Daisuke Katō

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Daisuke Katō

Acting February 18, 1911

Tokyo, Japan

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 co…

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Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

8.5 1954 Movie
Rashomon

Rashomon

8.0 1950 Movie
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

8.1 1961 Movie
Ikiru

Ikiru

8.3 1952 Movie
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

7.9 1962 Movie
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

7.2 1954 Movie
The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

7.7 1952 Movie
Tabiji

Tabiji

1967 TV Show
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

7.7 1956 Movie
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

7.2 1956 Movie
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

7.2 1955 Movie
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

8.0 1960 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1995
    Snow falls on a southern island

    Movie Writer

  2. 1974
    Center of Tokyo

    Movie Zenzo

  3. 1972
    First Love

    Movie

  4. 1971
    First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

    Movie Kintarō Igari, Yoyo Finance Exec.

  5. 1971
    First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff

    Movie Kintaro Igari

  6. 1971
    Morning for Two

    Movie

  7. 1970
    Five Gents and a Kuniang

    Movie Ishibashi Tetsukichi

  8. 1970
    Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

    Movie Tetsukichi Ishibashi

  9. 1969
    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

    Movie Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)

  10. 1969
    5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

    Movie Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)

  11. 1968
    Admiral Yamamoto

    Movie Chief of Press Section

  12. 1968
    Lemon in the Rainbow

    Movie Gôzô Maeda

  13. 1968
    Gamblers: The Raid

    Movie Kichigorō

  14. 1968
    The Night before Pearl Harbor

    Movie Kusanagi

  15. 1968
    Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

    Movie Tsutomu Ariga

  16. 1968
    Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

    Movie Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)

More credits
  1. 1968
    Ryoma ga Yuku

    TV show Katsu Kaishu

  2. 1967
    Two in the Shadow

    Movie Hayashida

  3. 1967
    The Greatest Challenge of All

    Movie

  4. 1967
    Japan's Longest Day

    Movie Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director

  5. 1967
    Secret Assignment

    Movie Kusanagi

  6. 1967
    Five Gents Prefer Geisha

    Movie Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

  7. 1967
    Our Silent Love

    Movie

  8. 1967
    The Bogus Policeman

    Movie

  9. 1967
    Zoku izuko e

    Movie

  10. 1967
    Tabiji

    TV show 塩谷駅長・南部斎五郎

  11. 1967
    Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri

    Movie Gunpei Otaguro

  12. 1967
    Assignment Dragon No. 3

    Movie Kusanagi

  13. 1967
    Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

    Movie Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

  14. 1966
    Once a Rainy Day

    Movie

  15. 1966
    The Daphne

    Movie

  16. 1966
    Assignment Cloud

    Movie Kusanagi

  17. 1966
    The School of Spies

    Movie Lieutenant Kusanagi

  18. 1966
    Moment of Terror

    Movie Kawashima

  19. 1966
    Five Gents on the Spot

    Movie Kanju Goto

  20. 1966
    The Stranger Within a Woman

    Movie

  21. 1966
    Rise Against the Sword

    Movie Budeuemon Hattori

  22. 1966
    A Company President's Life Story

    Movie Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)

  23. 1965
    Stairs of Evil

    Movie Konishi

  24. 1965
    We Will Remember

    Movie