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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

212

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-02-18

Day of Death

1975-07-31 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

加東大介

加东大介

市川莚司

Daisuke Katō

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

Acting

Rashomon

1950

Rashomon

as

Policeman

Early Spring

1956

Early Spring

as

Sakamoto

Yojimbo

1961

Yojimbo

as

Inokichi

The End of Summer

1961

The End of Summer

as

Kitagawa Yanosuke

Mother

1952

Mother

as

Sokichi Kimura

Dotanba

1956

Dotanba

as

The Life of Oharu

1952

The Life of Oharu

as

Tasaburo Hishiya

Chûshingura

1962

Chûshingura

as

Kichiemon Terasaka

恐妻時代

1952

恐妻時代

as

Nakahata

An Edoite Judge

1953

An Edoite Judge

as

Tasuke Uoya

The 47 Ronin

1941

The 47 Ronin

as

Fuwa Kazuemon

Hail the 3 Gents

1964

Hail the 3 Gents

as

Tomioka (Sales Manager)

The Naked Executive

1964

The Naked Executive

as

Tadokori - Executive

Floating Clouds

1955

Floating Clouds

as

Seikichi Mukai

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

1957

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

as

Ushinotsuke Akabane

Oban kanketsu hen

1958

Oban kanketsu hen

as

Ushinotsuke Akabane

Ôban

1957

Ôban

as

Ushinosuke Akaba

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

1957

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

as

Ushinosuke Akaba

Beyond the Hills

1960

Beyond the Hills

as

Yakichi Wada

Yaji and Kita on the Road

1958

Yaji and Kita on the Road

as

Yajirobei Tochimen'ya

Star of Hong Kong

1962

Star of Hong Kong

as

Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law

Hito mo arukeba

1960

Hito mo arukeba

as

Namitaro Namiki

Twilight Saloon

1955

Twilight Saloon

as

Kibe

Little Peach

1958

Little Peach

as

Suga

Ejima and Ikushima

1955

Ejima and Ikushima

as

井口

Street of Shame

1956

Street of Shame

as

Mr. Nomura

The Masterless 47

1960

The Masterless 47

as

Jyusaburo Onodera

Mune yori mune ni

1955

Mune yori mune ni

as

Hazama

The Storm

1956

The Storm

as

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

Admiral Yamamoto

as

Chief of Press Section

Ikiru

1952

Ikiru

as

Yakuza

Flowing

1956

Flowing

as

Yoneko's Ex

Sudden Rain

1956

Sudden Rain

as

Kawakami

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

as

Shusuke Tetsumoto

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962

A Wanderer's Notebook

as

Nobuo Sadaoka

Foul Play

1955

Foul Play

as

Goro Seo

The Gambling Samurai

1960

The Gambling Samurai

as

Enzo Niko

Stairs of Evil

1965

Stairs of Evil

as

Konishi

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

as

Matsukichi Sekine

The Wiser Age

1962

The Wiser Age

as

Ryokichi

Moment of Terror

1966

Moment of Terror

as

Kawashima

Bright Young Maidens

1958

Bright Young Maidens

as

Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father

Mr. Pu

1953

Mr. Pu

as

Two in the Shadow

1967

Two in the Shadow

as

Hayashida

A Night in Hong Kong

1961

A Night in Hong Kong

as

Kenkichi Matsuyama

Secret Assignment

1967

Secret Assignment

as

Kusanagi

Assignment Cloud

1966

Assignment Cloud

as

Kusanagi

The School of Spies

1966

The School of Spies

as

Lieutenant Kusanagi

Snow Country

1957

Snow Country

as

Inn proprietor

Untamed Woman

1957

Untamed Woman

as

Onoda, the second husband

Superexpress

1964

Superexpress

as

Yukichi Nakae

Rise Against the Sword

1966

Rise Against the Sword

as

Budeuemon Hattori

The Bitch

1951

The Bitch

as

Gorō Matoba

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

An Autumn Afternoon

as

Yoshitaro Sakamoto

Seven Samurai

1954

Seven Samurai

as

Shichiroji

Itohan Monogatari

1957

Itohan Monogatari

as

Matsukichi

Shanghai Rose

1952

Shanghai Rose

as

Liu, Ding's men

A Woman's Life

1955

A Woman's Life

as

police officer

Gamblers: The Raid

1968

Gamblers: The Raid

as

Kichigorō

Sanshiro Sugata

1965

Sanshiro Sugata

as

Hansuke Murai

Rose Buds in the Rainbow

1968

Rose Buds in the Rainbow

as

Gôzô Maeda

The Surf

1954

The Surf

as

Chiyoko's Father

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as

Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director

The Motherland Far Far Away

1950

The Motherland Far Far Away

as

Tommy Shôkyokusai

Pachinko

1962

Pachinko

as

Ganpeki

1953

Ganpeki

as

上州鴉

1951

上州鴉

as

All of Myself

1954

All of Myself

as

Oda Jukichi

The Terrible Game

1959

The Terrible Game

as

Uncle Zenkichi

Tokyo do mannaka

1974

Tokyo do mannaka

as

Zenzo

New Third-Class Executive

1959

New Third-Class Executive

as

Kumahira Onizuka

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

1960

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

as

Kumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)

Playboy President

1961

Playboy President

as

Kuramochi Zensuke

Playboy President: Part II

1961

Playboy President: Part II

as

Zensuke Kuramochi

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

1963

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

as

Genkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director)

Company President Travels Abroad

1963

Company President Travels Abroad

as

Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)

Company President Travels Abroad Part II

1963

Company President Travels Abroad Part II

as

Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

1965

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

as

Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)

A Company President's Life Story

1966

A Company President's Life Story

as

Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)

Five Gents on the Spot

1966

Five Gents on the Spot

as

Kanju Goto

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

1958

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

as

Kikuzō (head clerk)

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

1967

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

as

Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

1967

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

as

Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

1968

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

as

Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

1969

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

as

Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

1969

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

as

Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

1970

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

as

Tetsukichi Ishibashi

Five Gents and a Kuniang

1970

Five Gents and a Kuniang

as

Ishibashi Tetsukichi

Miren

1963

Miren

as

Master at 'Sekine'

Fox and Raccoon

1959

Fox and Raccoon

as

Kyota Aoshima

We Are Salarymen

1963

We Are Salarymen

as

Executive Motohashi

Devices Stronger Than  Women

1963

Devices Stronger Than Women

as

Daisaku Sugishita (Publicity Manager)

Singing in the Sun

1960

Singing in the Sun

as

Kyosuke Tsumura

The College Ruggers

1959

The College Ruggers

as

Jirō Shimizu

Young Lovers

1959

Young Lovers

as

Renzō Dōjima

Ryoma ga Yuku

Ryoma ga Yuku

as

Katsu Kaishu

Tabiji

Tabiji

as

塩谷駅長・南部斎五郎

Production

Crew

Directing