Portrait of Mantarō Ushio

Acting

Mantarō Ushio

Career

Active from 1959 to 1971, busiest in 1959 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mantarō Ushio Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Suki! Suki!! Majo sensei
Suki! Suki!! Majo sensei (1971)

TV show

1960s

11 titles · average score 71
The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Nabeshima

Seisaku's Wife
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
GoodWatch score 75

as Village Chief

Fools at Work
Fools at Work (1964)

as Torataro Nakamura

Black Report
Black Report (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Wataru Nakano

Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Laundry Man

Okoto and Sasuke
Okoto and Sasuke (1961)

as Senkichi

A Geisha's Diary
A Geisha's Diary (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sakurada

Love and Life
Love and Life (1961)

as Editor-in-chief Iwamura

The Legendary Hell
The Legendary Hell (1960)

as Tōshichi

Victory and Defeat
Victory and Defeat (1960)

as Keisuke Takami

Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi
Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi (1960)

as Senzo

1950s

12 titles · average score 81
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Sergeant

Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. Kodama

Beauty the Enemy
Beauty the Enemy (1959)

as Fumiko's father

Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

as Sentaro

Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello (1959)

as Clothing shop owner

Giants and Toys
Giants and Toys (1958)
GoodWatch score 87

as Natsuki

Warm Current
Warm Current (1957)

as Oda

Hole in One
Hole in One (1957)

as Sahei

On This Earth
On This Earth (1957)

as Terashima

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman (1957)

as Edokko Mankichi

The Phantom Horse
The Phantom Horse (1955)

as Tamashichi

Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kanichi

1930s

2 titles
Five Scouts
Five Scouts (1938)

as Private Tanaka

A Pebble by the Wayside
A Pebble by the Wayside (1938)

as Ichiro Umehara