Takeshi Katō

Acting

Takeshi Katō

Born May 24, 1929Tokyo, Japan158 credits

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

Mifune: The Last Samurai
7.1

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Movie

2016

Free and Easy 20: Final
7.7

Free and Easy 20: Final

Movie

2009

You'll Die Six Hours Later
7.0

You'll Die Six Hours Later

Movie

2008

Free and Easy 18
7.5

Free and Easy 18

Movie

2007

Murder of the Inugami Clan
6.9

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Movie

2006

Free and Easy 17
5.8

Free and Easy 17

Movie

2006

Filmography

Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016Mifune: The Last Samuraias Self - ActorMovie
Free and Easy 20: Final
2009Free and Easy 20: FinalMovie
You'll Die Six Hours Later
2008You'll Die Six Hours LaterMovie
Free and Easy 18
2007Free and Easy 18Movie
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006Murder of the Inugami Clanas Todoroki ShochôMovie
Free and Easy 17
2006Free and Easy 17Movie
Japan Sinks
2006Japan Sinksas Professor YamashiroMovie
Aogeba Tôtoshi
2006Aogeba Tôtoshias Koichi's fatherMovie
Free and Easy 16
2005Free and Easy 16as AkiyamaMovie
Free and Easy 15
2004Free and Easy 15Movie
Tracing Jake
2004Tracing JakeMovie
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'as SelfMovie
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'as SelfMovie
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'as SelfMovie
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'as SelfMovie
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
2002Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Spaceas Zombie Cat (Voice)Movie
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Projectas Managing Director AkiyamaMovie
Run Ichiro Run
2001Run Ichiro RunMovie
Dora-heita
2000Dora-heitaas Toneri UchijimaMovie
Across a Gold Prairie
1999Across a Gold Prairieas Takashi KanzakiMovie
The Geisha House
1999The Geisha Houseas KitayamaMovie
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
1998Free and Easy: Samurai EditionMovie
Free and Easy 10
1998Free and Easy 10Movie
The 8-Tomb Village
1996The 8-Tomb VillageMovie
Free and Easy 8
1996Free and Easy 8Movie
Free and Easy 7
1994Free and Easy 7Movie
Free and Easy Special
1994Free and Easy SpecialMovie
Free and Easy 6
1993Free and Easy 6Movie
XX: Beautiful Weapon
1993XX: Beautiful Weaponas Yasuhiro KokubuMovie
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
1993Kogarashi Monjirō ReturnsMovie
Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!
1993Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!Movie
Free and Easy 5
1992Free and Easy 5Movie
The Tale of Genji
1991The Tale of GenjiTV
Free and Easy 4
1991Free and Easy 4as AkiyamaMovie
The Great Shogunate Battle
1991The Great Shogunate BattleMovie
Kimi no na wa
1991Kimi no na waas 永橋TV
Noh Mask Murders
1991Noh Mask Murdersas Assistant Inspector SenbaMovie
Virgin Road
1989Virgin RoadMovie
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989Four Days of Snow and Bloodas Kohei KashiMovie
Company Executives
1989Company ExecutivesMovie
Hana no Asuka-gumi!
1988Hana no Asuka-gumi!as ShinomiyaTV
Crybaby Chacha
1987Crybaby ChachaMovie
Iki no Iiyatsu
1987Iki no IiyatsuTV
Godzilla 1985
1985Godzilla 1985as Internal Trade and Industry Minister KasaokaMovie
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985Odin: Starlight Mutinyas Takeshi SuzukaMovie
Yume-Chiyo
1985Yume-ChiyoMovie
Ran
1985Ranas Koyota HatakeyamaMovie
For Kayako
1984For Kayakoas Kyusu ImMovie
Watashi no naka no shōfu
1984Watashi no naka no shōfuas Fisherman AMovie
Location
1984Locationas HaraMovie
Zero
1984Zeroas UgakiMovie
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984Marriage Counselor Tora-sanas KingoMovie
Choudenshi Bioman
1984Choudenshi Biomanas TakashiTV
Dansen
1983DansenMovie
The Fir Trees Remain
1983The Fir Trees RemainMovie
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: RanshinTV
The Politicians
1983The PoliticiansMovie
Children of Nagasaki
1983Children of NagasakiMovie
Voice from the Dark
1983Voice from the Darkas Toyokichi KuzeMovie
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Seriesas Kahei NireiTV
Fossilized Wilderness
1982Fossilized WildernessMovie
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1982Aladdin and the Wonderful Lampas Grand Wazir (voice)Movie
H
1981Hamuretto wa yukue fumeiMovie
Flame of Father and Son
1981Flame of Father and SonMovie
Lonely Heart
1981Lonely HeartMovie
The First Catch
1980The First CatchMovie
Koto: The Ancient City
1980Koto: The Ancient CityMovie
Natchan no shashinkan
1980Natchan no shashinkanas 父・西城賢輔TV
The House of Hanging
1979The House of Hangingas Inspector TodorokiMovie
The Phoenix
1978The Phoenixas KamamushiMovie
Love and Faith
1978Love and FaithMovie
Queen Bee
1978Queen Beeas Detective TodorokiMovie
Island of Hell
1977Island of Hellas Inspector TodorokiMovie
Lullaby to Kill
1977Lullaby to Killas Inspector TachibanaMovie
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
1976Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugakuMovie
The Inugami Family
1976The Inugami Familyas Police Chief TachibanaMovie
The Gate of Youth
1975The Gate of YouthMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tacticsas Noburo UchimotoMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy Waras Noboru UchimotoMovie
Miyamoto Musashi
1973Miyamoto Musashias Iwama KakubeiMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973Battles Without Honor and Humanityas Noburo UchimotoMovie
The Class of the Sewage Canal
1972The Class of the Sewage CanalMovie
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972Special Boy Soldiers of the NavyMovie
Summer Soldiers
1972Summer Soldiersas DriverMovie
The Pirates of Buban
1972The Pirates of BubanMovie
Love for Eternity
1971Love for EternityMovie
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971Kigeki Ijiwaru DaishougaiMovie
300 Million Yen Mission
1971300 Million Yen MissionMovie
Zenigeba
1970ZenigebaMovie
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970The Summit of Mt. FujiMovie
The Girl I Abandoned
1969The Girl I AbandonedMovie
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969Battle of the Japan Seaas Chief of Staff Officer KatoMovie
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969Black Comedy - Ah, FoolMovie
Trigger-Happy
1968Trigger-HappyMovie
Kawachi fūten zoku
1968Kawachi fūten zokuMovie
Neon taiheiki
1968Neon taiheikiMovie
The Sands of Kurobe
1968The Sands of Kurobeas KunikidaMovie
Japan's Longest Day
1967Japan's Longest Dayas Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune SakomizuMovie
Scorpion
1967ScorpionMovie
Fighting Elegy
1966Fighting ElegyMovie
The Great White Tower
1966The Great White TowerMovie
Kill or Be Killed
1966Kill or Be KilledMovie
Moment of Terror
1966Moment of TerrorMovie
Sword of the Beast
1965Sword of the Beastas KatoriMovie
House of Terrors
1965House of Terrorsas Keisuke MunakataMovie
Three Yakuza
1965Three YakuzaMovie
The Last Judgment
1965The Last JudgmentMovie
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965Tale of Japanese Burglarsas Public prosecutor TamuraMovie
Zatoichi's Revenge
1965Zatoichi's Revengeas Koheita KadokuraMovie
None But the Brave
1965None But the Braveas Sgt. TamuraMovie
New Treasure Island
1965New Treasure Islandas Long John Silver (voice)Movie
The Spying Sorceress
1964The Spying SorceressMovie
Whirlpool of Flesh
1964Whirlpool of Fleshas SegawaMovie
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964Two Lives, Two Yakuzaas Makoto MisugiMovie
Night Scandal in Japan
1964Night Scandal in JapanMovie
Only on Mondays
1964Only on Mondaysas Yuka's sugar-daddyMovie
Akō Rōshi
1964Akō Rōshias Horibe YasubeeTV
Monrō no yōna onna
1964Monrō no yōna onnaMovie
Mother
1963Motheras ToshiroMovie
The Gambling Monk
1963The Gambling MonkMovie
The Navy
1963The NavyMovie
午前零時の出獄
1963午前零時の出獄Movie
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963Bloody Record of the ShinsengumiMovie
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiMovie
Life of a Flower
1963Life of a Floweras Kaneko MagojiroTV
High and Low
1963High and Lowas Detective NakaoMovie
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962Ninja, A Band of AssassinsMovie
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962A Wanderer's Notebookas UenoyamaMovie
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962Let's Meet in Our DreamsMovie
The Lucky General
1962The Lucky GeneralMovie
Last Round
1962Last RoundMovie
This Madding Crowd
1962This Madding CrowdMovie
Foundry Town
1962Foundry Townas Mr. NodaMovie
Kimagure tosei
1962Kimagure toseiMovie
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962Otoko to otoko no ikiru machiMovie
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great PlainsMovie
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961Million Dollar Smash-and-GrabMovie
Gun of Nosappu
1961Gun of NosappuMovie
Lost in the Sun
1961Lost in the SunMovie
The Crimson Plains
1961The Crimson Plainsas KoikeMovie
Gambler in the Sea
1961Gambler in the SeaMovie
Yojimbo
1961Yojimboas Ronin KobuhachiMovie
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchūMovie
Eternity of Love
1961Eternity of LoveMovie
Pigs and Battleships
1961Pigs and Battleshipsas OhachiMovie
Happiness of Us Alone
1961Happiness of Us AloneMovie
Volunteering for Villainy
1960Volunteering for Villainyas DekaMovie
The Bad Sleep Well
1960The Bad Sleep Wellas ItakuraMovie
Room for Let
1959Room for LetMovie
High Teen
1959High TeenMovie
The Hidden Fortress
1958The Hidden Fortressas Samurai (uncredited)Movie
Endless Desire
1958Endless Desireas Brutal yakuzaMovie
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Eraas Narrator (uncredited)Movie
Throne of Blood
1957Throne of Bloodas Guard killed by WashizuMovie
The Thick-Walled Room
1956The Thick-Walled RoomMovie
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954How the Bell of Liberty Ringsas Ronin on the shipMovie
Seven Samurai
1954Seven Samuraias Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)Movie
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953An Inlet of Muddy WaterMovie