Manabu Morita
Birthday: 1924-04-25
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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.
Movies
Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
1962 Japanese movie based on the Crazy Cats smash hit single, "Sudara Festival", sung by Hitoshi Uek...
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Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie...
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Back Stairways
A young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customer...
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The Wandering Princess
Pu Zhe, the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko the daughter of an aristocrat...
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The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Magistrate Toyama no Kin-san is ordered to catch the phantom thief Nezumi Kozo, who is robbing daimy...
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Triangle Moods
Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in ...
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Akiko
Akiko lives with her brother Toshio in suburban Tokyo working in different companies. One day, Toshi...
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The Shogun's Vault II
A mysterious thief called "Yami no Kiba" (Fang of Darkness), who sneaks into the residences of the s...
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Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head
Ichibei teams up with Chief Jindayo of the Goomune (Japan’s gypsies’) in order to steal the shogunat...
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Girl with Bamboo Leaves
Yasuda plays Omon, a woman using bamboo leaves as darts/blades to disable and kill her enemies....
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The Precipice
Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s D...
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Wrath of Daimajin
In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave la...
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Flame of Father and Son
Yokomizo, a police officer in the traffic police force, is looking forward to watching his son Kazuh...
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Fires on the Plain
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his comp...
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yag...
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into ...
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bun...
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The Third Shadow Warrior
In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai...
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The Woman Champion
Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where s...
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Assignment Dragon No. 3
In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidak...
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The School of Spies
Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent sp...
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Lone Wolf Isazo
Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his swordsmanship a...
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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his ...
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Hoodlum Soldier
A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. ...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being a...
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Prison Break
Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsib...
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The Last Betrayal
A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him....
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Blood End
Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time ...
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The Silk Hat Boss 2
The Silk Hat Boss becomes involved in a car imports business during his trip to Atami....
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Lefty Fencer
As a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was afte...
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Zatoichi the Outlaw
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival ga...
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Superexpress
A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a l...
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Kats...
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Gate of Youth
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner....
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Dog of Fortune
From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With ...
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Internal Sleuth
When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective crimin...
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Black Test Car
Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car ea...
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The Rainbow Man
When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's bo...
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Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
With most of his family already dead at Ogami Itto's hands, Retsudo launches one final plot to destr...
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Ogami Itto is challenged by a quintet of warriors, each armed with one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee...
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, ...
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The Tale of Zatoichi
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controll...
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Princess Yang Kwei-fei
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants t...
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A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be...
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On This Earth
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His m...
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The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price...
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Afraid to Die
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on crimi...
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The False Student
A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students....
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A Woman's Life
Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo a...
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Hit and Run Gang
Detective Goto, who had sniffed out drugs as the culprit behind the murder of an elderly woman, was ...
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Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a s...
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The Judo Champ
When Shinsuke returns to Kyushu from the Russo-Japanese War he finds his Judo school hall neglected ...
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The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado
Account magistrate Wakisaka Bizen Mamoru asks Yoshibei, the chief priest of Iriya and Myohoji Temple...
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Made in Japan
A love affair between a beautiful fashion designer returning from France and a naïve young judo play...
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Black Trump Card
Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose ...
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Bury Me Deep
A suspense directed by Umetsugu Inoue, starring Ayako Wakao, depicting the intense lust created by t...
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Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This fi...
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Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
[Period covered: 1614-1615] Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread...
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Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
Yano Reiko is a part-time student. After being introduced by a well-known classmate, she becomes the...
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Sentimental Mobsters
A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with h...
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The Woman Who Touched Legs
Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was no...
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