Portrait of Hisaya Morishige

Acting

Hisaya Morishige

Career

Active from 1951 to 2001, busiest in 1960 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
69
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The End of Summer
The End of Summer
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hisaya Morishige Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Family Dynamics 4
  • Japanese Comedy 3
  • Social Satire 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Post-War Japan 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Workplace Comedy 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Japanese Corporate Culture 2
  • Family 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 62
Blooming Again
Blooming Again (2004)

as Rokusaburō Aoki

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
GoodWatch score 62

as Professor Torino (voice)

森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人
森繁久彌サスペンス 小池真理子の鍵老人 (2001)

TV show

1990s

3 titles · average score 75
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke (1997)
GoodWatch score 81

as Chief of Affairs (voice)

Going West: to the West
Going West: to the West (1997)

as Neighbor Osamu

47 Ronin
47 Ronin (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hyobu Chisaka

1980s

9 titles · average score 61
森繁久彌の七人の孫
森繁久彌の七人の孫 (1987)

TV show

Byakkotai
Byakkotai (1986)

TV show · as Inoue Okazumi

Sayonara Jupiter
Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

as Earth Federation President

The Yoshida School
The Yoshida School (1983)

as Shigeru Yoshida

Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1983)

as Tevye

The Longest Tunnel
The Longest Tunnel (1982)

as Gensuke Kishida

Sekigahara
Sekigahara (1981)

TV show · as Ieyasu Tokugawa

The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy (1981)

as Naoki Hongo

Port Arthur
Port Arthur (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hirobumi Ito

1970s

13 titles · average score 68
The Incident
The Incident (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kiyokawa

Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)

as Osho

Two Iida
Two Iida (1976)

as Riichiro Sugawa

Machi no Hi
Machi no Hi (1974)

as Kurita

The Twilight Years
The Twilight Years (1973)

as Shigezo Tachibana

Zatoichi at Large
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

as Constable Tobei

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori (1972)

as Kanazawa

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu (1971)

as Kanazawa

Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)

as 千造

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (1970)

as Saburo Amino

Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)

as Amino Santarō

おれの義姉さん
おれの義姉さん (1970)

TV show

1960s

40 titles · average score 76
Travels of Lord Mito
Travels of Lord Mito (1969)

as Kômon Mito

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II (1965)

as Kyutarō Iwato (President, Iwato Construction)

The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive (1964)

as Kôshirô Hidaka

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)

as Kyusaku Goi

3 Gents In Hawaii
3 Gents In Hawaii (1963)

as Kazama Keinosuke (President)

This Madding Crowd
This Madding Crowd (1962)

as Professor

The End of Summer
The End of Summer (1961)
GoodWatch score 77

as Isomura Eiichirou

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)

as Kintaro

Playboy President
Playboy President (1961)

as Misawa Einosuke

Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President: Part II (1961)

as Eisuke Misawa

The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47 (1960)

as Yoshio Oishi

The Angry Sea
The Angry Sea (1960)

as Hikoichi

1950s

33 titles · average score 67
Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)

as Navy Captain Prince Tamehisa

The Tale of the White Serpent
The Tale of the White Serpent (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)

The Hotelman's Holiday
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)

as Jihei Ikuno

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)

as Shozo

The President Talks Bank
The President Talks Bank (1956)

as Zennosuke Tashiro

Called to the Stand
Called to the Stand (1956)

as Shiro Kamisaka

The President's Boss
The President's Boss (1956)

as Zennosuke Tashiro

Marital Relations
Marital Relations (1955)

as Ryukichi

Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary (1955)

as Patrolman Yoshii

Such is Life
Such is Life (1955)

as Danpei

Tokyo Sweetheart
Tokyo Sweetheart (1952)

as Akazawa

Third Class Executives
Third Class Executives (1952)

as Personnel Chief