Manabu Morita
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
Professional Killers
Gate of Youth
The Tale of Zatoichi
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Fires on the Plain
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
All Movies (97)
- The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado1983
- Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head1983
- The Shogun's Vault II1982
- The Black Hood1981
- Flame of Father and Son1981
- The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge1981
- Gate of Youth1981
- Faraway Tomorrow1979
- Dog of Fortune1979
- A Cheerful Yakuza1976
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 11974 · as Amano
- The Street Fighter's Last Revenge1974 · as Kuroda
- Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell1974 · as Imanishi Uneme
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons1973 · as Dogawa Saburobei
- Internal Sleuth1973
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril1972
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance1972 · as Omi
- The Silk Hat Boss 21970
- Blood End1969
- Prison Break1969
- Girl with Bamboo Leaves1969
- Lefty Fencer1969
- 手錠無用1969
- Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint1968
- The Woman Champion1968
- Lone Wolf Isazo1968
- Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty1968
- The Last Loyalty Offering1967
- Escape Man1967
- Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack1967
- Zatoichi the Outlaw1967 · as Tetsu
- Let's Dance Tonight1967 · as Yakuza A
- Assignment Dragon No. 31967
- Wrath of Daimajin1966 · as Tôma Kuroki
- Dynamite Doctor Returns1966
- A Drop of Grease1966
- Zatoichi's Pilgrimage1966 · as Takuji
- The Front Line Showdown1966
- The School of Spies1966
- Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity1966
- Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms1966
- Trump Card of Revenge1966
- Black Temptation1965
- Zatoichi and the Doomed Man1965
- Young Boss: Prison Release1965
- Fangs of Vengeance1965
- 雲を呼ぶ講道館1965
- Hoodlum Soldier1965
- Back Stairways1965
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire1965 · as Denkichi
- Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo1964 · as Kozaru
- Superexpress1964 · as Detective A
- Ocean Floor Crime #11964
- Black Trump Card1964
- Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege1964 · as Shichiro
- Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery1964
- Ōkuma Shigenobu the great1963
- Sentimental Mobsters1963
- Bury Me Deep1963
- A Samurai Never Tells a Lie1963 · as Yaroku
- The Third Shadow Warrior1963
- Order of Yakuza1962
- Fūshinraishin1962
- A Woman's Life1962 · as Army Major
- Hell's Assassin1962
- Akiko1962
- Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven1962
- Sutekina 16-sai1962
- Black Test Car1962 · as Planning Section 4 Manager
- Princess and I1962
- The Tale of Zatoichi1962 · as Seisuke
- Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop1962
- Third Generation's Loyalty Offering1962
- The Burdened Sisters1961 · as Boy
- Triangle Moods1961
- Bara to ryū1961
- The False Student1960 · as Detective B
- Hit and Run Gang1960
- The Woman Who Touched Legs1960
- The Last Betrayal1960
- Afraid to Die1960
- The Wandering Princess1960
- Fires on the Plain1959
- A Storm Zone1959 · as Tanaka
- Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree1959
- The Judo Champ1958
- The Cat Knew1958
- Love River1958
- The Precipice1958
- Mother1958 · as Tomioka
- On This Earth1957 · as Work Chief
- The Betrothed1957
- Princess Yang Kwei-fei1955
- Rakka no mon1954
- Made in Japan1953
- のど自慢三羽烏1951
- The Rainbow Man1949 · as Detective