Takeshi Katō

Profile

Takeshi Katō

Acting

Born 1929-05-24 · Died 2015-07-31

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Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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.

Filmography

159 credits across movies and TV

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

1958 · Samurai (uncredited)

Crybaby Chacha

Crybaby Chacha

1987

Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

1961 · Ohachi

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960 · Itakura

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

1962

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

1964 · Makoto Misugi

New Treasure Island

New Treasure Island

1965 · Long John Silver (voice)

The Lucky General

The Lucky General

1962

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

1962

High and Low

High and Low

1963 · Detective Nakao

Kimagure tosei

Kimagure tosei

1962

Watashi no naka no shōfu

Watashi no naka no shōfu

1984 · Fisherman A

None But the Brave

None But the Brave

1965 · Sgt. Tamura

Mother

Mother

1963 · Toshiro

Neon taiheiki

Neon taiheiki

1968

Aogeba Tôtoshi

Aogeba Tôtoshi

2006 · Koichi's father

Foundry Town

Foundry Town

1962 · Mr. Noda

Zatoichi's Revenge

Zatoichi's Revenge

1965 · Koheita Kadokura

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

1961

Three Yakuza

Three Yakuza

1965

Love for Eternity

Love for Eternity

1971

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

1971

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957 · Narrator (uncredited)

Only on Mondays

Only on Mondays

1964 · Yuka's sugar-daddy

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

1969

Kill or Be Killed

Kill or Be Killed

1966

Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

1977 · Inspector Tachibana

The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe

1968 · Kunikida

The Thick-Walled Room

The Thick-Walled Room

1956

The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

1976 · Police Chief Tachibana

For Kayako

For Kayako

1984 · Kyusu Im

Children of Nagasaki

Children of Nagasaki

1983

Tracing Jake

Tracing Jake

2004

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains

1961

Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969 · Chief of Staff Officer Kato

Last Round

Last Round

1962

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953

Island of Hell

Island of Hell

1977 · Inspector Todoroki

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974 · Noburo Uchimoto

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Murder of the Inugami Clan

2006 · Todoroki Shochô

The Crimson Plains

The Crimson Plains

1961 · Koike

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

1962

Free and Easy Special

Free and Easy Special

1994

Dora-heita

Dora-heita

2000 · Toneri Uchijima

Across a Gold Prairie

Across a Gold Prairie

1999 · Takashi Kanzaki

XX: Beautiful Weapon

XX: Beautiful Weapon

1993 · Yasuhiro Kokubu

Run Ichiro Run

Run Ichiro Run

2001

Free and Easy 15

Free and Easy 15

2004

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

2001 · Managing Director Akiyama

Japan Sinks

Japan Sinks

2006 · Professor Yamashiro

Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!

Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!

1993

Fighting Elegy

Fighting Elegy

1966

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961 · Ronin Kobuhachi

Ran

Ran

1985 · Koyota Hatakeyama

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954 · Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957 · Guard killed by Washizu

The Fir Trees Remain

The Fir Trees Remain

1983

Free and Easy 17

Free and Easy 17

2006

Free and Easy 20: Final

Free and Easy 20: Final

2009

A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962 · Uenoyama

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

2002 · Zombie Cat (Voice)

The Phoenix

The Phoenix

1978 · Kamamushi

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

1966

The Class of the Sewage Canal

The Class of the Sewage Canal

1972

Flame of Father and Son

Flame of Father and Son

1981

Tale of Japanese Burglars

Tale of Japanese Burglars

1965 · Public prosecutor Tamura

Endless Desire

Endless Desire

1958 · Brutal yakuza

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016 · Self - Actor

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

1978 · Detective Todoroki

Moment of Terror

Moment of Terror

1966

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

1985 · Takeshi Suzuka

Company Executives

Company Executives

1989

Free and Easy 6

Free and Easy 6

1993

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973 · Noboru Uchimoto

Location

Location

1984 · Hara

Volunteering for Villainy

Volunteering for Villainy

1960 · Deka

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

1972

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989 · Kohei Kashi

You'll Die Six Hours Later

You'll Die Six Hours Later

2008

Night Scandal in Japan

Night Scandal in Japan

1964

Free and Easy 4

Free and Easy 4

1991 · Akiyama

Free and Easy 10

Free and Easy 10

1998

Free and Easy 8

Free and Easy 8

1996

Free and Easy 5

Free and Easy 5

1992

Free and Easy 16

Free and Easy 16

2005 · Akiyama

Dansen

Dansen

1983

Room for Let

Room for Let

1959

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973 · Noburo Uchimoto

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

1973 · Iwama Kakubei

The Geisha House

The Geisha House

1999 · Kitayama

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

2002 · Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

2002 · Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

2002 · Self

Zenigeba

Zenigeba

1970

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

2002 · Self

The First Catch

The First Catch

1980

Virgin Road

Virgin Road

1989

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

1965

Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

1965 · Katori

Scorpion

Scorpion

1967

Lost in the Sun

Lost in the Sun

1961

House of Terrors

House of Terrors

1965 · Keisuke Munakata

Whirlpool of Flesh

Whirlpool of Flesh

1964 · Segawa

Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

1981

Voice from the Dark

Voice from the Dark

1983 · Toyokichi Kuze

Summer Soldiers

Summer Soldiers

1972 · Driver

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

1993

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

1984 · Kingo

The Spying Sorceress

The Spying Sorceress

1964

The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

1963

Koto: The Ancient City

Koto: The Ancient City

1980

The Gate of Youth

The Gate of Youth

1975

The Girl I Abandoned

The Girl I Abandoned

1969

The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging

1979 · Inspector Todoroki

Happiness of Us Alone

Happiness of Us Alone

1961

Free and Easy 18

Free and Easy 18

2007

Love and Faith

Love and Faith

1978

Noh Mask Murders

Noh Mask Murders

1991 · Assistant Inspector Senba

Zero

Zero

1984 · Ugaki

The Pirates of Buban

The Pirates of Buban

1972

This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd

1962

The Great Shogunate Battle

The Great Shogunate Battle

1991

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

1998

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

1963

The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh

The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh

1976

Gun of Nosappu

Gun of Nosappu

1961

Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

1967 · Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu

Yume-Chiyo

Yume-Chiyo

1985

300 Million Yen Mission

300 Million Yen Mission

1971

Gambler in the Sea

Gambler in the Sea

1961

Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985

1985 · Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka

The Navy

The Navy

1963

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

1961

Fossilized Wilderness

Fossilized Wilderness

1982

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

1970

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

1982 · Grand Wazir (voice)

The Politicians

The Politicians

1983

High Teen

High Teen

1959

Monrō no yōna onna

Monrō no yōna onna

1964

Eternity of Love

Eternity of Love

1961

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

1954 · Ronin on the ship

午前零時の出獄

午前零時の出獄

1963

Hamuretto wa yukue fumei

Hamuretto wa yukue fumei

1981

Free and Easy 7

Free and Easy 7

1994

The 8-Tomb Village

The 8-Tomb Village

1996

Kawachi fūten zoku

Kawachi fūten zoku

1968

Trigger-Happy

Trigger-Happy

1968

Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

2001

Akō Rōshi

Akō Rōshi

1964 · Horibe Yasubee

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

1963 · Kaneko Magojiro

Choudenshi Bioman

Choudenshi Bioman

1984 · Takashi

Hana no Asuka-gumi!

Hana no Asuka-gumi!

1988 · Shinomiya

Iki no Iiyatsu

Iki no Iiyatsu

1987

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

1983

Kimi no na wa

Kimi no na wa

1991 · 永橋

Natchan no shashinkan

Natchan no shashinkan

1980 · 父・西城賢輔

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

1983 · Kahei Nirei

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

1991