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name: "Riichirō Manabe"
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imdb_id: "nm0541240"
tmdb_id: 1542937
wikidata_id: "Q7333925"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "9 November 1924"
died: "29 January 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 51
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-28T20:42:01.740997+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."
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# Riichirō Manabe

## Identity

Riichirō Manabe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/riichiro-manabe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** riichiro-manabe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0541240
- **TMDB ID:** 1542937
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7333925
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riichir%C5%8D_Manabe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7333925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541240/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1542937

Composer. Born 9 November 1924 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 29 January 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 9 November 1924, Tokyo, Japan
- **Died:** 29 January 2015
- **Active:** 1971–1973
- **Also known as:** Riichiro Manabe, 真鍋理一郎
- **Frequently works with:** [Hiroyuki Kawase](https://film.one/person/hiroyuki-kawase.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riichir%C5%8D_Manabe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7333925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541240/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1542937

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Godzilla vs. Hedorah*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-hedorah.md) (64), [*Godzilla vs. Megalon*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-megalon.md) (38)

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## Biography

Riichirō Manabe (also credited as Riichiro Manabe) was a Japanese film composer. He was born in Tokyo on 9 November 1924 and died there on 29 January 2015.

He composed the scores for *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971) and *Godzilla vs. Megalon* (1973). His other credits include the three films of Michio Yamamoto's Bloodthirsty Trilogy (*The Vampire Doll*, 1970; *Lake of Dracula*, 1971; *Evil of Dracula*, 1974), as well as *Cruel Story of Youth* (1960) and *Flower & Snake* (1974).

*Sources: wikizilla.org, godzilla.fandom.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Godzilla vs. Megalon* (1973), Fi1m 38, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-megalon.md)
- *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971), Fi1m 64, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-hedorah.md)

## Complete filmography (118)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Godzilla vs. Megalon* (2023), Music
- *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (2021), Music
- *The Oshima Gang* (2010), Actor
- *Child of the Sun* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The Inferno* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Taro the Dragon Boy* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada* (1978), series, Music
- *Sins of Sister Lucia* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Yokomizo Seishi Series* (1977), series, Music
- *The Gate of Youth Part 2* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Student Mistress: Taste of a Virgin* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Assault!* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Seishojo: hito natsu no keiken* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *The Slave Wife* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *The Accident* (1975), Music
- *松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙* (1975), series, Music
- *Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *Akan ni hatsu* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *The Gate of Youth* (1975), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Swordsman* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Evil of Dracula* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Flower & Snake* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Afternoon Affair: Married Nurse Rumor* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *日本の稲作 —そのこころと伝統—* (1974), Original Music Composer
- *Female Teacher: Sweet Life* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Married Woman: Smoldering Fire* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Love Hunter: Lust* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Godzilla vs. Megalon* (1973), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-megalon.md)
- *Horror of the Wolf* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *Satan's Creature* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Manatsu no Yoru no Jôji* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Hakuchô no uta nanka kikoenai* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Sword and Flower* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *Love Hunter* (1972), Original Music Composer
- *First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-hedorah.md)
- *Lake of Dracula* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff* (1971), Original Music Composer
- *The Militarists* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Winter in Sanrizuka* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *The Vampire Doll* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Terror in the Streets* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Sexy Comic: Strange Friends* (1970), Music
- *Midnight Virgin* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Profile of a Boss' Son* (1970), Original Music Composer
- *Shinjuku Plaza* (1969), Music
- *Lone Rebel* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Our Wasteland* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Black Comedy - Ah, Fool* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Exiled to Hell* (1969), Original Music Composer
- *Sun Above, Death Below* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Monument to the Girl's Corps* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Song of Vengeance* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Man of a Stormy Era* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Front Row Life* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Wild Ducks and Green Onions* (1968), Original Music Composer
- *Lightning* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *対決* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *Hawk of the Harbour* (1967), Original Music Composer
- *The Betrayers Out!* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *High-Ranking Yakuza* (1965), Music
- *The Start of Life* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *Mysterious Medicine* (1965), Original Music Composer
- *Go to Hell! Company Men* (1964), Music
- *League of Gangsters* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Chiisana bōken ryokō* (1963), Music
- *Heso no taisho* (1962), Music
- *Me o tsubutte tsuppashire* (1962), Music
- *The Christian Revolt* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *Love School* (1962), Original Music Composer
- *The Burdened Sisters* (1961), Music
- *The Catch* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Tale of a Company Boss 3* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *A Wife Confesses* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *City* (1961), Music
- *Police Precinct Part 17* (1961), Music
- *Kill the Killer!* (1961), Music
- *That Young May Be Eternal* (1961), Music
- *Fire Line* (1961), Original Music Composer
- *Romance Express* (1961), Music
- *Beware of The Gunman* (1961), Music
- *Futaridake no taiyō* (1961), Music
- *The Troubles of Wimpy Women Soldiers* (1961), Music
- *Shōjo* (1961), Music
- *The Tragedy of Bushido* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night* (1960), Music
- *Ponkotsu* (1960), Music
- *Night and Fog in Japan* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Volunteering for Villainy* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Brawler* (1960), Music
- *The Sun's Burial* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Cruel Story of Youth* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *Showdown on Pier No.3* (1960), Music
- *Hito mo arukeba* (1960), Original Music Composer
- *The Law's Bloody Wounds* (1960), Music
- *The Five Jolly Thieves* (1960), Music
- *Street of Love and Hope* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *A Turning to Hell* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *Room for Let* (1959), Original Music Composer
- *High Teen* (1959), Music
- *The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love* (1959), Music
- *Paper Pigeon* (1959), Music
- *Stray Cat* (1958), Music
- *The Perfect Game* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Blackmail* (1958), Music
- *Showdown in the Storm* (1958), Music
- *Ame nimomakezu* (1958), Music
- *Moon Over the Abandoned Castle* (1958), Music
- *The Shop Curtain* (1958), Music
- *Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity* (1957), Original Music Composer
- *剣聖　暁の三十六番斬り* (1957), Music
- *Hungry Soul, Part II* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Hungry Soul* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Summer Storm* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Our Town* (1956), Original Music Composer
- *Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District* (1956), Music

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