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Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Actor · Died April 8, 2000, aged 91 · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Mantarō Ushio was born on 4 February 1909 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Across Darkness (1959), Bibô ni tsumi ari (1959) and Hanayakanaru shôtai (1968). He died on 8 April 2000.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 4, 1909
Died
April 8, 2000 (aged 91)
From
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 156 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Mantarō Ushio's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Power
24%
Self
23%
Survival
13%
Society
8%
Morality
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Cold
3
Dread
1
Warm
1
Manic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Mantarō Ushio's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mantarō Ushio'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

156 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Suki! Suki!! Majo sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Great Incidents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Swift Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Shiroi Kyotô(1966)

    as Nabeshima

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Seisaku's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Village Chief

  • Song of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Sandal Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Western King, Eastern Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Money Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • A Public Benefactor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Fools at Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Torataro Nakamura

  • Hot Spring Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Red Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • When Women Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Black Statement Book(1963)

    as Wataru Nakano

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Danchi fujin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Order of Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Fūshinraishin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Being Two Isn't Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Laundry Man

  • Ashita au hito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Otoko to onna no sei no naka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Red Love, Green Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Closing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Broken Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Teppo Yasu no Shogai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Actress and the Three Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Okoto and Sasuke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Senkichi

  • Refresher Course for Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • A Geisha's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Sakurada

  • Last-Ditch Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Wakai nakama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Love and Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Editor-in-chief Iwamura

  • The Legendary Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Tōshichi

  • Ashi ni sawatta onna(1960)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scarred Yosaburo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Victory and Defeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Keisuke Takami

  • Bonchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Afraid to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Senzo

  • Ashita kara otona da (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Testament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Grave Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Across the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Floating Weeds(1959)

    as Sentaro

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Fires on the Plain(1959)

    as Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Beauty the Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Fumiko's father

  • The Key(1959)

    as Dr. Kodama

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Cast-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Most Valuable Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Densuke's Wonton Father and Dumpling Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Goodbye, Hello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Clothing shop owner

  • Disobedience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Love, Fireworks and Fire Bombs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Judo Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Giants and Toys(1958)

    as Natsuki

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Okesa karasu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Advance Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Warm Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Oda

  • On This Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Terashima

  • Hole in One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sahei

  • Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Edokko Mankichi

  • Mangorō Tengu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Night Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Fighting Letter for 29 People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Ōedo ninki otoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Crowded Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Ichiya no hyakuman chōja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Fighting Fire Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Yonjū-hassai no teikō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Bridge of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Studio wa ōsawagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Nenneko Shain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Musume no shūgaku ryokō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Spark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Shabondama oyaji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Asakusa Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Buried Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Bara no kōdōkan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Shichinin no ani imōto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Troupers of Asakusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Phantom Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Tamashichi

  • The Big Four of the Kodokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Inhibited Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Miss Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Farewell Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Koi no yakyūken: Kōiu guai ni shiyashi yanse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Konna okusama mita koto nai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Road to Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Konna abekku mita koto nai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Konna bidanshi mita kotonai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Konna beppin mita koto nai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Haha no mizūmi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Kinseimei shōbu monogatari: Kettō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Brother and Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Kanichi

  • The Tattoo Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Koshō musuko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Haha nami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Tokoharu jamono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Shinkon noroke bushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Kanpai! Tokyo Musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Ikinokotta benten-sama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Life of a Horse Trader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Kōruisō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Nodo jiman sanbagarasu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Hida no ko tengu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Hibari no komoriuta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Yu no machi jōwa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Singing Baseball Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Kiri no yoru no kyōfu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Nanatsu no seiza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Haha zukiyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Shojohou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • City of the Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Tsuma mo koisu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Warau chikyū ni asa ga kuru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Uta no Myojo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Dai tokai no ushimitsudoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Bibō no kaoyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Omokage Sanshiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Haha kōbai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Enoken no bikkuri shakkuri jidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The Little Green Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Nusumarekaketa ongakusai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Ojōsama o te o (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Kimi ka to omohite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • 瓢箪から出た駒 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Who Is the Criminal? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • You Are Being Targeted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Umineko no minato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Niji no michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Horror of the Fifth Columnist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • A Pebble by the Wayside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Ichiro Umehara

  • Five Scouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Private Tanaka

  • Unending Advance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • The Naked Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Theater of Life: Youth Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • Musume juroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Gion Shigure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 156 titles from 1933 to 1971.

Highest rated

Fires on the Plain (1959)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting156 of 156: 156 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score88th

By decade

1930s8 · acting1940s18 · acting1950s87 · acting1960s42 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Mantarō Ushio's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960)

67th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fires on the Plain (1959)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 57. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Mantarō Ushio work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mantarō Ushio's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tatsuji Nakashizu shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers