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Manabu Morita

Manabu Morita

Acting

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.

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Known for

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeancemovie

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972

The Tale of Zatoichimovie

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Perilmovie

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972

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

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

1973

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hellmovie

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

1974

Fires on the Plainmovie

Fires on the Plain

1959

Princess Yang Kwei-feimovie

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955

Zatoichi's Pilgrimagemovie

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966

The Street Fighter's Last Revengemovie

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

1974

Zatoichi and the Doomed Manmovie

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965

Acting101

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

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

1983

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Headmovie

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head

1983

The Shogun's Vault IImovie

The Shogun's Vault II

1982

The Black Hoodmovie

The Black Hood

1981

Flame of Father and Sonmovie

Flame of Father and Son

1981

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judgemovie

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

1981

Gate of Youthmovie

Gate of Youth

1981

Faraway Tomorrowmovie

Faraway Tomorrow

1979

Dog of Fortunemovie

Dog of Fortune

1979

A Cheerful Yakuzamovie

A Cheerful Yakuza

1976

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1movie

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

1974

Amano

The Street Fighter's Last Revengemovie

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

1974

Kuroda

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hellmovie

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

1974

Imanishi Uneme

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

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

1973

Dogawa Saburobei

Internal Sleuthmovie

Internal Sleuth

1973

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Perilmovie

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972

Professional Killerstv

Professional Killers

1972

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeancemovie

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972

Omi

The Silk Hat Boss 2movie

The Silk Hat Boss 2

1970

Blood Endmovie

Blood End

1969

Prison Breakmovie

Prison Break

1969

Girl with Bamboo Leavesmovie

Girl with Bamboo Leaves

1969

Lefty Fencermovie

Lefty Fencer

1969

手錠無用movie

手錠無用

1969

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mintmovie

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

1968

The Woman Championmovie

The Woman Champion

1968

Lone Wolf Isazomovie

Lone Wolf Isazo

1968

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialtymovie

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

1968

The Last Loyalty Offeringmovie

The Last Loyalty Offering

1967

Escape Manmovie

Escape Man

1967

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attackmovie

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

1967

Zatoichi the Outlawmovie

Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967

Tetsu

Let's Dance Tonightmovie

Let's Dance Tonight

1967

Yakuza A

Assignment Dragon No. 3movie

Assignment Dragon No. 3

1967

Wrath of Daimajinmovie

Wrath of Daimajin

1966

Tôma Kuroki

Dynamite Doctor Returnsmovie

Dynamite Doctor Returns

1966

A Drop of Greasemovie

A Drop of Grease

1966

Zatoichi's Pilgrimagemovie

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966

Takuji

The Front Line Showdownmovie

The Front Line Showdown

1966

The School of Spiesmovie

The School of Spies

1966

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversitymovie

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

1966

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossomsmovie

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

1966

Trump Card of Revengemovie

Trump Card of Revenge

1966

Black Temptationmovie

Black Temptation

1965

Zatoichi and the Doomed Manmovie

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965

Young Boss: Prison Releasemovie

Young Boss: Prison Release

1965

Fangs of Vengeancemovie

Fangs of Vengeance

1965

雲を呼ぶ講道館movie

雲を呼ぶ講道館

1965

Hoodlum Soldiermovie

Hoodlum Soldier

1965

Back Stairwaysmovie

Back Stairways

1965

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Firemovie

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

1965

Denkichi

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizomovie

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

1964

Kozaru

Superexpressmovie

Superexpress

1964

Detective A

Ocean Floor Crime #1movie

Ocean Floor Crime #1

1964

Black Trump Cardmovie

Black Trump Card

1964

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siegemovie

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

1964

Shichiro

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robberymovie

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

1964

Ōkuma Shigenobu the greatmovie

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

1963

Sentimental Mobstersmovie

Sentimental Mobsters

1963

Bury Me Deepmovie

Bury Me Deep

1963

A Samurai Never Tells a Liemovie

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

1963

Yaroku

The Third Shadow Warriormovie

The Third Shadow Warrior

1963

Order of Yakuzamovie

Order of Yakuza

1962

Fūshinraishinmovie

Fūshinraishin

1962

A Woman's Lifemovie

A Woman's Life

1962

Army Major

Hell's Assassinmovie

Hell's Assassin

1962

Akikomovie

Akiko

1962

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Sevenmovie

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

1962

Sutekina 16-saimovie

Sutekina 16-sai

1962

Black Test Carmovie

Black Test Car

1962

Planning Section 4 Manager

Princess and Imovie

Princess and I

1962

The Tale of Zatoichimovie

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962

Seisuke

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

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

1962

Third Generation's Loyalty Offeringmovie

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

1962

The Burdened Sistersmovie

The Burdened Sisters

1961

Boy

Triangle Moodsmovie

Triangle Moods

1961

Bara to ryūmovie

Bara to ryū

1961

The False Studentmovie

The False Student

1960

Detective B

Hit and Run Gangmovie

Hit and Run Gang

1960

The Woman Who Touched Legsmovie

The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960

The Last Betrayalmovie

The Last Betrayal

1960

Afraid to Diemovie

Afraid to Die

1960

The Wandering Princessmovie

The Wandering Princess

1960

Fires on the Plainmovie

Fires on the Plain

1959

The Aristocrat's Stairsmovie

The Aristocrat's Stairs

1959

A Storm Zonemovie

A Storm Zone

1959

Tanaka

The Telephone Rings in the Eveningmovie

The Telephone Rings in the Evening

1959

Roses Bloom on a Rose Treemovie

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

1959

The Judo Champmovie

The Judo Champ

1958

The Cat Knewmovie

The Cat Knew

1958

Love Rivermovie

Love River

1958

The Precipicemovie

The Precipice

1958

Mothermovie

Mother

1958

Tomioka

On This Earthmovie

On This Earth

1957

Work Chief

The Betrothedmovie

The Betrothed

1957

Princess Yang Kwei-feimovie

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955

Haha tokidorimovie

Haha tokidori

1954

Rakka no monmovie

Rakka no mon

1954

Made in Japanmovie

Made in Japan

1953

のど自慢三羽烏movie

のど自慢三羽烏

1951

The Rainbow Manmovie

The Rainbow Man

1949

Detective