMovie	Kôshirô Hidaka	51
1964	3 Gents in the Snow CountryMovie	—	51
1964	KenMovie	Mibu	51
1963	Travel Stories of a Company President Part IIMovie	Heitarō Dōmoto (President)	50
1963	Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidaiMovie	Kyusaku Goi	50
1963	Travel Stories of a Company PresidentMovie	—	50
1963	Aloha 3 GentsMovie	Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)	50
1963	3 Gents In HawaiiMovie	Kazama Keinosuke (President)	50
1963	The Maid StoryMovie	—	50
1963	Madame AkiMovie	Katayuki	50
1962	ChûshinguraMovie	—	49
1962	Shimizu Port Salaryman Part IIMovie	—	49
1962	Shimizu Port SalarymanMovie	—	49
1962	Shin kitsune to tanukiMovie	—	49
1962	Mount HakoneMovie	—	49
1962	This Madding CrowdMovie	Professor	49
1962	Three Gentlemen Return from Hong KongMovie	—	49
1962	A Country BossMovie	Takeo Aihara	49
1962	Three Gentlemen from TokyoMovie	—	49
1962	A Comedy in Front of the Station: OnsenMovie	—	49
1962	A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese RestaurantMovie	Toku	49
1962	Ika naru hoshi no moto niMovie	—	49
1961	Aces WildMovie	—	48
1961	The Preacher of LoveMovie	—	48
1961	A Comedy in Front of the Station: LunchboxMovie	Kintaro	48
1961	An Urban AffairMovie	Kintaro Togura	48
1961	Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppōMovie	—	48
1961	Snow in the South SeasMovie	—	48
1961	The End of SummerMovie	Isomura Eiichirou	48
1961	Playboy President: Part IIMovie	Eisuke Misawa	48
1961	The Masterless 47 – Part IIMovie	—	48
1960	The Curio MasterMovie	—	47
1960	New Third Class Executive: Fortune TellerMovie	Shiro Sawamura	47
1960	New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingMovie	Shirō Sawamura (Executive Director)	47
1960	Life of a Country DoctorMovie	—	47
1960	The Masterless 47Movie	Yoshio Oishi	47
1960	The Angry SeaMovie	Hikoichi	47
1960	This Greedy Old SkinMovie	Hikohachi Mukoyama	47
1959	The Adventures of KantaroMovie	Kantaro	46
1959	Fox and RaccoonMovie	Tampei Nukada	46
1959	The Bell of LoveMovie	—	46
1959	Temptation on Glamour IslandMovie	Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa	46
1959	Diary of a Company President: Peaceful PeriodMovie	—	46
1959	Three Generations of Company Presidents Part IIMovie	—	46
1959	Flower Shop CurtainMovie	—	46
1958	The Undefeated WomanMovie	—	45
1958	Assistant PresidentMovie	—	45
1958	The Third PresidentMovie	Keitaro Asakawa	45
1958	Love is Different and DeliciousMovie	—	45
1958	The Hotelman's HolidayMovie	Jihei Ikuno	45
1958	The Shop CurtainMovie	—	45
1958	YokuMovie	—	45
1958	The Spell of the Hidden GoldMovie	Munazuru	45
1958	The Child WritersMovie	Mr. Kawahara	45
1958	Theater of LifeMovie	—	45
1958	Fancy TalkerMovie	—	45
1957	Snow CountryMovie	Imura	44
1957	The Beauty ExpertMovie	—	44
1957	Talkative Company PresidentMovie	Osamu Saotome	44
1957	TurtledoveMovie	—	44
1957	A Tale of Dung and UrineMovie	Ushinosuke Abe	44
1957	The Unbalanced WheelMovie	—	44
1957	Hadaka no MachiMovie	—	44
1956	The Fighter in the RingMovie	—	43
1956	The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura HarudanjiMovie	—	43
1956	Morishige's HoneymoonMovie	—	43
1956	Jacks and JillsMovie	Morishita	43
1956	All Sold OutMovie	—	43
1956	While the Demon Steps OutMovie	—	43
1956	Called to the StandMovie	—	43
1956	The President's BossMovie	Zennosuke Tashiro	43
1956	The President Talks BankMovie	Zennosuke Tashiro	43
1956	Three Generations of Company PresidentsMovie	—	43
1955	Such is LifeMovie	Danpei	42
1955	Nonki saibanMovie	—	42
1955	Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuriMovie	—	42
1955	Policeman's DiaryMovie	Patrolman Yoshii	42
1955	Tales of GinzaMovie	Narrator (voice)	42
1955	Love at FortyMovie	—	42
1955	Morishige is a Fake GentlemanMovie	—	42
1955	Marital RelationsMovie	Ryukichi	42
1955	The Tears of Geisha KonatsuMovie	—	42
1955	Chutaro of BanbaMovie	—	42
1955	His Highness SurabayaMovie	Kyutaro Nagasogabe/Eiji Nagasogabe	42
1955	House of Many PleasuresMovie	Denkichi Yoshida	42
1954	Last of the Wild OnesMovie	—	41
1954	Husband Comes Home Every SuturdayMovie	—	41
1954	Shigemori Goes To TokyoMovie	Shigemori Shigeo	41
1954	A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their PrimeMovie	—	41
1953	Jirocho Begins His Roving LifeMovie	—	40
1953	Dekoboko taikōkiMovie	—	40
1953	Jirocho, the HuntedMovie	—	40
1953	Jirocho Strikes a Daring BlowMovie	—	40
1953	Mole AlleyMovie	—	40
1953	Bot-chanMovie	Akashatsu	40
1953	親馬鹿花合戦Movie	—	40
1953	Tokyo ProfileMovie	Mr. Maki	40
1953	Her Captive GamblersMovie	—	40
1953	Jirocho's Home-ComingMovie	—	40
1953	Yasugorō shusseMovie	—	40
1953	Princess Finds Her PrinceMovie	—	40
1952	Third Class ExecutivesMovie	Personnel Chief	39
1952	Tokyo SweetheartMovie	Akazawa	39
1952	Coward at Ganryu IslandMovie	—	39
1952	Ikinokotta benten-samaMovie	—	39
1952	Byakuran kōranMovie	—	39
1952	Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushiMovie	—	39
1952	Lil's Return from ShanghaiMovie	Ichiro Okamura	39
1952	Zoku santō jūyakuMovie	—	39
1952	Asu wa NichiyōbiMovie	—	39
1951	PiratesMovie	—	38
1951	Bengawan SoloMovie	—	38
1951	新遊侠伝Movie	—	38
1951	新遊侠伝　遊侠往来Movie	—	38
1951	Koi no rantōMovie	—	38
1951	KoibitoMovie	Manager	38
1950	Amakara chindōchūMovie	—	37