Masaya Katō
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1963-04-27 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Nara, Japan
- Also known as
- かとう まさや · Masaya Katô
Biography
Masaya Katō (born April 27, 1963) is a Japanese actor and seiyū from Nara in the Kansai region.
Known For
TV Shows (33)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Lu Chee
The Pretender
1996
as Tommy Tanaka
Ultraman Blazar
2023
as Retsu Haruno
The Honest Realtor
2022
as Masaya Tsukishita
Yoshitsune
2005
as Minamoto no Yoshitomo (Yoshitsune and Yoritomo's father)
DCU
2022
as Ichiro Kimi
Seishun kazoku
1989
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
2004
as Raymond West (voice)
Fixer
2023
as Takumi Ujihara
Pandora's Fruit
2022
as Yasuo Sakakibara
Like a Dragon: Yakuza
2024
as Sohei Dojima
Kareinaru ichizoku
2021
as Ichinose
Inheritance Detective
2025
as Kengo Jidori
Around 40
2008
as Kazuya Kanasugi
Older Sister
2005
as Soichi Sawaki
Smiling Matryoshka
2024
as Yoshitaka Wadajima
Je t'aime: I Am a Beast
2008
as Koichiro Shindo
Unfair
2006
as 三上薫
Women Does Not Allow That
2014
as Yuji Katsuragi
Hotel: Next Door
2022
as Shu Haoren
Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House
2025
as Harunobu Moriyama
Angels in White
2018
as Kotaro Bansho
The Wall of the Eye
2022
as Riichi Tamaru
Prince Shotoku
2001
as Hatsusebe no miko
Overlord: Blood Genealogy
2018
as Yuki Kanamaru
High-Speed Parahero Gand-D
2021
as Mysterious Man
Naomi
1999
Hachigatsu no Love Song
1996
Primadam
2006
as Kioshi Yamamoto
Stairway to Heaven
2002
Mouichido Kisu
2000
Prayer Beads
2004
浮浪雲
2026
Movies (116)
Godzilla
1998
as Japanese Tanker Crew Member
RE:BORN
2016
as Defence Force Commander
Shinjuku Incident
2009
as Toshinari Eguchi
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
2024
as Shi Shi (Si Shi)
Terra Formars
2016
as Keisuke Dojima
Brother
2000
as Shirase
Crying Freeman
1995
as Ryuji Hanada
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
2023
as Shi Shi (Si Shi)
Kingdom
2019
as Shi Shi (Si Shi)
HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky
2017
as Ryuichiro Katsunari
Suzuki=Bakudan
2025
as Yugo Hasebe
Drive
1997
as Advanced Model
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
2022
as Si Shi
UNFAIR: the answer
2011
as Kaoru Mikami
Good Advice
2001
as Japanese Trader
Bad City
2022
as Kenji Hirayama
Abunai Deka Forever The Movie
1998
as Date
Kingdom 5
2026
Fighter in the Wind
2004
as Kato
The Blue Hearts
2017
as (segment “Be Kind To Others”)
Nobody
1994
as Taki
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020
as Naoya Arashiyama
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Tadashi Sakai
Gozu
2003
Zebra
2016
as Shimauma
Tokyo: The Last War
1989
as Yuko Nakamura
Let's Go Karaoke!
2024
as Akira Tanaka
Agitator
2001
as Kunihiko
Aragami
2003
as Aragami
Samurai Resurrection
2003
as Araki Mataemon
UNFAIR: the end
2015
as Kaoru Mikami
Monster
2013
Karate Kill
2016
as Delivery Company Boss
Sanada 10 Braves
2016
as Yukimura Sanada
Broken Heart
1995
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
2018
as Hanada (segment "Genkou no Hate")
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as Waiter at Hotel
Okinawa Rendez-vous
2000
as Ken Sato
Talking Head
1992
as Yamashita
SEE HEAR LOVE
2023
Unrequited Love
2016
School Day of the Dead
2000
as Isamu Kurabayashi
Hope
2020
as Teranuma Toshitsugu
Gekashitsu
1992
as Takamine
The Nikaidos' Fall
2019
as Tatsuya Nikaido
Unfair: Code Breaking
2006
Double Meaning: Chain Reaction
2015
Sakura
2020
as Masao Mizoguchi
One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
2023
as Heibē Sumeragi
FLARE
2014
as Ensai Ymazaki
Women of the Night
2001
as Sato
Naniwa Kinyudo - Haibara knocks on the door of Imperial Finance!
2022
Okite
2003
UNFAIR: the movie
2007
as Kaoru Mikami
Vicious Circles
1997
as Morri
The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders
2005
as Isamu Kenmochi
Prince Shōtoku
2001
as Emperor Sushun
The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
2003
as Moribe Azusa
The Setting Sun
1992
as Kaya Tatsuma
Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown
2024
as Retsu Haruno (flashback)
Jikan no Shûzoku
2014
as Shuichi Mineoka
The Gun 2020
2020
as Tomita
Muscle Heat
2002
as Rai Kenjin
The Signs of Love
2007
as Yoshiro Nakajima
Kaze no Tayori
2016
The Man in White
2003
as Azusa Moribe
Shiro and Marilyn
1988
as Daisuke Nakazato
Je t'aime: I Am a Beast
2008
Warship Boy
2021
as Genkai Sakamoto
The Young Blood Typhoon
1995
1750 Days of Turbulence
1990
Yumeji: A Spurt of Love
2017
as Hikino's Father
Double Meaning
2011
as Kaoru Mikami
ナニワ金融道 3発目～大蛇市マネーウォーズ～
2022
Savage City: Angel Whisper
1991
You'll Fall For Me
1989
as Kyousuke Dazai
The Final Parting
2018
as Yuji Uemura
Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen: Deadly Battle
2021
as Golgotha
Kaede
2025
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
2016
Double Meaning: Yes or No?
2013
as Kaoru Mikami
Balloon
1990
Overlord: Bloodline of Misfortune
2016
as Yuki Kanamaru
Singapore Sling
1993
Dancing in her Dreams
2020
as Kinoshita
Overlord: Bloodline of Misfortune II
2016
as Yuki Kanamaru
Check
1991
as Ryuzo Kayama
Okinawan Blue
2019
ナニワ金融道 2発目〜銭と泪と権利と女〜
2022
Zankyo
1999
Like Madonna
1990
CrimeBroker
1993
as Jin Okazaki
Osoi Shiawase
2015
as 重吉
One Last Throw
2025
as Kanemoto Tomoaki
Sleep in the Shadows
2019
Crime's Blank
2015
as Manager / Mitsuru Takayama
Ghosts Dream Selfish Dreams
2024
Crazy Boys
1988
Lightning Over the Beyond
2023
as Hikari (part 3)
Borderless Island
2022
The Last Supper
2005
as Doctor Yuji Kotorida
REQUIEM
2025
乱歩の幻影
2024
The Rise and Fall of Park Avenue and the 10 Rooms
2022
Fool's Blues
2022
as Daikon
My Fireworks
2025
Songs of Kamui
2023
The Seventh Floor
1994
as Mitsuru
Mito Komon
2025
Vanishing Glow
2007
as Tajima
By 6am
2025
as Makoto Akiyama
TSUGUNAI
2025
Koto Nakazawa: The Beautiful Swordswoman
2017
as Ryoma Sakamoto
The Edge of Sin
2015
Madame de Sade
2026
as モントルイユ夫人
The Grandfather’s Clock
2022
About Masaya Katō
Masaya Katō (born April 27, 1963) is a Japanese actor and seiyū from Nara in the Kansai region. With 149 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Masaya Katō has appeared in 116 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Masaya Katō Movies
- Godzilla (1998) — as Japanese Tanker Crew Member
- RE:BORN (2016) — as Defence Force Commander
- Shinjuku Incident (2009) — as Toshinari Eguchi
- Kingdom: Return of the Great General (2024) — as Shi Shi (Si Shi)
- Terra Formars (2016) — as Keisuke Dojima
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