Manabu Morita

Manabu Morita

Actor Apr 25 (age 102) 1949–1983 (34 year career)
7.1 avg rating

Biography

He was one of the regular actors who appeared in Daiei films from the 1950s to the 1970s. He appeared in over 100 films, including uncredited ones, and left a lasting impression playing many strong supporting and minor roles.

Known For

Filmography

Acting (152)

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Movies (150)

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head

1983
The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado

The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado

1983
The Shogun's Vault II

The Shogun's Vault II

1982
5.0
The Black Hood

The Black Hood

1981
Gate of Youth

Gate of Youth

1981
7.3
Flame of Father and Son

Flame of Father and Son

1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

1981
Faraway Tomorrow

Faraway Tomorrow

1979
2.0
Dog of Fortune

Dog of Fortune

1979
5.7
A Cheerful Yakuza

A Cheerful Yakuza

1976
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

1974

as Imanishi Uneme

7.1
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

1974

as Kuroda

5.5
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

1974

as Amano

5.7
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

1973

as Dogawa Saburobei

7.2
Internal Sleuth

Internal Sleuth

1973
7.5
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972

as Omi

7.4
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972
7.3
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments

1971
5.0
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

1970
9.0
The Silk Hat Boss 2

The Silk Hat Boss 2

1970
6.5
Blood End

Blood End

1969
6.3
Prison Break

Prison Break

1969
7.0
手錠無用

手錠無用

1969
Lefty Fencer

Lefty Fencer

1969
4.3
Girl with Bamboo Leaves

Girl with Bamboo Leaves

1969
10.0
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

1968
5.8
Lone Wolf Isazo

Lone Wolf Isazo

1968
6.8
The Woman Champion

The Woman Champion

1968
10.0
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

1968
7.0
Assignment Dragon No. 3

Assignment Dragon No. 3

1967
7.0
Zatoichi the Outlaw

Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967

as Tetsu

6.7
The Last Loyalty Offering

The Last Loyalty Offering

1967
Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

1967
8.0
Let's Dance Tonight

Let's Dance Tonight

1967

as Yakuza A

9.0
Escape Man

Escape Man

1967
Dynamite Doctor Returns

Dynamite Doctor Returns

1966
Wrath of Daimajin

Wrath of Daimajin

1966

as Tôma Kuroki

6.3
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966

as Takuji

7.1
A Drop of Grease

A Drop of Grease

1966
The School of Spies

The School of Spies

1966
6.6
Trump Card of Revenge

Trump Card of Revenge

1966
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

1966
Return of Gun Dog

Return of Gun Dog

1966
6.2
The Front Line Showdown

The Front Line Showdown

1966
8.0
Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

1966
Fangs of Vengeance

Fangs of Vengeance

1965
Black Temptation

Black Temptation

1965
9.0
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

1965

as Denkichi

6.3
Trigger Happy Romeo

Trigger Happy Romeo

1965
7.5
Hoodlum Soldier

Hoodlum Soldier

1965
7.2
雲を呼ぶ講道館

雲を呼ぶ講道館

1965
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965
6.8
Back Stairways

Back Stairways

1965
Young Boss: Prison Release

Young Boss: Prison Release

1965
4.8
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

1964

as Shichiro

6.2
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

1964

as Kozaru

6.5
Ocean Floor Crime #1

Ocean Floor Crime #1

1964
Superexpress

Superexpress

1964

as Detective A

8.0
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

1964
9.0
Black Trump Card

Black Trump Card

1964
6.0
Clamouring Canines

Clamouring Canines

1964
8.5
The Third Shadow Warrior

The Third Shadow Warrior

1963
7.2
Sentimental Mobsters

Sentimental Mobsters

1963
7.0
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

1963

as Yaroku

9.5
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

1963
Bury Me Deep

Bury Me Deep

1963
8.0
Order of Yakuza

Order of Yakuza

1962
8.0
The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962

as Seisuke

7.3
Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop

Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop

1962
A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1962

as Army Major

7.5
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

1962
Hell's Assassin

Hell's Assassin

1962
Fūshinraishin

Fūshinraishin

1962
Akiko

Akiko

1962
Princess and I

Princess and I

1962
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

1962
Black Test Car

Black Test Car

1962

as Planning Section 4 Manager

7.1
Sutekina 16-sai

Sutekina 16-sai

1962
Triangle Moods

Triangle Moods

1961
The Burdened Sisters

The Burdened Sisters

1961

as Boy

10.0
Bara to ryū

Bara to ryū

1961
Gun's Bloody Mire

Gun's Bloody Mire

1961
Osananajimi to iu dakesa

Osananajimi to iu dakesa

1961
Ashita o yobu minato

Ashita o yobu minato

1961
Shichinin no arakure

Shichinin no arakure

1961
Tsuyoku naru otoko

Tsuyoku naru otoko

1961
The Wandering Princess

The Wandering Princess

1960
6.5
Afraid to Die

Afraid to Die

1960
6.3
The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960
7.0
The False Student

The False Student

1960

as Detective B

6.7
The Last Betrayal

The Last Betrayal

1960
Hit and Run  Gang

Hit and Run Gang

1960
Kenjū no okite

Kenjū no okite

1960
Tōkyō no josei

Tōkyō no josei

1960
Hanzai rokugōchi

Hanzai rokugōchi

1960
Ore no namida wa amakunai

Ore no namida wa amakunai

1960
Haha sakura

Haha sakura

1960
Friendship on Bullethole Street

Friendship on Bullethole Street

1960
San kyōdai no kettō

San kyōdai no kettō

1960
Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain

1959
7.6
A Storm Zone

A Storm Zone

1959

as Tanaka

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

1959
8.0
The Aristocrat's Stairs

The Aristocrat's Stairs

1959
Tokai no kiba

Tokai no kiba

1959
Shōbushi to sono musume

Shōbushi to sono musume

1959
The Precipice

The Precipice

1958
9.0
Giants and Toys

Giants and Toys

1958

as Baseball Stadium Spectator

7.1
The Cat Knew

The Cat Knew

1958
The Ladder of Success

The Ladder of Success

1958
6.5
Mother

Mother

1958

as Tomioka

The Judo Champ

The Judo Champ

1958
Love River

Love River

1958
Symphony of Love

Symphony of Love

1958
Kaachan wa hannin janai

Kaachan wa hannin janai

1958
Kesareta keiji

Kesareta keiji

1958
Otoko jū kyū no wataridori

Otoko jū kyū no wataridori

1958
On This Earth

On This Earth

1957

as Work Chief

7.0
The Betrothed

The Betrothed

1957
Ginga no miyako

Ginga no miyako

1957
Zoku ginga no miyako

Zoku ginga no miyako

1957
Eki basha osowaru

Eki basha osowaru

1957
Tsuma koso waga inochi

Tsuma koso waga inochi

1957
Duel at Noon

Duel at Noon

1957
8:13 PM

8:13 PM

1956
Bara no kōdōkan

Bara no kōdōkan

1956
Horeruna Yanpachi

Horeruna Yanpachi

1956
Dai san hijōsen

Dai san hijōsen

1956
Tsuki no kōdōkan

Tsuki no kōdōkan

1956
Ringo murakara

Ringo murakara

1956
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955
6.7
Kidnapper

Kidnapper

1955
Rōkyoku tengu dōjō

Rōkyoku tengu dōjō

1955
Dawn Chorus

Dawn Chorus

1955
The Big Four of the Kodokan

The Big Four of the Kodokan

1955
Teen-ager's Resistance

Teen-ager's Resistance

1955
Where Might is Right

Where Might is Right

1955
Itsuki no komori uta

Itsuki no komori uta

1954
Rakka no mon

Rakka no mon

1954
Haha tokidori

Haha tokidori

1954
Four Mothers

Four Mothers

1954
Made in Japan

Made in Japan

1953
Outlaw

Outlaw

1953
Tokoharu jamono

Tokoharu jamono

1953
Haha no mizūmi

Haha no mizūmi

1953
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi

Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi

1952
Nodo jiman sanbagarasu

Nodo jiman sanbagarasu

1951
Haha chidori

Haha chidori

1951
Tokyo Elegy

Tokyo Elegy

1951
San akunin to akanbō

San akunin to akanbō

1950
The Rainbow Man

The Rainbow Man

1949

as Detective

6.2