--- name: "Mantarō Ushio" canonical: "https://film.one/person/mantaro-ushio" fi1m_id: "mantaro-ushio" imdb_id: "nm0882354" tmdb_id: 213468 wikidata_id: "Q11565679" roles: [] born: "4 February 1909" died: "8 April 2000" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T08:59:29.204133+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Mantarō Ushio ## Identity Mantarō Ushio - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mantaro-ushio - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** mantaro-ushio - **IMDb ID:** nm0882354 - **TMDB ID:** 213468 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11565679 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11565679, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882354/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/213468 Actor. Born 4 February 1909 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Died 8 April 2000. ## Details - **Born:** 4 February 1909, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan - **Died:** 8 April 2000 - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11565679, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882354/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/213468 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Floating Weeds*](https://film.one/film/floating-weeds.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Mantarō Ushio was a Japanese actor. Born on 4 February 1909 in Asakusa, Tokyo, he died on 8 April 2000. He appeared in supporting roles in several notable Japanese films of the late 1950s, including as Sentaro in Yasujirō Ozu’s *Floating Weeds* (1959), as Sergeant in Kon Ichikawa’s *Fires on the Plain* (1959), and as Natsuki in *Giants and Toys* (1958). His career spanned several decades, with credits in films from the 1930s onward and later television appearances. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Floating Weeds* (1959), Fi1m 84, as Sentaro — [page](https://film.one/film/floating-weeds.md) ## Complete filmography (154) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Suki! Suki!! Majo sensei* (1971), series, Actor - *Great Incidents* (1967), Actor - *Swift Current* (1967), Actor - *The Great White Tower* (1966), as Nabeshima - *Seisaku's Wife* (1965), as Village Chief - *Song of Happiness* (1964), Actor - *The Sandal Keeper* (1964), Actor - *Western King, Eastern Leader* (1964), Actor - *The Money Dance* (1964), Actor - *A Public Benefactor* (1964), Actor - *Fools at Work* (1964), as Torataro Nakamura - *Hot Spring Policeman* (1963), Actor - *The Red Water* (1963), Actor - *When Women Lie* (1963), Actor - *Black Report* (1963), as Wataru Nakano - *Order of Yakuza* (1962), Actor - *Danchi fujin* (1962), Actor - *Fūshinraishin* (1962), Actor - *Being Two Isn't Easy* (1962), as Laundry Man - *Ashita au hito* (1962), Actor - *Otoko to onna no sei no naka* (1962), Actor - *Red Love, Green Love* (1962), Actor - *The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!* (1962), Actor - *Closing Time* (1962), Actor - *The Broken Commandment* (1962), Actor - *Teppo Yasu no Shogai* (1962), Actor - *The Actress and the Three Rascals* (1962), Actor - *Okoto and Sasuke* (1961), as Senkichi - *Refresher Course for Wives* (1961), Actor - *A Geisha's Diary* (1961), as Sakurada - *Last-Ditch Glory* (1961), Actor - *Wakai nakama* (1961), Actor - *Love and Life* (1961), as Editor-in-chief Iwamura - *The Legendary Hell* (1960), as Tōshichi - *The Woman Who Touched Legs* (1960), Actor - *Scarred Yosaburo* (1960), Actor - *Victory and Defeat* (1960), as Keisuke Takami - *Bonchi* (1960), Actor - *Afraid to Die* (1960), Actor - *Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi* (1960), as Senzo - *Ashita kara otona da* (1960), Actor - *A Woman's Testament* (1960), Actor - *The Grave Tells All* (1960), Actor - *Across the Darkness* (1959), Actor - *Floating Weeds* (1959), as Sentaro — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/floating-weeds.md) - *Fires on the Plain* (1959), as Sergeant - *Beauty the Enemy* (1959), as Fumiko's father - *Odd Obsession* (1959), as Dr. Kodama - *The Cast-Off* (1959), Actor - *The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung* (1959), Actor - *The Most Valuable Wife* (1959), Actor - *Densuke's Wonton Father and Dumpling Daughter* (1959), Actor - *Goodbye, Hello* (1959), as Clothing shop owner - *Disobedience* (1958), Actor - *Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei* (1958), Actor - *Love, Fireworks and Fire Bombs* (1958), Actor - *The Judo Champ* (1958), Actor - *Giants and Toys* (1958), as Natsuki - *Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko* (1958), Actor - *Advance Patrol* (1957), Actor - *Warm Current* (1957), as Oda - *On This Earth* (1957), as Terashima - *Hole in One* (1957), as Sahei - *Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman* (1957), as Edokko Mankichi - *Mangorō Tengu* (1957), Actor - *The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood* (1957), Actor - *Fighting Letter for 29 People* (1957), Actor - *A Woman's Skin* (1957), Actor - *Night Butterflies* (1957), Actor - *The Crowded Train* (1957), Actor - *Ichiya no hyakuman chōja* (1957), Actor - *Fighting Fire Fighter* (1956), Actor - *Yonjū-hassai no teikō* (1956), Actor - *Bridge of Japan* (1956), Actor - *Studio wa ōsawagi* (1956), Actor - *Nenneko Shain* (1956), Actor - *Musume no shūgaku ryokō* (1956), Actor - *Shinkon nikki: Ureshii asa* (1956), Actor - *Spark* (1956), Actor - *Newlywed Diary: An Embarrassing Dream* (1956), Actor - *Shabondama oyaji* (1956), Actor - *Asakusa Lights* (1956), Actor - *The Buried Treasure* (1956), Actor - *Bara no kōdōkan* (1956), Actor - *Shichinin no ani imōto* (1955), Actor - *Troupers of Asakusa* (1955), Actor - *The Phantom Horse* (1955), as Tamashichi - *The Big Four of the Kodokan* (1955), Actor - *Inhibited Love* (1955), Actor - *Miss Teacher* (1955), Actor - *Farewell Song* (1955), Actor - *Koi no yakyūken: Kōiu guai ni shiyashi yanse* (1955), Actor - *Konna okusama mita koto nai* (1954), Actor - *Road to Hawaii* (1954), Actor - *Konna abekku mita koto nai* (1954), Actor - *Konna bidanshi mita kotonai* (1954), Actor - *Konna beppin mita koto nai* (1954), Actor - *Haha no mizūmi* (1953), Actor - *Outlaw* (1953), Actor - *Kinseimei shōbu monogatari: Kettō* (1953), Actor - *Brother and Sister* (1953), as Kanichi - *The Tattoo Murder Case* (1953), Actor - *Koshō musuko* (1953), Actor - *Haha nami* (1953), Actor - *Tokoharu jamono* (1953), Actor - *Shinkon noroke bushi* (1953), Actor - *Kanpai! Tokyo Musume* (1952), Actor - *Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi* (1952), Actor - *Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa* (1952), Actor - *Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi* (1952), Actor - *Ikinokotta benten-sama* (1952), Actor - *Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi* (1952), Actor - *The Life of a Horse Trader* (1951), Actor - *Kōruisō* (1951), Actor - *Nodo jiman sanbagarasu* (1951), Actor - *Hida no ko tengu* (1951), Actor - *Hibari no komoriuta* (1951), Actor - *Yu no machi jōwa* (1951), Actor - *The Singing Baseball Kid* (1951), Actor - *Kiri no yoru no kyōfu* (1951), Actor - *Nanatsu no seiza* (1951), Actor - *Haha zukiyo* (1951), Actor - *Shojohou* (1950), Actor - *Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki* (1950), Actor - *Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki* (1950), Actor - *City of the Spider* (1950), Actor - *Tsuma mo koisu* (1950), Actor - *Warau chikyū ni asa ga kuru* (1950), Actor - *Uta no Myojo* (1949), Actor - *Dai tokai no ushimitsudoki* (1949), Actor - *Bibō no kaoyaku* (1949), Actor - *Omokage Sanshiro* (1949), Actor - *Haha kōbai* (1949), Actor - *Enoken no bikkuri shakkuri jidai* (1948), Actor - *The Little Green Box* (1947), Actor - *Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu* (1947), Actor - *Nusumarekaketa ongakusai* (1946), Actor - *The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog* (1946), Actor - *Ojōsama o te o* (1946), Actor - *Kimi ka to omohite* (1946), Actor - *瓢箪から出た駒* (1946), Actor - *Who Is the Criminal?* (1945), Actor - *You Are Being Targeted* (1942), Actor - *Umineko no minato* (1942), Actor - *Niji no michi* (1942), Actor - *Horror of the Fifth Columnist* (1942), Actor - *Earth* (1939), Actor - *A Pebble by the Wayside* (1938), as Ichiro Umehara - *Five Scouts* (1938), as Private Tanaka - *Unending Advance* (1937), Actor - *The Naked Town* (1937), Actor - *Theater of Life: Youth Version* (1936), Actor - *Musume juroku* (1933), Actor - *Gion Shigure* (1933), Actor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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