Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
80
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-08-25
Day of Death
1985-06-15 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Also Known As
Като Тай
Тай Като
Tai Katō
Biography
Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Kato was the nephew of the film director Sadao Yamanaka. He entered the Toho studio in 1937 and first began by working on documentaries. He worked as an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa in Rashomon. After World War II he switched to making jidaigeki.
