Manabu Morita

Known for: Acting
Born: April 25, 1924
Movies: 143

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972

7.3

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962

7.3

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972

7.2

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

1973

7.1

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

1974

7.6

Fires on the Plain

1959

6.7

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955

5.5

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

1974

7.1

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966

6.8

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965

Filmography

1983	The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado
1983	Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head
1982	The Shogun's Vault II
1981	The Black Hood
1981	Flame of Father and Son
1981	The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
1981	Gate of Youth
1979	Faraway Tomorrow
1979	Dog of Fortune
1976	A Cheerful Yakuza
1974	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1	Amano
1974	The Street Fighter's Last Revenge	Kuroda
1974	Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell	Imanishi Uneme
1973	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons	Dogawa Saburobei
1973	Internal Sleuth
1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance	Omi
1971	Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
1970	The Silk Hat Boss 2
1970	Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
1969	Blood End
1969	Prison Break
1969	Girl with Bamboo Leaves
1969	Lefty Fencer
1969	手錠無用
1968	Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968	The Woman Champion
1968	Lone Wolf Isazo
1968	Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1967	The Last Loyalty Offering
1967	Escape Man
1967	Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
1967	Zatoichi the Outlaw	Tetsu
1967	Let's Dance Tonight	Yakuza A
1967	Assignment Dragon No. 3
1966	Wrath of Daimajin	Tôma Kuroki
1966	Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966	A Drop of Grease
1966	Zatoichi's Pilgrimage	Takuji
1966	The Front Line Showdown
1966	The School of Spies
1966	Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1966	Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
1966	Trump Card of Revenge
1965	Black Temptation
1965	Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965	Young Boss: Prison Release
1965	Fangs of Vengeance
1965	雲を呼ぶ講道館
1965	Hoodlum Soldier
1965	Back Stairways
1965	Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire	Denkichi
1964	Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo	Kozaru
1964	Superexpress	Detective A
1964	Ocean Floor Crime #1
1964	Black Trump Card
1964	Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege	Shichiro
1964	Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1963	Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
1963	Sentimental Mobsters
1963	Bury Me Deep
1963	A Samurai Never Tells a Lie	Yaroku
1963	The Third Shadow Warrior
1962	Order of Yakuza
1962	Fūshinraishin
1962	A Woman's Life	Army Major
1962	Hell's Assassin
1962	Akiko
1962	Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962	Sutekina 16-sai
1962	Black Test Car	Planning Section 4 Manager
1962	Princess and I
1962	The Tale of Zatoichi	Seisuke
1962	Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
1962	Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
1961	The Burdened Sisters	Boy
1961	Triangle Moods
1961	Bara to ryū
1960	San kyōdai no kettō
1960	Friendship on Bullethole Street
1960	The False Student	Detective B
1960	Hit and Run Gang
1960	The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960	Ore no namida wa amakunai
1960	The Last Betrayal
1960	Hanzai rokugōchi
1960	Afraid to Die
1960	Tōkyō no josei
1960	The Wandering Princess
1960	Kenjū no okite
1960	Haha sakura
1959	Shōbushi to sono musume
1959	Fires on the Plain	Guard
1959	The Aristocrat's Stairs
1959	A Storm Zone	Tanaka
1959	The Telephone Rings in the Evening
1959	Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
1959	Tokai no kiba
1958	Otoko jū kyū no wataridori
1958	Kesareta keiji
1958	The Ladder of Success
1958	The Judo Champ
1958	Giants and Toys	Baseball Stadium Spectator
1958	Kaachan wa hannin janai
1958	The Cat Knew
1958	Love River
1958	The Precipice
1958	Mother	Tomioka
1958	Symphony of Love
1957	On This Earth	Work Chief
1957	Duel at Noon
1957	Tsuma koso waga inochi
1957	The Betrothed
1957	Eki basha osowaru
1957	Zoku ginga no miyako
1957	Ginga no miyako
1956	Dai san hijōsen
1956	Ringo murakara
1956	8:13 PM
1956	Horeruna Yanpachi
1956	Tsuki no kōdōkan
1956	Bara no kōdōkan
1955	Teen-ager's Resistance
1955	Where Might is Right
1955	Kidnapper
1955	The Big Four of the Kodokan
1955	Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955	Dawn Chorus
1955	Rōkyoku tengu dōjō
1954	Haha tokidori
1954	Itsuki no komori uta
1954	Four Mothers
1954	Rakka no mon
1953	Haha no mizūmi
1953	Made in Japan
1953	Outlaw
1953	Tokoharu jamono
1952	Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
1951	Nodo jiman sanbagarasu
1951	Tokyo Elegy
1951	Haha chidori
1950	San akunin to akanbō
1949	The Rainbow Man	Detective

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