Manabu Morita

Manabu Morita

Known for
Acting
Born
April 25, 1924 (age 102)
IMDb

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

Photos

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Filmography

1983
Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head poster

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head

Movie

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

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

Movie

1982
The Shogun's Vault II poster

The Shogun's Vault II

Movie

1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge poster

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

Movie

1981
Flame of Father and Son poster

Flame of Father and Son

Movie

1981
Gate of Youth poster

Gate of Youth

Movie

1981
The Black Hood poster

The Black Hood

Movie

1979
Dog of Fortune poster

Dog of Fortune

Movie

1979
Faraway Tomorrow poster

Faraway Tomorrow

Movie

1976
A Cheerful Yakuza poster

A Cheerful Yakuza

Movie

1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 poster

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

Movie · as Amano

1974
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Movie · as Imanishi Uneme

1974
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge poster

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

Movie · as Kuroda

1973
Internal Sleuth poster

Internal Sleuth

Movie

1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons poster

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

Movie · as Dogawa Saburobei

1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Movie · as Omi

1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Movie

1972
Professional Killers poster

Professional Killers

TV · 1 ep

1971
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments poster

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments

Movie

1970
The Silk Hat Boss 2 poster

The Silk Hat Boss 2

Movie

1970
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back poster

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

Movie

1970
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura poster

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura

TV · as Kajiwara Hyōbu · 1 ep

1969
Girl with Bamboo Leaves poster

Girl with Bamboo Leaves

Movie

1969
Prison Break poster

Prison Break

Movie

1969
Blood End poster

Blood End

Movie

1969
Lefty Fencer poster

Lefty Fencer

Movie

1969
手錠無用 poster

手錠無用

Movie

1968
The Woman Champion poster

The Woman Champion

Movie

1968
Lone Wolf Isazo poster

Lone Wolf Isazo

Movie

1968
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint poster

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

Movie

1968
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty poster

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

Movie

1967
Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack poster

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

Movie

1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3 poster

Assignment Dragon No. 3

Movie

1967
Zatoichi the Outlaw poster

Zatoichi the Outlaw

Movie · as Tetsu

1967
Let's Dance Tonight poster

Let's Dance Tonight

Movie · as Yakuza A

1967
The Last Loyalty Offering poster

The Last Loyalty Offering

Movie

1967
Escape Man poster

Escape Man

Movie

1966
Dynamite Doctor Returns poster

Dynamite Doctor Returns

Movie

1966
Wrath of Daimajin poster

Wrath of Daimajin

Movie · as Tôma Kuroki

1966
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage poster

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Movie · as Takuji

1966
The School of Spies poster

The School of Spies

Movie

1966
The Front Line Showdown poster

The Front Line Showdown

Movie

1966
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity poster

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

Movie

1966
Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms poster

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

Movie

1966
A Drop of Grease poster

A Drop of Grease

Movie

1966
Trump Card of Revenge poster

Trump Card of Revenge

Movie

1966
Return of Gun Dog poster

Return of Gun Dog

Movie

1965
Back Stairways poster

Back Stairways

Movie

1965
Black Temptation poster

Black Temptation

Movie

1965
Fangs of Vengeance poster

Fangs of Vengeance

Movie

1965
雲を呼ぶ講道館 poster

雲を呼ぶ講道館

Movie

1965
Young Boss: Prison Release poster

Young Boss: Prison Release

Movie

1965
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man poster

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

Movie

1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Movie · as Denkichi

1965
Hoodlum Soldier poster

Hoodlum Soldier

Movie

1965
Trigger Happy Romeo poster

Trigger Happy Romeo

Movie

1964
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery poster

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

Movie

1964
Superexpress poster

Superexpress

Movie · as Detective A

1964
Black Trump Card poster

Black Trump Card

Movie

1964
Ocean Floor Crime #1 poster

Ocean Floor Crime #1

Movie

1964
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo poster

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

Movie · as Kozaru

1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege poster

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

Movie · as Shichiro

1964
Clamouring Canines poster

Clamouring Canines

Movie

1963
The Third Shadow Warrior poster

The Third Shadow Warrior

Movie

1963
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie poster

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

Movie · as Yaroku

1963
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great poster

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

Movie

1963
Bury Me Deep poster

Bury Me Deep

Movie

1963
Sentimental Mobsters poster

Sentimental Mobsters

Movie

1963
Hot Spring Maid poster

Hot Spring Maid

Movie

1963
Underworld's Number One poster

Underworld's Number One

Movie

1962
Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop poster

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

Movie

1962
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering poster

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

Movie

1962
Princess and I poster

Princess and I

Movie

1962
Akiko poster

Akiko

Movie

1962
Sutekina 16-sai poster

Sutekina 16-sai

Movie

1962
Order of Yakuza poster

Order of Yakuza

Movie

1962
Hell's Assassin poster

Hell's Assassin

Movie

1962
Fūshinraishin poster

Fūshinraishin

Movie

1962
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven poster

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Movie

1962
Black Test Car poster

Black Test Car

Movie · as Planning Section 4 Manager

1962
The Tale of Zatoichi poster

The Tale of Zatoichi

Movie · as Seisuke

1962
A Woman's Life poster

A Woman's Life

Movie · as Army Major

1961
Triangle Moods poster

Triangle Moods

Movie

1961
The Burdened Sisters poster

The Burdened Sisters

Movie · as Boy

1961
Bara to ryū poster

Bara to ryū

Movie

1961
Gun's Bloody Mire poster

Gun's Bloody Mire

Movie

1961
Osananajimi to iu dakesa poster

Osananajimi to iu dakesa

Movie

1961
Ashita o yobu minato poster

Ashita o yobu minato

Movie

1961
Shichinin no arakure poster

Shichinin no arakure

Movie

1961
Tsuyoku naru otoko poster

Tsuyoku naru otoko

Movie

1960
The Wandering Princess poster

The Wandering Princess

Movie

1960
The Last Betrayal poster

The Last Betrayal

Movie

1960
Afraid to Die poster

Afraid to Die

Movie

1960
The False Student poster

The False Student

Movie · as Detective B

1960
Hit and Run  Gang poster

Hit and Run Gang

Movie

1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs poster

The Woman Who Touched Legs

Movie

1960
Kenjū no okite poster

Kenjū no okite

Movie

1960
Tōkyō no josei poster

Tōkyō no josei

Movie

1960
Hanzai rokugōchi poster

Hanzai rokugōchi

Movie

1960
Ore no namida wa amakunai poster

Ore no namida wa amakunai

Movie

1960
Haha sakura poster

Haha sakura

Movie

1960
Friendship on Bullethole Street poster

Friendship on Bullethole Street

Movie

1960
San kyōdai no kettō poster

San kyōdai no kettō

Movie

1959
Fires on the Plain poster

Fires on the Plain

Movie · as Guard

1959
A Storm Zone poster

A Storm Zone

Movie · as Tanaka

1959
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree poster

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

Movie

1959
The Telephone Rings in the Evening poster

The Telephone Rings in the Evening

Movie

1959
The Aristocrat's Stairs poster

The Aristocrat's Stairs

Movie

1959
Tokai no kiba poster

Tokai no kiba

Movie

1959
Shōbushi to sono musume poster

Shōbushi to sono musume

Movie

1958
The Precipice poster

The Precipice

Movie

1958
Love River poster

Love River

Movie

1958
Mother poster

Mother

Movie · as Tomioka

1958
The Judo Champ poster

The Judo Champ

Movie

1958
The Cat Knew poster

The Cat Knew

Movie

1958
Giants and Toys poster

Giants and Toys

Movie · as Baseball Stadium Spectator

1958
The Ladder of Success poster

The Ladder of Success

Movie

1958
Symphony of Love poster

Symphony of Love

Movie

1958
Kaachan wa hannin janai poster

Kaachan wa hannin janai

Movie

1958
Kesareta keiji poster

Kesareta keiji

Movie

1958
Otoko jū kyū no wataridori poster

Otoko jū kyū no wataridori

Movie

1957
The Betrothed poster

The Betrothed

Movie

1957
On This Earth poster

On This Earth

Movie · as Work Chief

1957
Ginga no miyako poster

Ginga no miyako

Movie

1957
Zoku ginga no miyako poster

Zoku ginga no miyako

Movie

1957
Eki basha osowaru

Eki basha osowaru

Movie

1957
Tsuma koso waga inochi poster

Tsuma koso waga inochi

Movie

1957
Duel at Noon poster

Duel at Noon

Movie

1956
Bara no kōdōkan poster

Bara no kōdōkan

Movie

1956
Tsuki no kōdōkan poster

Tsuki no kōdōkan

Movie

1956
Horeruna Yanpachi poster

Horeruna Yanpachi

Movie

1956
Ringo murakara poster

Ringo murakara

Movie

1956
8:13 PM poster

8:13 PM

Movie

1956
Dai san hijōsen

Dai san hijōsen

Movie

1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei poster

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Movie

1955
Rōkyoku tengu dōjō poster

Rōkyoku tengu dōjō

Movie

1955
Dawn Chorus poster

Dawn Chorus

Movie

1955
The Big Four of the Kodokan poster

The Big Four of the Kodokan

Movie

1955
Kidnapper poster

Kidnapper

Movie

1955
Teen-ager's Resistance poster

Teen-ager's Resistance

Movie

1955
Where Might is Right poster

Where Might is Right

Movie

1954
Rakka no mon poster

Rakka no mon

Movie

1954
Haha tokidori poster

Haha tokidori

Movie

1954
Four Mothers

Four Mothers

Movie

1954
Itsuki no komori uta poster

Itsuki no komori uta

Movie

1953
Made in Japan poster

Made in Japan

Movie

1953
Tokoharu jamono poster

Tokoharu jamono

Movie

1953
Outlaw poster

Outlaw

Movie

1953
Haha no mizūmi poster

Haha no mizūmi

Movie

1952
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi poster

Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi

Movie

1951
Nodo jiman sanbagarasu poster

Nodo jiman sanbagarasu

Movie

1951
Haha chidori poster

Haha chidori

Movie

1951
Tokyo Elegy poster

Tokyo Elegy

Movie

1950
San akunin to akanbō

San akunin to akanbō

Movie

1949
The Rainbow Man poster

The Rainbow Man

Movie · as Detective