Biography and filmography

Manabu Morita

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.

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Movies (153)

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

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

1983

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head

1983

The Shogun's Vault II

The Shogun's Vault II

1982

The Black Hood

The Black Hood

1981

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

Gate of Youth

Gate of Youth

1981

Faraway Tomorrow

Faraway Tomorrow

1979

Dog of Fortune

Dog of Fortune

1979

A Cheerful Yakuza

A Cheerful Yakuza

1976

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

1974 · Amano

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

1974 · Kuroda

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

1974 · Imanishi Uneme

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

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

1973 · Dogawa Saburobei

Internal Sleuth

Internal Sleuth

1973

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972 · Omi

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments

1971

The Silk Hat Boss 2

The Silk Hat Boss 2

1970

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

1970

Blood End

Blood End

1969

Prison Break

Prison Break

1969

Girl with Bamboo Leaves

Girl with Bamboo Leaves

1969

Lefty Fencer

Lefty Fencer

1969

手錠無用

手錠無用

1969

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

1968

The Woman Champion

The Woman Champion

1968

Lone Wolf Isazo

Lone Wolf Isazo

1968

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

1968

The Last Loyalty Offering

The Last Loyalty Offering

1967

Escape Man

Escape Man

1967

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

1967

Zatoichi the Outlaw

Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967 · Tetsu

Let's Dance Tonight

Let's Dance Tonight

1967 · Yakuza A

Assignment Dragon No. 3

Assignment Dragon No. 3

1967

Wrath of Daimajin

Wrath of Daimajin

1966 · Tôma Kuroki

Dynamite Doctor Returns

Dynamite Doctor Returns

1966

A Drop of Grease

A Drop of Grease

1966

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966 · Takuji

The Front Line Showdown

The Front Line Showdown

1966

The School of Spies

The School of Spies

1966

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

1966

Return of Gun Dog

Return of Gun Dog

1966

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

1966

Trump Card of Revenge

Trump Card of Revenge

1966

Trigger Happy Romeo

Trigger Happy Romeo

1965

Black Temptation

Black Temptation

1965

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965

Young Boss: Prison Release

Young Boss: Prison Release

1965

Fangs of Vengeance

Fangs of Vengeance

1965

雲を呼ぶ講道館

雲を呼ぶ講道館

1965

Hoodlum Soldier

Hoodlum Soldier

1965

Back Stairways

Back Stairways

1965

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

1965 · Denkichi

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

1964 · Kozaru

Superexpress

Superexpress

1964 · Detective A

Clamouring Canines

Clamouring Canines

1964

Ocean Floor Crime #1

Ocean Floor Crime #1

1964

Black Trump Card

Black Trump Card

1964

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

1964 · Shichiro

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

1964

Underworld's Number One

Underworld's Number One

1963

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

1963

Sentimental Mobsters

Sentimental Mobsters

1963

Hot Spring Maid

Hot Spring Maid

1963

Bury Me Deep

Bury Me Deep

1963

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

1963 · Yaroku

The Third Shadow Warrior

The Third Shadow Warrior

1963

Order of Yakuza

Order of Yakuza

1962

Fūshinraishin

Fūshinraishin

1962

A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1962 · Army Major

Hell's Assassin

Hell's Assassin

1962

Akiko

Akiko

1962

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

1962

Sutekina 16-sai

Sutekina 16-sai

1962

Black Test Car

Black Test Car

1962 · Planning Section 4 Manager

Princess and I

Princess and I

1962

The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962 · Seisuke

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

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

1962

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

1962

The Burdened Sisters

The Burdened Sisters

1961 · Boy

Tsuyoku naru otoko

Tsuyoku naru otoko

1961

Shichinin no arakure

Shichinin no arakure

1961

Ashita o yobu minato

Ashita o yobu minato

1961

Osananajimi to iu dakesa

Osananajimi to iu dakesa

1961

Gun's Bloody Mire

Gun's Bloody Mire

1961

Triangle Moods

Triangle Moods

1961

Bara to ryū

Bara to ryū

1961

San kyōdai no kettō

San kyōdai no kettō

1960

Friendship on Bullethole Street

Friendship on Bullethole Street

1960

The False Student

The False Student

1960 · Detective B

Hit and Run  Gang

Hit and Run Gang

1960

The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960

Ore no namida wa amakunai

Ore no namida wa amakunai

1960

The Last Betrayal

The Last Betrayal

1960

Hanzai rokugōchi

Hanzai rokugōchi

1960

Afraid to Die

Afraid to Die

1960

Tōkyō no josei

Tōkyō no josei

1960

The Wandering Princess

The Wandering Princess

1960

Kenjū no okite

Kenjū no okite

1960

Haha sakura

Haha sakura

1960

Shōbushi to sono musume

Shōbushi to sono musume

1959

Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain

1959 · Guard

The Aristocrat's Stairs

The Aristocrat's Stairs

1959

A Storm Zone

A Storm Zone

1959 · Tanaka

The Telephone Rings in the Evening

The Telephone Rings in the Evening

1959

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

1959

Tokai no kiba

Tokai no kiba

1959

Otoko jū kyū no wataridori

Otoko jū kyū no wataridori

1958

Kesareta keiji

Kesareta keiji

1958

The Ladder of Success

The Ladder of Success

1958

The Judo Champ

The Judo Champ

1958

Giants and Toys

Giants and Toys

1958 · Baseball Stadium Spectator

Kaachan wa hannin janai

Kaachan wa hannin janai

1958

The Cat Knew

The Cat Knew

1958

Love River

Love River

1958

The Precipice

The Precipice

1958

Mother

Mother

1958 · Tomioka

Symphony of Love

Symphony of Love

1958

On This Earth

On This Earth

1957 · Work Chief

Duel at Noon

Duel at Noon

1957

Tsuma koso waga inochi

Tsuma koso waga inochi

1957

The Betrothed

The Betrothed

1957

Eki basha osowaru

Eki basha osowaru

1957

Zoku ginga no miyako

Zoku ginga no miyako

1957

Ginga no miyako

Ginga no miyako

1957

Dai san hijōsen

Dai san hijōsen

1956

Ringo murakara

Ringo murakara

1956

8:13 PM

8:13 PM

1956

Horeruna Yanpachi

Horeruna Yanpachi

1956

Tsuki no kōdōkan

Tsuki no kōdōkan

1956

Bara no kōdōkan

Bara no kōdōkan

1956

Teen-ager's Resistance

Teen-ager's Resistance

1955

Where Might is Right

Where Might is Right

1955

Kidnapper

Kidnapper

1955

The Big Four of the Kodokan

The Big Four of the Kodokan

1955

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955

Dawn Chorus

Dawn Chorus

1955

Rōkyoku tengu dōjō

Rōkyoku tengu dōjō

1955

Haha tokidori

Haha tokidori

1954

Itsuki no komori uta

Itsuki no komori uta

1954

Four Mothers

Four Mothers

1954

Rakka no mon

Rakka no mon

1954

Haha no mizūmi

Haha no mizūmi

1953

Made in Japan

Made in Japan

1953

Outlaw

Outlaw

1953

Tokoharu jamono

Tokoharu jamono

1953

Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi

Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi

1952

Nodo jiman sanbagarasu

Nodo jiman sanbagarasu

1951

Tokyo Elegy

Tokyo Elegy

1951

Haha chidori

Haha chidori

1951

San akunin to akanbō

San akunin to akanbō

1950

The Rainbow Man

The Rainbow Man

1949 · Detective

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