Manabu Morita

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.5962

Gender

Male

Birthday

25-Apr-1924

Age

(102 years old)

Place of Birth

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Also Known As
  • 守田学哉
  • Gakuya Morita
  • 守田学
  • 森田学哉

Manabu Morita

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.


Credits

御金蔵破り 家康の首 御金蔵破り 家康の首 (1983) Character: N/A
Ichibei teams up with Chief Jindayo of the Goomune (Japan’s gypsies’) in order to steal the shogunate’s solid gold statue of Ieyasu which might bankrupt the central government and complete his revenge against the Tokugawa by toppling them from the seat of power. Meanwhile a mysterious swordsman has entered the area while trying to keep his true identity secret. Will his bloody blade help or hinder Ichibei’s quest for retribution? Will their actions change the course of Japanese history?
笹笛お紋 笹笛お紋 (1969) Character: N/A
Yasuda plays Omon, a woman using bamboo leaves as darts/blades to disable and kill her enemies.
うるさい妹たち うるさい妹たち (1961) Character: Boy
Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961.
女の一生 女の一生 (1962) Character: Army Major
Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually finds sanctuary with a wealthy family that trades goods with China and becomes a successful businesswoman. Masumura dilutes the originally intended pro-Japan propaganda elements for a more anti-war approach.
裏階段 裏階段 (1965) Character: N/A
A young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.
スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie based on the Crazy Cats smash hit single, "Sudara Festival", sung by Hitoshi Ueki.
三代の盃 三代の盃 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie
熱砂の月 熱砂の月 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
すてきな16才 すてきな16才 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
地獄の刺客 地獄の刺客 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
風神雷神 風神雷神 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
薔薇と龍 薔薇と龍 (1961) Character: N/A
1961 Japanese movie
御身 御身 (1962) Character: N/A
Akiko lives with her brother Toshio in suburban Tokyo working in different companies. One day, Toshio loses 500,000 yen which he was holding for his section chief, and as he is unable to return the money, tries to kill himself. Akiko determines to obtain the money by selling her chastity and soon becomes the mistress of Hasegawa, for 500,000 yen. Hasegawa gives her the money but does not make advances. Before she became Hasegawa's mistress Akiko was in love with Wake, who works in the same Company. Gradually Akiko begins to develop a liking for Hasegawa and in turn, her love for Wake gradually weakens...
東京おにぎり娘 東京おにぎり娘 (1961) Character: N/A
Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor Goro, businessman Kokichi and Sanpei Pachinko.
永すぎた春 永すぎた春 (1957) Character: N/A
Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
轢き逃げ族 轢き逃げ族 (1960) Character: N/A
Detective Goto, who had sniffed out drugs as the culprit behind the murder of an elderly woman, was run over and killed while pursuing the culprit. His younger brother Matabei vowed to challenge the culprit in front of his brother's grave. A fast-paced action-packed story.
嵐の講道館 嵐の講道館 (1958) Character: N/A
When Shinsuke returns to Kyushu from the Russo-Japanese War he finds his Judo school hall neglected and in decay. His Judo teacher has died and his brother, Ryota, and the teacher's only daughter, Akiko, are greatly disturbed by Zanba, who intends to use the school for teaching the Ryukyu art of Karate.
三人の顔役 三人の顔役 (1960) Character: N/A
A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
やくざの勲章 やくざの勲章 (1962) Character: N/A
Order of Yakuza
わたしを深く埋めて わたしを深く埋めて (1963) Character: N/A
A suspense directed by Umetsugu Inoue, starring Ayako Wakao, depicting the intense lust created by the passion of a writhing woman.
にっぽん製 にっぽん製 (1953) Character: N/A
A love affair between a beautiful fashion designer returning from France and a naïve young judo player against the backdrop of Japan in the early post-war period, where new customs and old traditions mix.
眠狂四郎炎情剣 眠狂四郎炎情剣 (1965) Character: Denkichi
Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being attacked on the road, he quickly finds himself entangled in a conspiracy involving a corrupt chamberlain, a wily merchant, the survivors of a pirate gang, and a missing treasure trove.
ひとり狼 ひとり狼 (1968) Character: N/A
Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his swordsmanship and bravery, his impeccable manners, and his brilliant talent in gambling. One late fall at an inn in Kiso Fukushima, Isazo befriends a young boy whose mother turns out to be his old love Yoshino, with whom he was not unable to consummate a marriage due to the class differences between them.
巨人 大隈重信 巨人 大隈重信 (1963) Character: N/A
The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom, and who brought his country into the Triple Entente against the German Empire.
続やくざ坊主 続やくざ坊主 (1968) Character: N/A
It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Katsu Shintaro as he tries to help a woman who may be the heir to a fortune get what is rightfully hers. Matsuo Kayo, who first rose to international stardom as ‘the supreme ninja’ in “Shogun Assassin” gives an outstanding performance in this clever and exciting caper tale set in the samurai era. Ryuzen agrees to help her, but is he just in it for himself, and is she really who she claims to be? When they come up against Boss Tobei it’s a virtual free-for-all as everyone struggles to walk away with a fortune in gold!
刑務所破り 刑務所破り (1969) Character: N/A
Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsible for his father’s murder. He then learns it was all a plot to take over his father’s turf and he seeks vengeance against the puppet master behind the entire conspiracy. His quest for justice leads him to prison where he must fend off the attack of a master assassin before he can make his escape and go after the true killer!
続・酔いどれ博士 続・酔いどれ博士 (1966) Character: N/A
Second movie in the yoidore hakase serie
脱獄者 脱獄者 (1967) Character: N/A
1967 Daiei movie.
兵隊やくざ 兵隊やくざ (1965) Character: N/A
A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.
虹男 虹男 (1949) Character: Detective
When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on abound.
天狗党 天狗党 (1969) Character: N/A
Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine. He is befriended by Kada Gentaro, a leader in the Mito Tengu group, which plans to overthrow the shogunate.
逆襲!殺人拳 逆襲!殺人拳 (1974) Character: Kuroda
Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price of 200 dollars a pound. But he gets double crossed. So he wants the tape back.
陸軍中野学校 竜三号指令 陸軍中野学校 竜三号指令 (1967) Character: N/A
In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously assassinated, however, when his car was blown up. The General Staff Headquarters in Japan, sends Lieutenant Shiina, a graduate of the famed Nakano School of Spies inaugurated by Colonel Kusanagi, to investigate the matter. Arriving in Shanghai, he disguises himself as a Chinese coolie and sets out to watch for developments, the only clue being a silver dollar found beside what was left of the victim.
シルクハットの大親分 ちょび髭の熊 シルクハットの大親分 ちょび髭の熊 (1970) Character: N/A
The Silk Hat Boss becomes involved in a car imports business during his trip to Atami.
忍びの者 続・霧隠才蔵 忍びの者 続・霧隠才蔵 (1964) Character: Kozaru
[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes place immediately following 'Ninja 4: Mist Saizo, Last of The Ninja'. Staying one step ahead of the Shogun’s forces, “Mist” Saizo tries to save the Sanada Clan, and avenge the death of his lord by assassinating the first Tokugawa Shogun. Following the first four films in this remarkable series, more previously unknown Ninja skills are shown to the world for the first time. The action heats up as Saizo single-handedly attacks the Shogun’s Palace!
御金蔵破り 佐渡の金山を狙え!! 御金蔵破り 佐渡の金山を狙え!! (1983) Character: N/A
Account magistrate Wakisaka Bizen Mamoru asks Yoshibei, the chief priest of Iriya and Myohoji Temple to explore the Sado Gold Mine. They suspect that large amounts of money are being diverted to somewhere else. Yoshibei, a former official secret-head accepts the job and recruits three skilled Karadogumi… Nanikiri, Hayashi, and Kumonryo. In Sado, where the four infiltrate, the magistrate Okubo Hitachi Mamoru who plans to overthrow the shogunate is trying to buy a large number of firearms from Russia.
野火 野火 (1959) Character: N/A
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
座頭市物語 座頭市物語 (1962) Character: Seisuke
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
黒の超特急 黒の超特急 (1964) Character: Detective A
A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an automobile factory. But by accident the realtor learns that the Tokaido Railway Line is going to be built directly across the land just acquired. Also known as Black Super Express
足にさわった女 足にさわった女 (1960) Character: N/A
Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the story about her parents who killed himself and died for overwork to feel sorry about her.
地上 地上 (1957) Character: Work Chief
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.
座頭市逆手斬り 座頭市逆手斬り (1965) Character: N/A
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.
流転の王妃 流転の王妃 (1960) Character: N/A
Pu Zhe, the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko the daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops and is put to the test when Japan loses the war.
からっ風野郎 からっ風野郎 (1960) Character: N/A
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.
大魔神逆襲 大魔神逆襲 (1966) Character: Tôma Kuroki
In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.
青春の門 青春の門 (1981) Character: N/A
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.
氷壁 氷壁 (1958) Character: N/A
Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause of the death, then discover that the cut rope was made in the factory for which Uozu’s brother works.
新・御金蔵破り 新・御金蔵破り (1982) Character: N/A
A mysterious thief called "Yami no Kiba" (Fang of Darkness), who sneaks into the residences of the shogunate one after another and steals the shogun's treasures, has been shaking the public authorities. The identity of the thief is Ichibei, a medicine seller whose father was once killed by the shogunate, and his daughter Oasa. Ichibei had been seeking revenge against the official to avenge the death of his father, Sasajima Hyobu, who was a member of the Kurokuchi clan, the official ninja. He was also plotting to seize the gold orca of the Nagoya Castle keep, aiming at the Owari clan that had slain his father. ......
薔薇の木にバラの花咲く 薔薇の木にバラの花咲く (1959) Character: N/A
Yano Reiko is a part-time student. After being introduced by a well-known classmate, she becomes the tutor for Mariko, the second daughter of the bourgeois Todo family. The eldest daughter of the Todo family, Tomoe, is a typical bourgeois lady who secretly loves Fuyuhiko Kanae, an architectural engineer who is designing her villa. For Reiko, the life of the Todo family is completely different, but when she meets the bright and intelligent Fuyuhiko, she feels more than just affection for him, going beyond Reiko's circumstances. Meanwhile, Fuyuhiko also begins to love the neat and beautiful Reiko. The relationship between the two develops rapidly, but Reiko's heart is complicated. This is because Reiko has an older sister, Ginko, who works in a red-light district...
怪傑黒頭巾 怪傑黒頭巾 (1981) Character: N/A
A horse-riding samurai fights villains.
ぐれん隊純情派 ぐれん隊純情派 (1963) Character: N/A
A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment!
手討 手討 (1963) Character: Yaroku
The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plates of the family treasure of the Aoyama family, but Harima doesn't notice. However, someone surrounding her witnesses the moment Okiku breaks the plate on purpose.
今夜は踊ろう 今夜は踊ろう (1967) Character: Yakuza A
A drama about the sex industry.
若親分出獄 若親分出獄 (1965) Character: N/A
The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.
子連れ狼 地獄へ行くぞ!大五郎 子連れ狼 地獄へ行くぞ!大五郎 (1974) Character: Imanishi Uneme
With most of his family already dead at Ogami Itto's hands, Retsudo launches one final plot to destroy him, and when that fails, unleashes the fury of every remaining member of the Yagyu clan.
女左膳 濡れ燕片手斬り 女左膳 濡れ燕片手斬り (1969) Character: N/A
As a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was after her family's most treasured possession, the famed Drenched Swallow sword. As an adult, she has become a skilled swordswoman and lives a carefree life with her adopted family. One day, Okin saves a girl from a group of yakuza, and in doing so, gets involved in a grand conspiracy involving religious leaders, government officials, the yakuza and Lord Daizen-dayu, the man who killed her father and mutilated her body...
黒の切り札 黒の切り札 (1964) Character: N/A
Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three people are sacrificed to his greed. The president of a small company who committed suicide, a Yakuza who died during the destruction of his territory, and a former viscount whose wife and property were stolen by Fukazawa. Their sons vowed to hunt down Fukazawa and take revenge.
偽大学生 偽大学生 (1960) Character: Detective B
A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
第三の影武者 第三の影武者 (1963) Character: N/A
In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when the Lord and the other two shadows are killed in battle and he must take on the role of Lord Yasutaka....
座頭市海を渡る 座頭市海を渡る (1966) Character: Takuji
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
新仁義なき戦い 新仁義なき戦い (1974) Character: Amano
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out.
子連れ狼 子を貸し腕貸しつかまつる 子連れ狼 子を貸し腕貸しつかまつる (1972) Character: Omi
Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.
父と子の炎 父と子の炎 (1981) Character: N/A
Yokomizo, a police officer in the traffic police force, is looking forward to watching his son Kazuhiko grow up. However, Kazuhiko rebels against his perfectionist father and turns to delinquency. Kazuhiko teams up with his bad friend Teshima to rob 300 million yen from a cash transport truck. Yokomizo, who is investigating the case, is shocked to realize that his son is the culprit.
桜の代紋 桜の代紋 (1973) Character: N/A
When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective criminal tries to find out the truth.
怪盗鼠小僧といれずみ判官 怪盗鼠小僧といれずみ判官 (1981) Character: N/A
Magistrate Toyama no Kin-san is ordered to catch the phantom thief Nezumi Kozo, who is robbing daimyo and wealthy townspeople. Under the name of Nezumi Kozo, there is a small wholesaler Jiro. And once Toyama and Jiro, when they were young, were comrades who spent all their time gambling and having fun with women in the Yushima Tenjin area...
忍びの者 霧隠才蔵 忍びの者 霧隠才蔵 (1964) Character: Shichiro
[Period covered: 1614-1615] Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread must be tied up before his domination is complete -- the destruction of the Toyotomi clan, now beseiged in Osaka castle. Ieyasu's ninja are the only ones who can penetrate the fortress, but unfortunately for Ieyasu, Kirigakure Saizo and the other Toyotomi ninja can just as easily get out. As armies of samurai maneuver for battle, the fate of the nation will be decided by a desperate struggle in the dark!
黒の試走車 黒の試走車 (1962) Character: Planning Section 4 Manager
Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.
子連れ狼 親の心子の心 子連れ狼 親の心子の心 (1972) Character: N/A
Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.
陸軍中野学校 陸軍中野学校 (1966) Character: N/A
Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names, families, even lovers to bury themselves in training. Jiro, one of the cadets, successfully seize the secret code of English army to pass the final exam. However, he reaches the crossroad when his fiancee Yukiko turns out to be a spy of the enemy.
黄金の犬 黄金の犬 (1979) Character: N/A
From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved, Goro's adventure unfolds.
楊貴妃 楊貴妃 (1955) Character: N/A
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
関東女賭博師 関東女賭博師 (1968) Character: N/A
Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
子連れ狼 冥府魔道 子連れ狼 冥府魔道 (1973) Character: Dogawa Saburobei
Ogami Itto is challenged by a quintet of warriors, each armed with one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee and one fifth of the information he needs to complete his assignment.
座頭市牢破り 座頭市牢破り (1967) Character: Tetsu
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.



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