Manabu Morita
Acting
Born April 25, 1924
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.
Filmography
- 1983Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head
- 1983The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado
- 1982The Shogun's Vault II
- 1981Flame of Father and Son
- 1981Gate of Youth
- 1981The Black Hood
- 1981The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
- 1979Dog of Fortune
- 1979Faraway Tomorrow
- 1976A Cheerful Yakuza
- 1974Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell — Imanishi Uneme
- 1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 — Amano
- 1974The Street Fighter's Last Revenge — Kuroda
- 1973Internal Sleuth
- 1973Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons — Dogawa Saburobei
- 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
- 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance — Omi
- Professional Killers
- 1971Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
- Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura — 梶原兵部
- 1970The Silk Hat Boss 2
- 1970Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
- 1969Blood End
- 1969Girl with Bamboo Leaves
- 1969Lefty Fencer
- 1969Prison Break
- 1969手錠無用
- 1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
- 1968Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
- 1968Lone Wolf Isazo
- 1968The Woman Champion
- 1967Assignment Dragon No. 3
- 1967Escape Man
- 1967Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
- 1967Let's Dance Tonight — Yakuza A
- 1967The Last Loyalty Offering
- 1967Zatoichi the Outlaw — Tetsu
- 1966A Drop of Grease
- 1966Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
- 1966Dynamite Doctor Returns
- 1966The Front Line Showdown
- 1966The School of Spies
- 1966Trump Card of Revenge
- 1966Wrath of Daimajin — Tôma Kuroki
- 1966Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
- 1966Zatoichi's Pilgrimage — Takuji
- 1965Back Stairways
- 1965Black Temptation
- 1965Fangs of Vengeance
- 1965Hoodlum Soldier
- 1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire — Denkichi
- 1965Young Boss: Prison Release
- 1965Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
- 1965雲を呼ぶ講道館
- 1964Black Trump Card
- 1964Ocean Floor Crime #1
- 1964Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo — Kozaru
- 1964Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege — Shichiro
- 1964Superexpress — Detective A
- 1964Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
- 1963A Samurai Never Tells a Lie — Yaroku
- 1963Bury Me Deep
- 1963Sentimental Mobsters
- 1963The Third Shadow Warrior
- 1963Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
- 1962A Woman's Life — Army Major
- 1962Akiko
- 1962Black Test Car — Planning Section 4 Manager
- 1962Fūshinraishin
- 1962Hell's Assassin
- 1962Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
- 1962Order of Yakuza
- 1962Princess and I
- 1962Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
- 1962Sutekina 16-sai
- 1962The Tale of Zatoichi — Seisuke
- 1962Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
- 1961Bara to ryū
- 1961The Burdened Sisters — Boy
- 1961Triangle Moods
- 1960Afraid to Die
- 1960Hit and Run Gang
- 1960The False Student — Detective B
- 1960The Last Betrayal
- 1960The Wandering Princess
- 1960The Woman Who Touched Legs
- 1959A Storm Zone — Tanaka
- 1959Fires on the Plain — Guard
- 1959Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
- 1959The Aristocrat's Stairs
- 1959The Telephone Rings in the Evening
- 1958Giants and Toys — Baseball Stadium Spectator
- 1958Love River
- 1958Mother — Tomioka
- 1958Symphony of Love
- 1958The Cat Knew
- 1958The Judo Champ
- 1958The Ladder of Success
- 1958The Precipice
- 1957Duel at Noon
- 1957Eki basha osowaru
- 1957Ginga no miyako
- 1957On This Earth — Work Chief
- 1957The Betrothed
- 1957Tsuma koso waga inochi
- 1957Zoku ginga no miyako
- 19568:13 PM
- 1956Bara no kōdōkan
- 1956Dai san hijōsen
- 1956Horeruna Yanpachi
- 1956Ringo murakara
- 1956Tsuki no kōdōkan
- 1955Dawn Chorus
- 1955Kidnapper
- 1955Princess Yang Kwei-fei
- 1955Rōkyoku tengu dōjō
- 1955Teen-ager's Resistance
- 1955The Big Four of the Kodokan
- 1955Where Might is Right
- 1954Four Mothers
- 1954Haha tokidori
- 1954Itsuki no komori uta
- 1954Rakka no mon
- 1953Haha no mizūmi
- 1953Made in Japan
- 1953Outlaw
- 1953Tokoharu jamono
- 1952Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
- 1951Haha chidori
- 1951Nodo jiman sanbagarasu
- 1951Tokyo Elegy
- 1950San akunin to akanbō
- 1949The Rainbow Man — Detective