Takeshi Katō

Acting

Takeshi Katō

Born 24 May 1929 · Tokyo, Japan · Died 31 July 2015 at 86

Takeshi Katō (加藤 武 Katō Takeshi, 24 May 1929 – 31 July 2015) was a Japanese stage and film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films.

Known for

Highlights

Seven Samurai1954 · Film · Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Yojimbo1961 · Film · Ronin Kobuhachi
Ran1985 · Film · Koyota Hatakeyama
High and Low1963 · Film · Detective Nakao
Throne of Blood1957 · Film · Guard killed by Washizu
The Hidden Fortress1958 · Film · Samurai (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

150 films

Free and Easy 20: Final2009 · Film
You'll Die Six Hours Later2008 · Film
Free and Easy 182007 · Film
Murder of the Inugami Clan2006 · Film · Todoroki Shochô
Free and Easy 172006 · Film
Japan Sinks2006 · Film · Professor Yamashiro
Aogeba Tôtoshi2006 · Film · Koichi's father
Free and Easy 162005 · Film · Akiyama
Free and Easy 152004 · Film
Tracing Jake2004 · Film
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space2002 · Film · Zombie Cat (Voice)
Free and Easy 132002 · Film
Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows2001 · Film
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji2001 · Film
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project2001 · Film · Managing Director Akiyama
Run Ichiro Run2001 · Film
Dora-heita2000 · Film · Toneri Uchijima
Across a Gold Prairie1999 · Film · Takashi Kanzaki
The Geisha House1999 · Film · Kitayama
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition1998 · Film
Free and Easy 101998 · Film
The 8-Tomb Village1996 · Film
Free and Easy 81996 · Film
Free and Easy 71994 · Film
Free and Easy Special1994 · Film
Free and Easy 61993 · Film
XX: Beautiful Weapon1993 · Film · Yasuhiro Kokubu
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns1993 · Film
Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!1993 · Film
Free and Easy 51992 · Film
Free and Easy 41991 · Film · Akiyama
The Great Shogunate Battle1991 · Film
Noh Mask Murders1991 · Film · Assistant Inspector Senba
Battleship Yamato1990 · Film · General Koshirō Oikawa
Virgin Road1989 · Film
Four Days of Snow and Blood1989 · Film · Kohei Kashi
Company Executives1989 · Film
Crybaby Chacha1987 · Film
Godzilla 19851985 · Film · Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka
Odin: Starlight Mutiny1985 · Film · Takeshi Suzuka
Yume-Chiyo1985 · Film
Ran1985 · Film · Koyota Hatakeyama
The Return of Godzilla1984 · Film · Trade Minister
For Kayako1984 · Film · Kyusu Im
Watashi no naka no shōfu1984 · Film · Fisherman A
Location1984 · Film · Hara
Zero1984 · Film · Ugaki
Marriage Counselor Tora-san1984 · Film · 金吾
Dansen1983 · Film
The Fir Trees Remain1983 · Film
The Politicians1983 · Film
Children of Nagasaki1983 · Film
Voice from the Dark1983 · Film · Toyokichi Kuze
Fossilized Wilderness1982 · Film
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp1982 · Film · Grand Wazir (voice)
Hamlet is Missing1981 · Film
Flame of Father and Son1981 · Film
Lonely Heart1981 · Film
The First Catch1980 · Film
Koto: The Ancient City1980 · Film
The House of Hanging1979 · Film · Inspector Todoroki
The Phoenix1978 · Film · Kamamushi
Love and Faith1978 · Film
Queen Bee1978 · Film · Detective Todoroki
Island of Hell1977 · Film · Inspector Todoroki
Lullaby to Kill1977 · Film · Inspector Tachibana
The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh1976 · Film
The Inugami Family1976 · Film · Police Chief Tachibana
The Gate of Youth1975 · Film
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics1974 · Film · Noburo Uchimoto
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War1973 · Film · Noboru Uchimoto
Miyamoto Musashi1973 · Film · Iwama Kakubei
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro1973 · Film · Kikutarō Yamada
Battles Without Honor and Humanity1973 · Film · Noburo Uchimoto
The Class of the Sewage Canal1972 · Film
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy1972 · Film
Summer Soldiers1972 · Film · Driver
The Pirates of Buban1972 · Film
Love for Eternity1971 · Film
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai1971 · Film
300 Million Yen Mission1971 · Film
Zenigeba1970 · Film
The Summit of Mt. Fuji1970 · Film
The Girl I Abandoned1969 · Film
Battle of the Japan Sea1969 · Film · Chief of Staff Officer Kato
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool1969 · Film
Trigger-Happy1968 · Film
Kawachi's Futen Tribe1968 · Film
The Neon Taiheiki1968 · Film
The Sands of Kurobe1968 · Film · Kunikida
Japan's Longest Day1967 · Film · Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
Scorpion1967 · Film
Fighting Elegy1966 · Film
The Great White Tower1966 · Film · Professor Nozaka
Kill or Be Killed1966 · Film
Moment of Terror1966 · Film
Sword of the Beast1965 · Film · Katori
House of Terrors1965 · Film · Keisuke Munakata
Three Yakuza1965 · Film
The Last Judgment1965 · Film
Tale of Japanese Burglars1965 · Film · Public prosecutor Tamura
Zatoichi's Revenge1965 · Film · Koheita Kadokura
None but the Brave1965 · Film · Sgt. Tamura
New Treasure Island1965 · Film · Long John Silver (voice)
The Spying Sorceress1964 · Film
Whirlpool of Flesh1964 · Film · Segawa
Two Lives, Two Yakuza1964 · Film · Makoto Misugi
Two Bitches1964 · Film
Only on Mondays1964 · Film · Yuka's sugar-daddy
Monrō no yōna onna1964 · Film
Mother1963 · Film · Toshiro
The Gambling Monk1963 · Film
The Navy1963 · Film
午前零時の出獄1963 · Film
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi1963 · Film
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai1963 · Film
I Fly for Kicks1963 · Film · Ginzo Iwamoto
High and Low1963 · Film · Detective Nakao
Ninja, A Band of Assassins1962 · Film
A Wanderer's Notebook1962 · Film · Uenoyama
Let's Meet in Our Dreams1962 · Film
The Lucky General1962 · Film
Last Round1962 · Film
This Madding Crowd1962 · Film
Foundry Town1962 · Film · Mr. Noda
Kimagure tosei1962 · Film
A City Where Men Live1962 · Film
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains1961 · Film
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab1961 · Film
Gun of Nosappu1961 · Film
Lost in the Sun1961 · Film
The Crimson Plains1961 · Film · Koike
Gambler in the Sea1961 · Film
Yojimbo1961 · Film · Ronin Kobuhachi
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū1961 · Film
Eternity of Love1961 · Film
Pigs and Battleships1961 · Film · Ohachi
Happiness of Us Alone1961 · Film
Volunteering for Villainy1960 · Film · Deka
The Bad Sleep Well1960 · Film · Itakura
Room for Let1959 · Film
High Teen1959 · Film
The Hidden Fortress1958 · Film · Samurai (uncredited)
Endless Desire1958 · Film · Brutal yakuza
Throne of Blood1957 · Film · Guard killed by Washizu
The Thick-Walled Room1956 · Film
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made1955 · Film
How the Bell of Liberty Rings1954 · Film · Ronin on the ship
Seven Samurai1954 · Film · Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
An Inlet of Muddy Water1953 · Film

Filmography

Series

10 shows

The Tale of Genji1991 · Series
Kimi no na wa1991 · Series · 永橋
Hana no Asuka-gumi!1988 · Series · Shinomiya
Iki no Iiyatsu1987 · Series
Choudenshi Bioman1984 · Series · Takashi
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin1983 · Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series1983 · Series · Kahei Nirei
Natchan no shashinkan1980 · Series · 父・西城賢輔
Akō Rōshi1964 · Series · Horibe Yasubee
Life of a Flower1963 · Series · Kaneko Magojiro