Takeshi Katō
Known for Acting · 163 credits
- Born
- 1929-05-24
- Died
- 2015-07-31
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Takeshi Kato · Tsuyoshi Kato · Takeshi Katō · Такэси Като
Biography
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
TV Shows (12)
Kimi no na wa
1991
as 永橋
Natchan no shashinkan
1980
as 父・西城賢輔
Life of a Flower
1963
as Kaneko Magojiro
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
as Kahei Nirei
Choudenshi Bioman
1984
as Takashi
Akō Rōshi
1964
as Horibe Yasubee
Hana no Asuka-gumi!
1988
as Shinomiya
Iki no Iiyatsu
1987
The Tale of Genji
1991
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983
愛のホットライン
なつかしき海の歌
1975
Movies (151)
XX: Beautiful Weapon
1993
as Yasuhiro Kokubu
Seven Samurai
1954
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
High and Low
1963
as Detective Nakao
Ran
1985
as Koyota Hatakeyama
Yojimbo
1961
as Ronin Kobuhachi
Throne of Blood
1957
as Guard killed by Washizu
Aogeba Tôtoshi
2006
as Koichi's father
Room for Let
1959
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Samurai (uncredited)
Neon taiheiki
1968
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Itakura
Godzilla 1985
1985
as Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka
The Inugami Family
1976
as Police Chief Tachibana
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as Chief of Staff Officer Kato
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Noboru Uchimoto
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
1955
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Ohachi
Island of Hell
1977
as Inspector Todoroki
Japan Sinks
2006
as Professor Yamashiro
Mother
1963
as Toshiro
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
as Managing Director Akiyama
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Noburo Uchimoto
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actor
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Noburo Uchimoto
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
Lullaby to Kill
1977
as Inspector Tachibana
Trigger-Happy
1968
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006
as Todoroki Shochô
Fighting Elegy
1966
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
1973
as Kikutarō Yamada
Dora-heita
2000
as Toneri Uchijima
None But the Brave
1965
as Sgt. Tamura
The Geisha House
1999
as Kitayama
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Uenoyama
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Narrator (uncredited)
Children of Nagasaki
1983
The Last Judgment
1965
Queen Bee
1978
as Detective Todoroki
Only on Mondays
1964
as Yuka's sugar-daddy
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Katori
Foundry Town
1962
as Mr. Noda
Endless Desire
1958
as Brutal yakuza
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985
as Takeshi Suzuka
Volunteering for Villainy
1960
as Deka
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
2002
as Zombie Cat (Voice)
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Kohei Kashi
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
as Kunikida
The Great White Tower
1966
as Professor Nozaka
Noh Mask Murders
1991
as Assistant Inspector Senba
Free and Easy 17
2006
Zero
1984
as Ugaki
Free and Easy 6
1993
The Gambling Monk
1963
Yume-Chiyo
1985
Whirlpool of Flesh
1964
as Segawa
Free and Easy 16
2005
as Akiyama
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
The Phoenix
1978
as Kamamushi
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Iwama Kakubei
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Free and Easy 20: Final
2009
The 8-Tomb Village
1996
午前零時の出獄
1963
Three Yakuza
1965
The Great Shogunate Battle
1991
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
Zatoichi's Revenge
1965
as Koheita Kadokura
Free and Easy 18
2007
Koto: The Ancient City
1980
The House of Hanging
1979
as Inspector Todoroki
Moment of Terror
1966
Location
1984
as Hara
House of Terrors
1965
as Keisuke Munakata
For Kayako
1984
as Kyusu Im
Free and Easy Special
1994
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as Kingo
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
Fossilized Wilderness
1982
Free and Easy 5
1992
Virgin Road
1989
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
as Public prosecutor Tamura
You'll Die Six Hours Later
2008
Free and Easy 15
2004
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1982
as Grand Wazir (voice)
Night Scandal in Japan
1964
Run Ichiro Run
2001
Company Executives
1989
The Lucky General
1962
The Navy
1963
Summer Soldiers
1972
as Driver
Free and Easy 8
1996
Dansen
1983
Happiness of Us Alone
1961
Love and Faith
1978
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
1993
Free and Easy 7
1994
Tracing Jake
2004
The Girl I Abandoned
1969
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
1998
Eternity of Love
1961
Free and Easy 4
1991
as Akiyama
Across a Gold Prairie
1999
as Takashi Kanzaki
The Gate of Youth
1975
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002
as Self
This Madding Crowd
1962
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
as Self
Watashi no naka no shōfu
1984
as Fisherman A
Black Comedy - Ah, Fool
1969
The Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh
1976
The First Catch
1980
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962
The Crimson Plains
1961
as Koike
Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!
1993
300 Million Yen Mission
1971
The Politicians
1983
About Takeshi Katō
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. With 163 credits spanning from 1953 to 2016, Takeshi Katō has appeared in 151 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Takeshi Katō Movies
- XX: Beautiful Weapon (1993) — as Yasuhiro Kokubu
- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
- High and Low (1963) — as Detective Nakao
- Ran (1985) — as Koyota Hatakeyama
- Yojimbo (1961) — as Ronin Kobuhachi
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