Daisuke Katō
Known for Acting · 229 credits
- Born
- 1911-02-18
- Died
- 1975-07-31
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 加東大介 · 加东大介 · 市川莚司
Biography
Daisuke Katō (加東 大介 Katō Daisuke, February 18, 1911 – July 31, 1975) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 films, including Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the loyal comrade Shichiroji), Rashomon, Yojimbo (as the "wild pig" Inokichi), Ikiru, and Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy and Chushingura.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (227)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Shichiroji
Ikiru
1952
as Yakuza
Rashomon
1950
as Policeman
Yojimbo
1961
as Inokichi
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
as Takeuchi
Gamblers: The Raid
1968
as Kichigorō
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Tommy Shôkyokusai
A Man from Akagi
1950
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Namitaro Namiki
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
1960
The Naked General
1958
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
A Night in Hong Kong
1961
as Kenkichi Matsuyama
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964
as 4th Sin & 7th Sin
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
Gendai no yokubô
1956
The Blue Revolution
1953
Samurai in the Office
1959
Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as Chief of Press Section
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Toji
The Lady Was Pawn
1956
The 47 Ronin
1941
as Fuwa Kazuemon
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1967
as Gunpei Otaguro
The Gambling Samurai
1960
as Enzo Niko
Floating Clouds
1955
as Seikichi Mukai
Tôjûrô no koi
1955
as Kichisuke
Two in the Shadow
1967
as Hayashida
A Brother and His Sister
1956
as Hayashi
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960
Tengu of Kiso
1948
Yami ni hikarume
1950
Pure Love
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Toji Gion
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937
as Isuke
Untamed Woman
1957
as Onoda, the second husband
The Life of Oharu
1952
as Tasaburo Hishiya
We Will Remember
1965
The Stranger Within a Woman
1966
Chûshingura
1962
as Kichiemon Terasaka
The Daphne
1966
Moth Lamp
1953
G-Men of Japan
1948
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Nobuo Sadaoka
The Husband Was a Baby
1960
Kiri aru jyoji
1959
Street of Shame
1956
as Mr. Nomura
Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Shusuke Tetsumoto
Early Spring
1956
as Sakamoto
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Toji Gion
Once a Rainy Day
1966
Snow Country
1957
as Inn proprietor
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955
as Genta
Mother
1952
as Sokichi Kimura
Priest of Darkness
1936
as Kenta
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950
The Sharks
1964
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Matsukichi Sekine
Sudden Rain
1956
as Kawakami
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 井口
Little Peach
1958
as Suga
Flowing
1956
as Yoneko's Ex
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Kyota Aoshima
The Terrible Game
1959
as Uncle Zenkichi
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968
as Kusanagi
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
as Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)
A Woman's Life
1963
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
as Kikuzō (head clerk)
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Hansuke Murai
The Fifth Witness
1948
Ore wa yōjimbō
1950
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967
as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
Zoku izuko e
1967
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
The Tale of Genji
1951
Summer Clouds
1958
The End of Summer
1961
as Kitagawa Yanosuke
Late Chrysanthemums
1954
as Itaya
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949
as Shinkichi
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
as Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
Moment of Terror
1966
as Kawashima
3 Gents In Hawaii
1963
as Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)
The Lone Journey
1955
Here Is a Spring
1955
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Snow in the South Seas
1961
A Company President's Life Story
1966
as Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)
Center of Tokyo
1974
as Zenzo
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958
as Hajime Sawada
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Stairs of Evil
1965
as Konishi
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960
as Ōkubo Hikosaburō
Lemon in the Rainbow
1968
as Gôzô Maeda
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949
as Shinkichi
Twilight Saloon
1955
as Kibe
Foul Play
1955
as Goro Seo
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960
as Okubo Hikosaburō
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Turbid Youth
1954
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
as Uchuu Takeda
Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Budeuemon Hattori
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Tsutomu Ariga
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Yajirobei Tochimen'ya
The Approach of Autumn
1960
as Tomioka
Assignment Cloud
1966
as Kusanagi
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
as Tetsukichi Ishibashi
Dotanba
1956
Playboy President
1961
as Kuramochi Zensuke
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971
as Kintaro Igari
The Masterless 47
1960
as Jyusaburo Onodera
About Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō (加東 大介 Katō Daisuke, February 18, 1911 – July 31, 1975) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 films, including Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the loyal comrade Shichiroji), Rashomon, Yojimbo (as the "wild pig" Inokichi), Ikiru, and Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy and Chushingura. With 229 credits spanning from 1936 to 1974, Daisuke Katō has appeared in 227 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Daisuke Katō Movies
- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Shichiroji
- Ikiru (1952) — as Yakuza
- Rashomon (1950) — as Policeman
- Yojimbo (1961) — as Inokichi
- Jirocho's Home-Coming (1953)
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