Takeshi Katō
Known for Acting · 162 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 (11)
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
as Kahei Nirei
Kimi no na wa
1991
as 永橋
Akō Rōshi
1964
as Horibe Yasubee
Choudenshi Bioman
1984
as Takashi
Life of a Flower
1963
as Kaneko Magojiro
Natchan no shashinkan
1980
as 父・西城賢輔
Iki no Iiyatsu
1987
Hana no Asuka-gumi!
1988
as Shinomiya
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983
The Tale of Genji
1991
愛のホットライン
Movies (151)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
High and Low
1963
as Detective Nakao
Ran
1985
as Koyota Hatakeyama
Throne of Blood
1957
as Guard killed by Washizu
XX: Beautiful Weapon
1993
as Yasuhiro Kokubu
Yojimbo
1961
as Ronin Kobuhachi
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Samurai (uncredited)
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Itakura
Japan Sinks
2006
as Professor Yamashiro
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Noburo Uchimoto
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actor
Queen Bee
1978
as Detective Todoroki
Godzilla 1985
1985
as Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Kohei Kashi
The Inugami Family
1976
as Police Chief Tachibana
Island of Hell
1977
as Inspector Todoroki
None But the Brave
1965
as Sgt. Tamura
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Noburo Uchimoto
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as Chief of Staff Officer Kato
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Noboru Uchimoto
Koto: The Ancient City
1980
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Ohachi
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985
as Takeshi Suzuka
Night Scandal in Japan
1964
Zatoichi's Revenge
1965
as Koheita Kadokura
Three Yakuza
1965
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
as Kunikida
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Narrator (uncredited)
Eternity of Love
1961
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as Kingo
Free and Easy 8
1996
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Lullaby to Kill
1977
as Inspector Tachibana
Only on Mondays
1964
as Yuka's sugar-daddy
The 8-Tomb Village
1996
The Politicians
1983
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
1998
The Great White Tower
1966
Noh Mask Murders
1991
as Assistant Inspector Senba
The House of Hanging
1979
as Inspector Todoroki
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
The Phoenix
1978
as Kamamushi
Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Iwama Kakubei
For Kayako
1984
as Kyusu Im
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Uenoyama
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006
as Todoroki Shochô
Free and Easy 7
1994
Fighting Elegy
1966
Dora-heita
2000
as Toneri Uchijima
Free and Easy 16
2005
as Akiyama
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002
as Self
Free and Easy 20: Final
2009
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Katori
Tracing Jake
2004
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962
Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
as Public prosecutor Tamura
The Gate of Youth
1975
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
Company Executives
1989
You'll Die Six Hours Later
2008
The Geisha House
1999
as Kitayama
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
2002
as Zombie Cat (Voice)
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1982
as Grand Wazir (voice)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
as Self
Free and Easy 17
2006
Lonely Heart
1981
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
Moment of Terror
1966
Zero
1984
as Ugaki
Free and Easy 5
1992
Foundry Town
1962
as Mr. Noda
The Great Shogunate Battle
1991
Free and Easy 4
1991
as Akiyama
Happiness of Us Alone
1961
Fossilized Wilderness
1982
New Treasure Island
1965
as Long John Silver (voice)
The Pirates of Buban
1972
The First Catch
1980
The Spying Sorceress
1964
午前零時の出獄
1963
Summer Soldiers
1972
as Driver
Love and Faith
1978
Free and Easy 6
1993
The Navy
1963
Yume-Chiyo
1985
Hamuretto wa yukue fumei
1981
Lost in the Sun
1961
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
1993
Endless Desire
1958
as Brutal yakuza
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
Dansen
1983
The Lucky General
1962
This Madding Crowd
1962
Flame of Father and Son
1981
Free and Easy 10
1998
Run Ichiro Run
2001
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961
Free and Easy 15
2004
The Gambling Monk
1963
Whirlpool of Flesh
1964
as Segawa
Free and Easy Special
1994
300 Million Yen Mission
1971
High Teen
1959
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
as Managing Director Akiyama
Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!
1993
Voice from the Dark
1983
as Toyokichi Kuze
House of Terrors
1965
as Keisuke Munakata
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971
Across a Gold Prairie
1999
as Takashi Kanzaki
Mother
1963
as Toshiro
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
as Self
Virgin Road
1989
Location
1984
as Hara
Last Round
1962
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
as Ronin on the ship
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 162 credits spanning from 1953 to 2016, Takeshi Katō has appeared in 151 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Takeshi Katō Movies
- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
- High and Low (1963) — as Detective Nakao
- Ran (1985) — as Koyota Hatakeyama
- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Guard killed by Washizu
- XX: Beautiful Weapon (1993) — as Yasuhiro Kokubu
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