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Manabu Morita

Acting

Manabu Morita

JA cinema · 143 credits

Born

25 April 1924 (age 102)

Also known as Gakuya Morita · 守田学 · 森田学哉

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

Filmography

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head poster

Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head

JA · 1983Not rated

Actor

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

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

JA · 1983Not rated

Actor

The Shogun's Vault II poster

The Shogun's Vault II

JA · 19825.0

Actor

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge poster

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

JA · 1981Not rated

Actor

Flame of Father and Son poster

Flame of Father and Son

JA · 1981Not rated

Actor

Gate of Youth poster

Gate of Youth

JA · 19817.2

Actor

The Black Hood poster

The Black Hood

JA · 1981Not rated

Actor

Dog of Fortune poster

Dog of Fortune

JA · 19795.7

Actor

Faraway Tomorrow poster

Faraway Tomorrow

JA · 19793.7

Actor

A Cheerful Yakuza poster

A Cheerful Yakuza

JA · 1976Not rated

Actor

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 poster

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

JA · 19745.9

as Amano

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

JA · 19747.1

as Imanishi Uneme

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge poster

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

JA · 19745.5

as Kuroda

Internal Sleuth poster

Internal Sleuth

JA · 19737.5

Actor

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

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

JA · 19737.2

as Dogawa Saburobei

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

JA · 19727.4

as Omi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

JA · 19727.3

Actor

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments poster

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments

JA · 19715.0

Actor

The Silk Hat Boss 2 poster

The Silk Hat Boss 2

JA · 19706.5

Actor

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back poster

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

JA · 19709.0

Actor

Girl with Bamboo Leaves poster

Girl with Bamboo Leaves

JA · 196910.0

Actor

Prison Break poster

Prison Break

JA · 19697.0

Actor

Blood End poster

Blood End

JA · 19696.3

Actor

Lefty Fencer poster

Lefty Fencer

JA · 19694.3

Actor

手錠無用 poster

手錠無用

JA · 1969Not rated

Actor

The Woman Champion poster

The Woman Champion

JA · 196810.0

Actor

Lone Wolf Isazo poster

Lone Wolf Isazo

JA · 19686.8

Actor

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint poster

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

JA · 19686.0

Actor

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty poster

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

JA · 19687.0

Actor

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack poster

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

JA · 19678.0

Actor

Assignment Dragon No. 3 poster

Assignment Dragon No. 3

JA · 19677.0

Actor

Zatoichi the Outlaw poster

Zatoichi the Outlaw

JA · 19676.7

as Tetsu

Let's Dance Tonight poster

Let's Dance Tonight

JA · 19679.0

as Yakuza A

The Last Loyalty Offering poster

The Last Loyalty Offering

JA · 1967Not rated

Actor

Escape Man poster

Escape Man

JA · 1967Not rated

Actor

Dynamite Doctor Returns poster

Dynamite Doctor Returns

JA · 1966Not rated

Actor

Wrath of Daimajin poster

Wrath of Daimajin

JA · 19666.3

as Tôma Kuroki

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage poster

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

JA · 19667.1

as Takuji

The School of Spies poster

The School of Spies

JA · 19666.6

Actor

The Front Line Showdown poster

The Front Line Showdown

JA · 19668.0

Actor

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity poster

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

JA · 1966Not rated

Actor

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms poster

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

JA · 1966Not rated

Actor

A Drop of Grease poster

A Drop of Grease

JA · 1966Not rated

Actor

Trump Card of Revenge poster

Trump Card of Revenge

JA · 1966Not rated

Actor

Back Stairways poster

Back Stairways

JA · 1965Not rated

Actor

Black Temptation poster

Black Temptation

JA · 19659.0

Actor

Fangs of Vengeance poster

Fangs of Vengeance

JA · 1965Not rated

Actor

雲を呼ぶ講道館 poster

雲を呼ぶ講道館

JA · 1965Not rated

Actor

Young Boss: Prison Release poster

Young Boss: Prison Release

JA · 19654.8

Actor

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man poster

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

JA · 19656.8

Actor

Hoodlum Soldier poster

Hoodlum Soldier

JA · 19657.2

Actor

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

JA · 19656.3

as Denkichi

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery poster

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

JA · 19649.0

Actor

Superexpress poster

Superexpress

JA · 19648.0

as Detective A

Black Trump Card poster

Black Trump Card

JA · 19646.0

Actor

Ocean Floor Crime #1 poster

Ocean Floor Crime #1

JA · 1964Not rated

Actor

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo poster

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

JA · 19646.5

as Kozaru

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege poster

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

JA · 19646.2

as Shichiro

The Third Shadow Warrior poster

The Third Shadow Warrior

JA · 19637.2

Actor

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie poster

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

JA · 19639.5

as Yaroku

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great poster

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

JA · 1963Not rated

Actor

Bury Me Deep poster

Bury Me Deep

JA · 19638.0

Actor

Sentimental Mobsters poster

Sentimental Mobsters

JA · 19637.0

Actor

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

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

JA · 1962Not rated

Actor

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering poster

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

JA · 1962Not rated

Actor

Princess and I poster

Princess and I

JA · 1962Not rated

Actor

Akiko poster

Akiko

JA · 1962Not rated

Actor

Sutekina 16-sai poster

Sutekina 16-sai

JA · 1962Not rated

Actor

Order of Yakuza poster

Order of Yakuza

JA · 19628.0

Actor

Hell's Assassin poster

Hell's Assassin

JA · 1962Not rated

Actor

Fūshinraishin poster

Fūshinraishin

JA · 1962Not rated

Actor

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven poster

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

JA · 1962Not rated

Actor

Black Test Car poster

Black Test Car

JA · 19627.1

as Planning Section 4 Manager

The Tale of Zatoichi poster

The Tale of Zatoichi

JA · 19627.3

as Seisuke

A Woman's Life poster

A Woman's Life

JA · 19627.5

as Army Major

Triangle Moods poster

Triangle Moods

JA · 1961Not rated

Actor

The Burdened Sisters poster

The Burdened Sisters

JA · 196110.0

as Boy

Bara to ryū poster

Bara to ryū

JA · 1961Not rated

Actor

The Wandering Princess poster

The Wandering Princess

JA · 19607.3

Actor

The Last Betrayal poster

The Last Betrayal

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

Afraid to Die poster

Afraid to Die

JA · 19606.3

Actor

The False Student poster

The False Student

JA · 19606.7

as Detective B

Hit and Run  Gang poster

Hit and Run Gang

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

The Woman Who Touched Legs poster

The Woman Who Touched Legs

JA · 19607.0

Actor

Kenjū no okite poster

Kenjū no okite

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

Tōkyō no josei poster

Tōkyō no josei

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

Hanzai rokugōchi poster

Hanzai rokugōchi

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

Ore no namida wa amakunai poster

Ore no namida wa amakunai

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

Haha sakura poster

Haha sakura

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

Friendship on Bullethole Street poster

Friendship on Bullethole Street

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

San kyōdai no kettō poster

San kyōdai no kettō

JA · 1960Not rated

Actor

Fires on the Plain poster

Fires on the Plain

JA · 19597.6

as Guard

A Storm Zone poster

A Storm Zone

JA · 1959Not rated

as Tanaka

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree poster

Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree

JA · 19598.0

Actor

The Telephone Rings in the Evening poster

The Telephone Rings in the Evening

JA · 1959Not rated

Actor

The Aristocrat's Stairs poster

The Aristocrat's Stairs

JA · 1959Not rated

Actor

Tokai no kiba poster

Tokai no kiba

JA · 1959Not rated

Actor

Shōbushi to sono musume poster

Shōbushi to sono musume

JA · 1959Not rated

Actor

The Precipice poster

The Precipice

JA · 19589.0

Actor

Love River poster

Love River

JA · 1958Not rated

Actor

Mother poster

Mother

JA · 1958Not rated

as Tomioka

The Judo Champ poster

The Judo Champ

JA · 1958Not rated

Actor

The Cat Knew poster

The Cat Knew

JA · 1958Not rated

Actor

Giants and Toys poster

Giants and Toys

JA · 19587.1

as Baseball Stadium Spectator

The Ladder of Success poster

The Ladder of Success

JA · 19586.5

Actor

Symphony of Love poster

Symphony of Love

JA · 1958Not rated

Actor

Kaachan wa hannin janai poster

Kaachan wa hannin janai

JA · 1958Not rated

Actor

Kesareta keiji poster

Kesareta keiji

JA · 1958Not rated

Actor

Otoko jū kyū no wataridori poster

Otoko jū kyū no wataridori

JA · 1958Not rated

Actor

The Betrothed poster

The Betrothed

JA · 19578.0

Actor

On This Earth poster

On This Earth

JA · 19577.0

as Work Chief

Ginga no miyako poster

Ginga no miyako

JA · 1957Not rated

Actor

Zoku ginga no miyako poster

Zoku ginga no miyako

JA · 1957Not rated

Actor

駅馬車襲わる

1957

Eki basha osowaru

JA · 1957Not rated

Actor

Tsuma koso waga inochi poster

Tsuma koso waga inochi

JA · 1957Not rated

Actor

Duel at Noon poster

Duel at Noon

JA · 1957Not rated

Actor

Bara no kōdōkan poster

Bara no kōdōkan

JA · 1956Not rated

Actor

Tsuki no kōdōkan poster

Tsuki no kōdōkan

JA · 1956Not rated

Actor

Horeruna Yanpachi poster

Horeruna Yanpachi

JA · 1956Not rated

Actor

Ringo murakara poster

Ringo murakara

JA · 1956Not rated

Actor

8:13 PM poster

8:13 PM

JA · 1956Not rated

Actor

第三非常線

1956

Dai san hijōsen

JA · 1956Not rated

Actor

Princess Yang Kwei-fei poster

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

JA · 19556.7

Actor

Rōkyoku tengu dōjō poster

Rōkyoku tengu dōjō

JA · 1955Not rated

Actor

Dawn Chorus poster

Dawn Chorus

JA · 1955Not rated

Actor

The Big Four of the Kodokan poster

The Big Four of the Kodokan

JA · 1955Not rated

Actor

Kidnapper poster

Kidnapper

JA · 1955Not rated

Actor

Teen-ager's Resistance poster

Teen-ager's Resistance

JA · 1955Not rated

Actor

Where Might is Right poster

Where Might is Right

JA · 1955Not rated

Actor

Rakka no mon poster

Rakka no mon

JA · 1954Not rated

Actor

Haha tokidori poster

Haha tokidori

JA · 1954Not rated

Actor

四人の母

1954

Four Mothers

JA · 1954Not rated

Actor

Itsuki no komori uta poster

Itsuki no komori uta

JA · 1954Not rated

Actor

Made in Japan poster

Made in Japan

JA · 1953Not rated

Actor

Tokoharu jamono poster

Tokoharu jamono

JA · 1953Not rated

Actor

Outlaw poster

Outlaw

JA · 1953Not rated

Actor

Haha no mizūmi poster

Haha no mizūmi

JA · 1953Not rated

Actor

Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi poster

Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi

JA · 1952Not rated

Actor

Nodo jiman sanbagarasu poster

Nodo jiman sanbagarasu

JA · 1951Not rated

Actor

Haha chidori poster

Haha chidori

JA · 1951Not rated

Actor

Tokyo Elegy poster

Tokyo Elegy

JA · 1951Not rated

Actor

三悪人と赤ん坊

1950

San akunin to akanbō

JA · 1950Not rated

Actor

The Rainbow Man poster

The Rainbow Man

JA · 19496.3

as Detective