Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
May 24, 1929
Died
July 31, 2015 (age 86)
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
TV
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Kahei Nirei
1983
Film
Seven Samurai
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
1954
Film
High and Low
Detective Nakao
1963
TV
Kimi no na wa
永橋
1991
Film
Ran
Koyota Hatakeyama
1985
TV
Akō Rōshi
Horibe Yasubee
1964
Film
Yojimbo
Ronin Kobuhachi
1961
Film
Throne of Blood
Guard killed by Washizu
1957
TV
Choudenshi Bioman
Takashi
1984
Film
Japan Sinks
Professor Yamashiro
2006
Film
The Hidden Fortress
Samurai (uncredited)
1958
Film
Japan's Longest Day
Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
1967
TV
Life of a Flower
Kaneko Magojiro
1963
Film
The Bad Sleep Well
Itakura
1960
TV
Natchan no shashinkan
父・西城賢輔
1980
Film
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Takeshi Suzuka
1985
Film
Island of Hell
Inspector Todoroki
1977
Film
Lullaby to Kill
Inspector Tachibana
1977
Film
Pigs and Battleships
Ohachi
1961
TV
Iki no Iiyatsu
1987
Filmography
2016FilmMifune: The Last Samuraias Self - Actor2009FilmFree and Easy 20: Final2008FilmYou'll Die Six Hours Later2007FilmFree and Easy 182006FilmMurder of the Inugami Clanas Todoroki Shochô2006FilmFree and Easy 172006FilmJapan Sinksas Professor Yamashiro2006FilmAogeba Tôtoshias Koichi's father2005FilmFree and Easy 16as Akiyama2004FilmFree and Easy 152004FilmTracing Jake2002FilmAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'as Self2002FilmAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'as Self2002FilmAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'as Self2002FilmAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'as Self2002FilmTamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Spaceas Zombie Cat (Voice)2001FilmLove of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji2001FilmFree and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Projectas Managing Director Akiyama2001FilmRun Ichiro Run2000FilmDora-heitaas Toneri Uchijima1999FilmAcross a Gold Prairieas Takashi Kanzaki1999FilmThe Geisha Houseas Kitayama1998FilmFree and Easy: Samurai Edition1998FilmFree and Easy 101996FilmThe 8-Tomb Village1996FilmFree and Easy 81994FilmFree and Easy 71994FilmFree and Easy Special1993FilmFree and Easy 61993FilmXX: Beautiful Weaponas Yasuhiro Kokubu1993FilmKogarashi Monjirō Returns1993FilmBring Me the Head of Shichiemon!1992FilmFree and Easy 51991TVThe Tale of Genji1991FilmFree and Easy 4as Akiyama1991FilmThe Great Shogunate Battle1991TVKimi no na waas 永橋1991FilmNoh Mask Murdersas Assistant Inspector Senba1989FilmVirgin Road1989FilmFour Days of Snow and Bloodas Kohei Kashi1989FilmCompany Executives1988TVHana no Asuka-gumi!as Shinomiya1987FilmCrybaby Chacha1987TVIki no Iiyatsu1985FilmGodzilla 1985as Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka1985FilmOdin: Starlight Mutinyas Takeshi Suzuka1985FilmYume-Chiyo1985FilmRanas Koyota Hatakeyama1984FilmFor Kayakoas Kyusu Im1984FilmWatashi no naka no shōfuas Fisherman A1984FilmLocationas Hara1984FilmZeroas Ugaki1984FilmMarriage Counselor Tora-sanas Kingo1984TVChoudenshi Biomanas Takashi1983FilmDansen1983FilmThe Fir Trees Remain1983TVMomi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin1983FilmThe Politicians1983FilmChildren of Nagasaki1983FilmVoice from the Darkas Toyokichi Kuze1983TVFuruya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Seriesas Kahei Nirei1982FilmFossilized Wilderness1982FilmAladdin and the Wonderful Lampas Grand Wazir (voice)1981FilmHamuretto wa yukue fumei1981FilmFlame of Father and Son1981FilmLonely Heart1980FilmThe First Catch1980FilmKoto: The Ancient City1980TVNatchan no shashinkanas 父・西城賢輔1979FilmThe House of Hangingas Inspector Todoroki1978FilmThe Phoenixas Kamamushi1978FilmLove and Faith1978FilmQueen Beeas Detective Todoroki1977FilmIsland of Hellas Inspector Todoroki1977FilmLullaby to Killas Inspector Tachibana1976FilmThe Tempō Outlaws of the Marsh1976FilmThe Inugami Familyas Police Chief Tachibana1975FilmThe Gate of Youth1974FilmBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tacticsas Noburo Uchimoto1973FilmBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy Waras Noboru Uchimoto1973FilmMiyamoto Musashias Iwama Kakubei1973FilmBattles Without Honor and Humanityas Noburo Uchimoto1972FilmThe Class of the Sewage Canal1972FilmSpecial Boy Soldiers of the Navy1972FilmSummer Soldiersas Driver1972FilmThe Pirates of Buban1971FilmLove for Eternity1971FilmKigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai1971Film300 Million Yen Mission1970FilmZenigeba1970FilmThe Summit of Mt. Fuji1969FilmThe Girl I Abandoned1969FilmBattle of the Japan Seaas Chief of Staff Officer Kato1969FilmBlack Comedy - Ah, Fool1968FilmTrigger-Happy1968FilmKawachi fūten zoku1968FilmNeon taiheiki1968FilmThe Sands of Kurobeas Kunikida1967FilmJapan's Longest Dayas Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu1967FilmScorpion1966FilmFighting Elegy1966FilmThe Great White Tower1966FilmKill or Be Killed1966FilmMoment of Terror1965FilmSword of the Beastas Katori1965FilmHouse of Terrorsas Keisuke Munakata1965FilmThree Yakuza1965FilmThe Last Judgment1965FilmTale of Japanese Burglarsas Public prosecutor Tamura1965FilmZatoichi's Revengeas Koheita Kadokura1965FilmNone But the Braveas Sgt. Tamura1965FilmNew Treasure Islandas Long John Silver (voice)1964FilmThe Spying Sorceress1964FilmWhirlpool of Fleshas Segawa1964FilmTwo Lives, Two Yakuzaas Makoto Misugi1964FilmNight Scandal in Japan1964FilmOnly on Mondaysas Yuka's sugar-daddy1964TVAkō Rōshias Horibe Yasubee1964FilmMonrō no yōna onna1963FilmMotheras Toshiro1963FilmThe Gambling Monk1963FilmThe Navy1963Film午前零時の出獄1963FilmBloody Record of the Shinsengumi1963FilmBushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai1963TVLife of a Floweras Kaneko Magojiro1963FilmHigh and Lowas Detective Nakao1962FilmNinja, A Band of Assassins1962FilmA Wanderer's Notebookas Uenoyama1962FilmLet's Meet in Our Dreams1962FilmThe Lucky General1962FilmLast Round1962FilmThis Madding Crowd1962FilmFoundry Townas Mr. Noda1962FilmKimagure tosei1962FilmOtoko to otoko no ikiru machi1961FilmQuick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains1961FilmMillion Dollar Smash-and-Grab1961FilmGun of Nosappu1961FilmLost in the Sun1961FilmThe Crimson Plainsas Koike1961FilmGambler in the Sea1961FilmYojimboas Ronin Kobuhachi1961FilmŌatari hyappatsuhyakuchū1961FilmEternity of Love1961FilmPigs and Battleshipsas Ohachi1961FilmHappiness of Us Alone1960FilmVolunteering for Villainyas Deka1960FilmThe Bad Sleep Wellas Itakura1959FilmRoom for Let1959FilmHigh Teen1958FilmThe Hidden Fortressas Samurai (uncredited)1958FilmEndless Desireas Brutal yakuza1957FilmA Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Eraas Narrator (uncredited)1957FilmThrone of Bloodas Guard killed by Washizu1956FilmThe Thick-Walled Room1954FilmHow the Bell of Liberty Ringsas Ronin on the ship1954FilmSeven Samuraias Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)1953FilmAn Inlet of Muddy Water