Takeshi Katō (actor)
Japanese actor (1929–2015)
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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 100 films.
Career
Graduating from Waseda University, Katō first became a middle school teacher, but then joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1952.[1] Beyond appearing in and directing plays on stage, he also appeared in films by such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shohei Imamura, Kon Ichikawa, and Kiriro Urayama.[1]
He died on 31 July 2015 after collapsing in a sauna.[2]
Selected filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | An Inlet of Muddy Water | Tadashi Imai | Uncredited | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | a samurai | Akira Kurosawa | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | a samurai | Akira Kurosawa | |
| The Lower Depths | guardhouse official | Akira Kurosawa | Uncredited | |
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | a samurai | Akira Kurosawa | |
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | Itakura | Akira Kurosawa | |
| 1961 | Pigs and Battleships | Ōhachi | Shohei Imamura | |
| Yojimbo | Kobuhachi | Akira Kurosawa | ||
| 1962 | Foundry Town | Noda | Kirio Urayama | |
| 1963 | High and Low | Detective Nakao | Akira Kurosawa | |
| Mother | Toshiro | Kaneto Shindo | ||
| Bushido, Samurai Saga | Tadashi Imai | |||
| 1965 | None but the Brave | Sgt. Tamura | Frank Sinatra | |
| Sword of the Beast | Katori | Hideo Gosha | ||
| 1968 | Japan's Longest Day | Hisatsune Sakomizu | Kihachi Okamoto | |
| Bonta No Kekkon Ya | Kasamatsu | Koji Chino | ||
| 1969 | Battle of the Japan Sea | Katō Tomosaburō | Seiji Maruyama | |
| 1970 | Fuji sanchō | Tetsutaro Murano | ||
| 1972 | Summer Soldiers | Hiroshi Teshigahara | ||
| 1973 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War | Noburo Uchimoto | Kinji Fukasaku | |
| 1974 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics | Noburo Uchimoto | Kinji Fukasaku | |
| 1975 | The Gate of Youth | Professor Hayatake Senjo | Kirio Urayama | |
| 1976 | The Inugami Family | Tachibana | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1977 | Akuma no temari-uta | Tachibana | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1978 | Queen Bee | Todoroki | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1978 | Ogin-sama | Yakuin Zenso | Kei Kumai | |
| 1978 | Hi no Tori | Kamamushi | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1979 | Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie | Todoroki | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1981 | Kofuku | Kenmochi | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1985 | Ran | Koyata Hatakeyama | Akira Kurosawa | |
| 1987 | Princess from the Moon | Fujiwara-no-Ōkuni | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1989 | Shaso | Tani | Toshio Masuda | |
| 1993 | Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō | Kon Ichikawa | ||
| 1999 | The Geisha House | Kitayama | Kinji Fukasaku | |
| 2006 | The Inugamis | Todoroki | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 2015 | Mifune: The Last Samurai | Himself | Steven Okazaki |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Hana no Shōgai | Magojirō | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1964 | Akō Rōshi | Horibe Yasubei | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1966 | Minamoto no Yoshitsune | Taira no Kagekiyo | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1967 | San Shimai | Ōmura Masujirō | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1969 | Ten to Chi to | Nagao Toshikage | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1971 | Daichūshingura | Takebe Masanoki | NET | |
| 1979 | Kusa Moeru | Ōba Kagechika | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1985–86 | Sanada Taiheiki | Honda Tadakatsu | NHK | |
| 1999 | Genroku Ryōran | Shindō Toshishige | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Morozumi Torasada | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2009 | Tenchijin | Hokkō Zenshuku | NHK | Taiga drama |
