Masaya Katō
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1963-04-27 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Nara, Nara, Japan
- Also known as
- かとう まさや · Masaya Katô · 加藤昌也
Biography
Masaya Katō (born April 27, 1963) is a Japanese actor and seiyū from Nara in the Kansai region.
Known For
TV Shows (34)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Lu Chee
The Pretender
1996
as Tommy Tanaka
Seishun kazoku
1989
Yoshitsune
2005
as Minamoto no Yoshitomo (Yoshitsune and Yoritomo's father)
The Honest Realtor
2022
as Masaya Tsukishita
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
2004
as Raymond West (voice)
Ultraman Blazar
2023
as Retsu Haruno
Fixer
2023
as Takumi Ujihara
Pandora's Fruit
2022
as Yasuo Sakakibara
Around 40
2008
as Kazuya Kanasugi
Older Sister
2005
as Soichi Sawaki
Unfair
2006
as Kaoru Mikami
Inheritance Detective
2025
as Kengo Jidori
Like a Dragon: Yakuza
2024
as Sohei Dojima
Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House
2025
as Harunobu Moriyama
Women Does Not Allow That
2014
as Yuji Katsuragi
DCU
2022
as Ichiro Kimi
Hotel: Next Door
2022
as Shu Haoren
Kareinaru ichizoku
2021
as Ichinose
The Wall of the Eye
2022
as Riichi Tamaru
Primadam
2006
as Kioshi Yamamoto
Smiling Matryoshka
2024
as Yoshitaka Wadajima
Naomi
1999
High-Speed Parahero Gand-D
2021
as Mysterious Man
Overlord: Blood Genealogy
2018
as Yuki Kanamaru
Mouichido Kisu
2000
Prayer Beads
2004
Stairway to Heaven
2002
Angels in White
2018
as Kotaro Bansho
Haguregumo
2026
テラフォーマーズ／新たなる希望
2016
Hachigatsu no Love Song
1996
Prince Shotoku
2001
as Hatsusebe no miko
Je t'aime: I Am a Beast
2008
as Koichiro Shindo
Movies (118)
RE:BORN
2016
as Defence Force Commander
Godzilla
1998
as Japanese Tanker Crew Member
Kingdom 5
2026
Crying Freeman
1995
as Ryuji Hanada
Shinjuku Incident
2009
as Toshinari Eguchi
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
2024
as Shi Shi (Si Shi)
The Invisibles
2026
Kingdom
2019
as Shi Shi (Si Shi)
The Setting Sun
1992
as Kaya Tatsuma
Terra Formars
2016
as Keisuke Dojima
Okinawan Blue
2019
Suzuki=Bakudan
2025
as Yugo Hasebe
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
2023
as Shi Shi (Si Shi)
Brother
2000
as Shirase
Fighter in the Wind
2004
as Kato
Zankyo
1999
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
2022
as Si Shi
Gozu
2003
The Last Supper
2005
as Doctor Yuji Kotorida
HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky
2017
as Ryuichiro Katsunari
Unrequited Love
2016
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as Waiter at Hotel
Muscle Heat
2002
as Rai Kenjin
Koto Nakazawa: The Beautiful Swordswoman
2017
as Ryoma Sakamoto
Women of the Night
2001
as Sato
Okinawa Rendez-vous
2000
as Ken Sato
Karate Kill
2016
as Delivery Company Boss
Bad City
2022
as Kenji Hirayama
Monster
2013
Drive
1997
as Advanced Model
Mito Komon
2025
Good Advice
2001
as Japanese Trader
Vicious Circles
1997
as Morri
The Edge of Sin
2015
乱歩の幻影
2024
The Grandfather’s Clock
2022
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020
as Naoya Arashiyama
My Fireworks
2025
The Living Dragon
2026
Talking Head
1992
as Yamashita
Samurai Resurrection
2003
as Araki Mataemon
School Day of the Dead
2000
as Isamu Kurabayashi
UNFAIR: the answer
2011
as Kaoru Mikami
Tokyo: The Last War
1989
as Yuko Nakamura
SEE HEAR LOVE
2023
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Tadashi Sakai
Crazy Boys
1988
Madame de Sade
2026
as モントルイユ夫人
By 6am
2025
as Makoto Akiyama
Agitator
2001
as Kunihiko
Sakura
2020
as Masao Mizoguchi
Ghosts Dream Selfish Dreams
2024
UNFAIR: the movie
2007
as Kaoru Mikami
Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown
2024
as Retsu Haruno (flashback)
The Blue Hearts
2017
as (segment “Be Kind To Others”)
Let's Go Karaoke!
2024
as Akira Tanaka
Sanada 10 Braves
2016
as Yukimura Sanada
Aragami
2003
as Aragami
One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
2023
as Heibē Sumeragi
The Signs of Love
2007
as Yoshiro Nakajima
Nobody
1994
as Taki
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
2018
as Hanada (segment "Genkou no Hate")
Hope
2020
as Teranuma Toshitsugu
Broken Heart
1995
Kaede
2025
Double Meaning
2011
as Kaoru Mikami
The Gun 2020
2020
as Tomita
Je t'aime: I Am a Beast
2008
Zebra
2016
as Shimauma
Crime's Blank
2015
as Manager / Mitsuru Takayama
One Last Throw
2025
as Kanemoto Tomoaki
Check
1991
as Ryuzo Kayama
The Man in White
2003
as Azusa Moribe
UNFAIR: the end
2015
as Kaoru Mikami
The Seventh Floor
1994
as Mitsuru
Gekashitsu
1992
as Takamine
Yumeji: A Spurt of Love
2017
as Hikino's Father
Unfair: Code Breaking
2006
Double Meaning: Yes or No?
2013
as Kaoru Mikami
1750 Days of Turbulence
1990
FLARE
2014
as Ensai Ymazaki
The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
2003
as Moribe Azusa
Sleep in the Shadows
2019
The Nikaidos' Fall
2019
as Tatsuya Nikaido
Warship Boy
2021
as Genkai Sakamoto
CrimeBroker
1993
as Jin Okazaki
The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders
2005
as Isamu Kenmochi
Abunai Deka Forever The Movie
1998
as Date
Singapore Sling
1993
Prince Shōtoku
2001
as Emperor Sushun
Fool's Blues
2022
as Daikon
Like Madonna
1990
Shiro and Marilyn
1988
as Daisuke Nakazato
The Final Parting
2018
as Yuji Uemura
Osoi Shiawase
2015
as 重吉
Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen: Deadly Battle
2021
as Golgotha
Balloon
1990
The Rise and Fall of Park Avenue and the 10 Rooms
2022
Dancing in her Dreams
2020
as Kinoshita
Lightning Over the Beyond
2023
as Hikari (part 3)
Overlord: Bloodline of Misfortune
2016
as Yuki Kanamaru
Okite
2003
ナニワ金融道 3発目～大蛇市マネーウォーズ～
2022
Double Meaning: Chain Reaction
2015
Savage City: Angel Whisper
1991
Songs of Kamui
2023
Overlord: Bloodline of Misfortune II
2016
as Yuki Kanamaru
Jikan no Shûzoku
2014
as Shuichi Mineoka
REQUIEM
2025
You'll Fall For Me
1989
as Kyousuke Dazai
Naniwa Kinyudo - Haibara knocks on the door of Imperial Finance!
2022
TSUGUNAI
2025
Kaze no Tayori
2016
ナニワ金融道 2発目〜銭と泪と権利と女〜
2022
The Young Blood Typhoon
1995
Vanishing Glow
2007
as Tajima
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
2016
Borderless Island
2022
About Masaya Katō
Masaya Katō (born April 27, 1963) is a Japanese actor and seiyū from Nara in the Kansai region. With 152 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Masaya Katō has appeared in 118 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Masaya Katō Movies
- RE:BORN (2016) — as Defence Force Commander
- Godzilla (1998) — as Japanese Tanker Crew Member
- Kingdom 5 (2026)
- Crying Freeman (1995) — as Ryuji Hanada
- Shinjuku Incident (2009) — as Toshinari Eguchi
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