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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

150

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-05-24

Day of Death

2015-07-31 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

Takeshi Kato

Tsuyoshi Kato

Takeshi Katō

Такэси Като

Takeshi Katō

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

Acting

The Hidden Fortress

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as

Samurai (uncredited)

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as

Itakura

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

1964

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

as

Makoto Misugi

New Treasure Island

1965

New Treasure Island

as

Long John Silver (voice)

High and Low

1963

High and Low

as

Detective Nakao

Watashi no naka no shōfu

1984

Watashi no naka no shōfu

as

Fisherman A

None But the Brave

1965

None But the Brave

as

Sgt. Tamura

Mother

1963

Mother

as

Toshiro

Aogeba Tôtoshi

2006

Aogeba Tôtoshi

as

Koichi's father

Foundry Town

1962

Foundry Town

as

Mr. Noda

Zatoichi's Revenge

1965

Zatoichi's Revenge

as

Koheita Kadokura

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

as

Narrator (uncredited)

Only on Mondays

1964

Only on Mondays

as

Yuka's sugar-daddy

Lullaby to Kill

1977

Lullaby to Kill

as

Inspector Tachibana

The Sands of Kurobe

1968

The Sands of Kurobe

as

Kunikida

The Inugami Family

1976

The Inugami Family

as

Police Chief Tachibana

For Kayako

1984

For Kayako

as

Kyusu Im

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

as

Chief of Staff Officer Kato

Island of Hell

1977

Island of Hell

as

Inspector Todoroki

Murder of the Inugami Clan

2006

Murder of the Inugami Clan

as

Todoroki Shochô

Dora-heita

2000

Dora-heita

as

Toneri Uchijima

Across a Gold Prairie

1999

Across a Gold Prairie

as

Takashi Kanzaki

XX: Beautiful Weapon

1993

XX: Beautiful Weapon

as

Yasuhiro Kokubu

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

2001

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

as

Managing Director Akiyama

Yojimbo

1961

Yojimbo

as

Ronin Kobuhachi

Ran

1985

Ran

as

Koyota Hatakeyama

Seven Samurai

1954

Seven Samurai

as

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

Throne of Blood

1957

Throne of Blood

as

Guard killed by Washizu

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962

A Wanderer's Notebook

as

Uenoyama

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

2002

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

as

Zombie Cat (Voice)

The Phoenix

1978

The Phoenix

as

Kamamushi

Tale of Japanese Burglars

1965

Tale of Japanese Burglars

as

Public prosecutor Tamura

Endless Desire

1958

Endless Desire

as

Brutal yakuza

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai

as

Self - Actor

Queen Bee

1978

Queen Bee

as

Detective Todoroki

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

1985

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

as

Takeshi Suzuka

Location

1984

Location

as

Hara

Free and Easy 4

1991

Free and Easy 4

as

Akiyama

Free and Easy 16

2005

Free and Easy 16

as

Akiyama

Dansen

1983

Dansen

as

Miyamoto Musashi

1973

Miyamoto Musashi

as

Iwama Kakubei

The Geisha House

1999

The Geisha House

as

Kitayama

Zenigeba

1970

Zenigeba

as

Sword of the Beast

1965

Sword of the Beast

as

Katori

Scorpion

1967

Scorpion

as

House of Terrors

1965

House of Terrors

as

Keisuke Munakata

Whirlpool of Flesh

1964

Whirlpool of Flesh

as

Segawa

Voice from the Dark

1983

Voice from the Dark

as

Toyokichi Kuze

Summer Soldiers

1972

Summer Soldiers

as

Driver

The House of Hanging

1979

The House of Hanging

as

Inspector Todoroki

Noh Mask Murders

1991

Noh Mask Murders

as

Assistant Inspector Senba

Zero

1984

Zero

as

Ugaki

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as

Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu

Godzilla 1985

1985

Godzilla 1985

as

Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka

The Navy

1963

The Navy

as

High Teen

1959

High Teen

as

Akō Rōshi

Akō Rōshi

as

Horibe Yasubee

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

as

Kaneko Magojiro

Natchan no shashinkan

Natchan no shashinkan

as

父・西城賢輔

Production

Crew

Directing