Riichirô Manabe
Composer · Died January 29, 2015, aged 90 · Tokyo, Japan
- November 9, 1924
- January 29, 2015 (aged 90)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Composer
- 5 on MovieCove · 118 credits in all
What are Riichirô Manabe's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Riichirô Manabe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Riichirô Manabe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
118 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Godzilla vs. Megalon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Oshima Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Child of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Hell(1979)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Taro the Dragon Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Sins of Sister Lucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Yokomizo Seishi Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Gate of Youth Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Student Mistress: Taste of a Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Assault! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Seishojo: hito natsu no keiken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Slave Wife(1976)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Akan ni hatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Gate of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Last Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Evil of Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Flower & Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Afternoon Affair: Married Nurse Rumor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
日本の稲作 —そのこころと伝統— (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Female Teacher: Sweet Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Married Woman: Smoldering Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Love Hunter: Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Godzilla vs. Megalon(1973)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Horror of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Satan's Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Manatsu no Yoru no Jôji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Hakuchô no uta nanka kikoenai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Sword and Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Love Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah(1971)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Lake of Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Militarists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Winter in Sanrizuka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Terror in the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Vampire Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Sexy Comic: Strange Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Midnight Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Profile of a Boss' Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Shinjuku Plaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Lone Rebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Our Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Exiled to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Sun Above, Death Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Monument to the Girl's Corps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Song of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Man of a Stormy Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Front Row Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Wild Ducks and Green Onions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
対決 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Hawk of the Harbour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Betrayers Out! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
High-Ranking Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Start of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Mysterious Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Go to Hell! Company Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
League of Gangsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Chiisana bōken ryokō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Heso no taisho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Me o tsubutte tsuppashire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Christian Revolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Love School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Burdened Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Catch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Tale of a Company Boss 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
A Wife Confesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Police Precinct Part 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Kill the Killer! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
That Young May Be Eternal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Fire Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Romance Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Beware of The Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Futaridake no taiyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Troubles of Wimpy Women Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Shōjo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Tragedy of Bushido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Ponkotsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Night and Fog in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Volunteering for Villainy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Brawler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Sun's Burial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Cruel Story of Youth(1960)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Showdown on Pier No.3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Hito mo arukeba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Law's Bloody Wounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Five Jolly Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Street of Love and Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
A Turning to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Room for Let (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
High Teen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Paper Pigeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Stray Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Perfect Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Showdown in the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Ame nimomakezu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Moon Over the Abandoned Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Shop Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Hungry Soul, Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Hungry Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Summer Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Career shape
A full career of 118 titles from 1956 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
Highest rated
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
Most popular right now
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Riichirô Manabe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 39/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Riichirô Manabe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Riichirô Manabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ishirō Honda shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Ishirō HondaShared titles: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Ishirō Honda
- Yoshimitsu BannoShared titles: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Yoshimitsu Banno
Writers
- Takeshi KimuraShared titles: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Takeshi Kimura
Actors
- Jun HamamuraShared titles: Hell (1979), Cruel Story of Youth (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Jun Hamamura
- Hiroyuki KawaseShared titles: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroyuki Kawase
Producers
- Tomoyuki TanakaShared titles: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Tomoyuki Tanaka
