
Manabu Morita
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 25, 1924 (age 102)
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

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

The Tale of Zatoichi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

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

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Fires on the Plain

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

Zatoichi the Outlaw

Giants and Toys
Photos
Filmography

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head
Movie

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

The Shogun's Vault II
Movie

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Movie

Flame of Father and Son
Movie

Gate of Youth
Movie

The Black Hood
Movie

Dog of Fortune
Movie

Faraway Tomorrow
Movie

A Cheerful Yakuza
Movie

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Movie · as Amano

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Movie · as Imanishi Uneme

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
Movie · as Kuroda

Internal Sleuth
Movie

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Movie · as Dogawa Saburobei

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Movie · as Omi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Movie

Professional Killers
TV · 1 ep

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
Movie

The Silk Hat Boss 2
Movie

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
Movie

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
TV · as Kajiwara Hyōbu · 1 ep

Girl with Bamboo Leaves
Movie

Prison Break
Movie

Blood End
Movie

Lefty Fencer
Movie

手錠無用
Movie

The Woman Champion
Movie

Lone Wolf Isazo
Movie

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Movie

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Movie

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
Movie

Assignment Dragon No. 3
Movie

Zatoichi the Outlaw
Movie · as Tetsu

Let's Dance Tonight
Movie · as Yakuza A

The Last Loyalty Offering
Movie

Escape Man
Movie

Dynamite Doctor Returns
Movie

Wrath of Daimajin
Movie · as Tôma Kuroki

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Movie · as Takuji

The School of Spies
Movie

The Front Line Showdown
Movie

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
Movie

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
Movie

A Drop of Grease
Movie

Trump Card of Revenge
Movie

Return of Gun Dog
Movie

Back Stairways
Movie

Black Temptation
Movie

Fangs of Vengeance
Movie

雲を呼ぶ講道館
Movie

Young Boss: Prison Release
Movie

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Movie

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Movie · as Denkichi

Hoodlum Soldier
Movie

Trigger Happy Romeo
Movie

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Movie

Superexpress
Movie · as Detective A

Black Trump Card
Movie

Ocean Floor Crime #1
Movie

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Movie · as Kozaru

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Movie · as Shichiro

Clamouring Canines
Movie

The Third Shadow Warrior
Movie

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Movie · as Yaroku

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Movie

Bury Me Deep
Movie

Sentimental Mobsters
Movie

Hot Spring Maid
Movie

Underworld's Number One
Movie

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

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
Movie

Princess and I
Movie

Akiko
Movie

Sutekina 16-sai
Movie

Order of Yakuza
Movie

Hell's Assassin
Movie

Fūshinraishin
Movie

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Movie

Black Test Car
Movie · as Planning Section 4 Manager

The Tale of Zatoichi
Movie · as Seisuke

A Woman's Life
Movie · as Army Major

Triangle Moods
Movie

The Burdened Sisters
Movie · as Boy

Bara to ryū
Movie

Gun's Bloody Mire
Movie

Osananajimi to iu dakesa
Movie

Ashita o yobu minato
Movie

Shichinin no arakure
Movie

Tsuyoku naru otoko
Movie

The Wandering Princess
Movie

The Last Betrayal
Movie

Afraid to Die
Movie

The False Student
Movie · as Detective B

Hit and Run Gang
Movie

The Woman Who Touched Legs
Movie

Kenjū no okite
Movie

Tōkyō no josei
Movie

Hanzai rokugōchi
Movie

Ore no namida wa amakunai
Movie

Haha sakura
Movie

Friendship on Bullethole Street
Movie

San kyōdai no kettō
Movie

Fires on the Plain
Movie · as Guard

A Storm Zone
Movie · as Tanaka

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
Movie

The Telephone Rings in the Evening
Movie

The Aristocrat's Stairs
Movie

Tokai no kiba
Movie

Shōbushi to sono musume
Movie

The Precipice
Movie

Love River
Movie

Mother
Movie · as Tomioka

The Judo Champ
Movie

The Cat Knew
Movie

Giants and Toys
Movie · as Baseball Stadium Spectator

The Ladder of Success
Movie

Symphony of Love
Movie

Kaachan wa hannin janai
Movie

Kesareta keiji
Movie

Otoko jū kyū no wataridori
Movie

The Betrothed
Movie

On This Earth
Movie · as Work Chief

Ginga no miyako
Movie

Zoku ginga no miyako
Movie
Eki basha osowaru
Movie

Tsuma koso waga inochi
Movie

Duel at Noon
Movie

Bara no kōdōkan
Movie

Tsuki no kōdōkan
Movie

Horeruna Yanpachi
Movie

Ringo murakara
Movie

8:13 PM
Movie
Dai san hijōsen
Movie

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Movie

Rōkyoku tengu dōjō
Movie

Dawn Chorus
Movie

The Big Four of the Kodokan
Movie

Kidnapper
Movie

Teen-ager's Resistance
Movie

Where Might is Right
Movie

Rakka no mon
Movie

Haha tokidori
Movie
Four Mothers
Movie

Itsuki no komori uta
Movie

Made in Japan
Movie

Tokoharu jamono
Movie

Outlaw
Movie

Haha no mizūmi
Movie

Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
Movie

Nodo jiman sanbagarasu
Movie

Haha chidori
Movie

Tokyo Elegy
Movie
San akunin to akanbō
Movie

The Rainbow Man
Movie · as Detective

