Daisuke Katō

Profile

Daisuke Katō

Acting

Born 1911-02-18 · Died 1975-07-31

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Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Daisuke Katō (加東大介 Katō Daisuke, February 18, 1911 – July 31, 1975) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 films, including Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the loyal comrade Shichiroji), Rashomon, Yojimbo (as the "wild pig" Inokichi), Ikiru, and Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy and Chushingura.

Filmography

220 credits across movies and TV

Rashomon

Rashomon

1950 · Policeman

Early Spring

Early Spring

1956 · Sakamoto

Turbid Youth

Turbid Youth

1954

G-Men of Japan

G-Men of Japan

1948

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961 · Inokichi

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun

1962

Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood

Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood

1949 · Yasu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

1952

The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961 · Kitagawa Yanosuke

Mother

Mother

1952 · Sokichi Kimura

G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape

G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape

1950

Dotanba

Dotanba

1956

The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

1952 · Tasaburo Hishiya

Forty-Eight Man

Forty-Eight Man

1952

Chûshingura

Chûshingura

1962 · Kichiemon Terasaka

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

1962

恐妻時代

恐妻時代

1952 · Nakahata

An Edoite Judge

An Edoite Judge

1953 · Tasuke Uoya

The 47 Ronin

The 47 Ronin

1941 · Fuwa Kazuemon

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

1949

Shimizu Port Salaryman

Shimizu Port Salaryman

1962

Hail the 3 Gents

Hail the 3 Gents

1964 · Tomioka (Sales Manager)

Outlaw island

Outlaw island

1956

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

1962

A Man from Akagi

A Man from Akagi

1950

Mako Osorubeshi

Mako Osorubeshi

1954

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

1937

The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive

1964 · Tadokori - Executive

Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

1955 · Seikichi Mukai

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

1957 · Ushinotsuke Akabane

Oban kanketsu hen

Oban kanketsu hen

1958 · Ushinotsuke Akabane

Ôban

Ôban

1957 · Ushinosuke Akaba

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

1957 · Ushinosuke Akaba

Beyond the Hills

Beyond the Hills

1960 · Yakichi Wada

Yaji and Kita on the Road

Yaji and Kita on the Road

1958 · Yajirobei Tochimen'ya

Vendetta of a Samurai

Vendetta of a Samurai

1952

Star of Hong Kong

Star of Hong Kong

1962 · Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law

Hito mo arukeba

Hito mo arukeba

1960 · Namitaro Namiki

Twilight Saloon

Twilight Saloon

1955 · Kibe

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

1962

Ottamage ningyo monogatari

Ottamage ningyo monogatari

1962

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

1949 · Shinkichi

Little Peach

Little Peach

1958 · Suga

Assistant President

Assistant President

1958

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

1961

The Greatest Challenge of All

The Greatest Challenge of All

1967

The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

1955

Ejima and Ikushima

Ejima and Ikushima

1955 · 井口

Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956 · Mr. Nomura

The Masterless 47

The Masterless 47

1960 · Jyusaburo Onodera

Morning for Two

Morning for Two

1971

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

1951

爆笑天国　とんち教室

爆笑天国　とんち教室

1954

Shin kitsune to tanuki

Shin kitsune to tanuki

1962

The Abe Clan

The Abe Clan

1938

The Bogus Policeman

The Bogus Policeman

1967

Mune yori mune ni

Mune yori mune ni

1955 · Hazama

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

1960

A Spectacular Murder

A Spectacular Murder

1951

The Storm

The Storm

1956

Admiral Yamamoto

Admiral Yamamoto

1968 · Chief of Press Section

Fountainhead

Fountainhead

1956

Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil

Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil

1952

This Greedy Old Skin

This Greedy Old Skin

1960

3 Gents in the Snow Country

3 Gents in the Snow Country

1964

The Approach of Autumn

The Approach of Autumn

1960 · Tomioka

Ikiru

Ikiru

1952 · Yakuza

Will-o'-the-Wisp

Will-o'-the-Wisp

1956

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

1951 · Tajimi

Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

1954 · Itaya

Flowing

Flowing

1956 · Yoneko's Ex

Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

1958

Sudden Rain

Sudden Rain

1956 · Kawakami

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960 · Shusuke Tetsumoto

A Wife's Heart

A Wife's Heart

1956

The Stranger Within a Woman

The Stranger Within a Woman

1966

A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962 · Nobuo Sadaoka

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

1952

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

1949 · Shinkichi

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

1955 · Genta

Here Is a Spring

Here Is a Spring

1955

Foul Play

Foul Play

1955 · Goro Seo

Mother's First Love

Mother's First Love

1954

The Gambling Samurai

The Gambling Samurai

1960 · Enzo Niko

Stairs of Evil

Stairs of Evil

1965 · Konishi

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960 · Matsukichi Sekine

No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

1955

Moment of Terror

Moment of Terror

1966 · Kawashima

A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1963

The Wiser Age

The Wiser Age

1962 · Ryokichi

Nonsense Boys

Nonsense Boys

1963

Nippon Paradise

Nippon Paradise

1964

Bright Young Maidens

Bright Young Maidens

1958 · Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father

Mr. Pu

Mr. Pu

1953

Once a Rainy Day

Once a Rainy Day

1966

Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow

1967 · Hayashida

Snow in the South Seas

Snow in the South Seas

1961

A Night in Hong Kong

A Night in Hong Kong

1961 · Kenkichi Matsuyama

Assignment Dragon No. 3

Assignment Dragon No. 3

1967 · Kusanagi

The Night before Pearl Harbor

The Night before Pearl Harbor

1968 · Kusanagi

Assignment Cloud

Assignment Cloud

1966 · Kusanagi

Secret Assignment

Secret Assignment

1967 · Kusanagi

The School of Spies

The School of Spies

1966 · Lieutenant Kusanagi

How to Make Money

How to Make Money

1964

Seven Masks of Revenge

Seven Masks of Revenge

1955

Awamori-kun kanpai!

Awamori-kun kanpai!

1961

Snow Country

Snow Country

1957 · Inn proprietor

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

1957 · Onoda, the second husband

Born in Sin

Born in Sin

1962

Superexpress

Superexpress

1964 · Yukichi Nakae

The Radish and the Carrot

The Radish and the Carrot

1965

I Want to Be a Shellfish

I Want to Be a Shellfish

1959 · Takeuchi

Rise Against the Sword

Rise Against the Sword

1966 · Budeuemon Hattori

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952

The Naked General

The Naked General

1958

The Bitch

The Bitch

1951 · Gorō Matoba

The Killing of Otsuya

The Killing of Otsuya

1951 · Mita

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962 · Yoshitaro Sakamoto

The Daphne

The Daphne

1966

The Masterless 47 – Part II

The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961

The Lone Journey

The Lone Journey

1955

A Bridge for Two Alone

A Bridge for Two Alone

1958

Jirocho's Home-Coming

Jirocho's Home-Coming

1953

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

1953

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

1959

Humanity and Paper Balloons

Humanity and Paper Balloons

1937 · Isuke

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

1962

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954 · Shichiroji

Itohan Monogatari

Itohan Monogatari

1957 · Matsukichi

Shanghai Rose

Shanghai Rose

1952 · Liu, Ding's men

Yasugorō shusse

Yasugorō shusse

1953

Priest of Darkness

Priest of Darkness

1936 · Kenta

A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1955 · police officer

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

1956 · Kamo Jinnai

Gamblers: The Raid

Gamblers: The Raid

1968 · Kichigorō

Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

1965 · Hansuke Murai

The Blue Revolution

The Blue Revolution

1953

Rose Buds in the Rainbow

Rose Buds in the Rainbow

1968 · Gôzô Maeda

五十円横町

五十円横町

1955

The Surf

The Surf

1954 · Chiyoko's Father

Five Gents' Trick Book

Five Gents' Trick Book

1965

The Man Who Laughs Last

The Man Who Laughs Last

1949

The Third President

The Third President

1958

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

1959

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II

1959

Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

1967 · Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director

The Motherland Far Far Away

The Motherland Far Far Away

1950 · Tommy Shôkyokusai

Pachinko

Pachinko

1962

Goblin Courier

Goblin Courier

1949

I'm a Bodyguard

I'm a Bodyguard

1964

Crazy Operation: First Move

Crazy Operation: First Move

1963

三万両五十三次

三万両五十三次

1952

The Preacher of Love

The Preacher of Love

1961

Ganpeki

Ganpeki

1953

Zoku izuko e

Zoku izuko e

1967

The Sharks

The Sharks

1964

First Love

First Love

1972

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954 · Toji

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955 · Toji Gion

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956 · Toji Gion

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

1953

Jiyūgaoka fujin

Jiyūgaoka fujin

1960

Samurai of the Great Earth

Samurai of the Great Earth

1956

上州鴉

上州鴉

1951

All of Myself

All of Myself

1954 · Oda Jukichi

The Terrible Game

The Terrible Game

1959 · Uncle Zenkichi

Travel Stories of a Company President

Travel Stories of a Company President

1963

Center of Tokyo

Center of Tokyo

1974 · Zenzo

New Third-Class Executive

New Third-Class Executive

1959 · Kumahira Onizuka

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

1960 · Kumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

1960 · Uchuu Takeda

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

1960 · Kumakichi Onizuka

Playboy President

Playboy President

1961 · Kuramochi Zensuke

Playboy President: Part II

Playboy President: Part II

1961 · Zensuke Kuramochi

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

1963 · Genkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director)

Company President Travels Abroad

Company President Travels Abroad

1963 · Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)

Company President Travels Abroad Part II

Company President Travels Abroad Part II

1963 · Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

1965 · Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)

A Company President's Life Story

A Company President's Life Story

1966 · Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)

Five Gents on the Spot

Five Gents on the Spot

1966 · Kanju Goto

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

1958 · Kikuzō (head clerk)

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

1967 · Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

1967 · Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

1968 · Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

1968 · Tsutomu Ariga

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

1969 · Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

1969 · Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

1970 · Tetsukichi Ishibashi

Five Gents and a Kuniang

Five Gents and a Kuniang

1970 · Ishibashi Tetsukichi

Miren

Miren

1963 · Master at 'Sekine'

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff

1971 · Kintaro Igari

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

1971 · Kintarō Igari, Yoyo Finance Exec.

Fox and Raccoon

Fox and Raccoon

1959 · Kyota Aoshima

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

1960 · Ōkubo Hikosaburō

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

1960 · Okubo Hikosaburō

We Are Salarymen

We Are Salarymen

1963 · Executive Motohashi

Devices Stronger Than Women

Devices Stronger Than Women

1963 · Daisaku Sugishita (Publicity Manager)

Ore wa yōjimbō

Ore wa yōjimbō

1950

Holiday in Tokyo

Holiday in Tokyo

1958

Dadakko Shachou

Dadakko Shachou

1956

Singing in the Sun

Singing in the Sun

1960 · Kyosuke Tsumura

The College Ruggers

The College Ruggers

1959 · Jirō Shimizu

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

1958 · Hajime Sawada

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

1957 · Sōda Hajime

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

1957 · Sōda Hajime

Young Lovers

Young Lovers

1959 · Renzō Dōjima

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

1964

We Will Remember

We Will Remember

1965

Gendai no yokubô

Gendai no yokubô

1956

Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins

Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins

1964 · 4th Sin & 7th Sin

Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri

Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri

1967 · Gunpei Otaguro

The Lady Was Pawn

The Lady Was Pawn

1956

Older Wife, Younger Husband

Older Wife, Younger Husband

1960

The Husband Was a Baby

The Husband Was a Baby

1960

Samurai in the Office

Samurai in the Office

1959

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1

1960

Respect, Flatter, and Love

Respect, Flatter, and Love

1960

Ryoma ga Yuku

Ryoma ga Yuku

1968 · Katsu Kaishu

Tabiji

Tabiji

1967 · 塩谷駅長・南部斎五郎