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Daisuke Katō

Acting Born Feb 18, 1911 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Seven Samurai

as Shichiroji
Film

Rashomon

as Policeman
Film

Ikiru

as Yakuza
Film

Yojimbo

as Inokichi

Full filmography

  • Seven Samurai (1954) as Shichiroji
  • Rashomon (1950) as Policeman
  • Tabiji (1967) as 塩谷駅長・南部斎五郎
  • Ikiru (1952) as Yakuza
  • Yojimbo (1961) as Inokichi
  • Ryoma ga Yuku (1968) as Katsu Kaishu
  • Chûshingura (1962) as Kichiemon Terasaka
  • The 47 Ronin (1941) as Fuwa Kazuemon
  • An Autumn Afternoon (1962) as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
  • Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director
  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) as Toji
  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Toji Gion
  • Admiral Yamamoto (1968) as Chief of Press Section
  • Two in the Shadow (1967) as Hayashida
  • Street of Shame (1956) as Mr. Nomura
  • The Life of Oharu (1952) as Tasaburo Hishiya
  • Floating Clouds (1955) as Seikichi Mukai
  • Early Spring (1956) as Sakamoto
  • Untamed Woman (1957) as Onoda, the second husband
  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) as Matsukichi Sekine
  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) as Toji Gion
  • Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955) as Genta
  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) as Shusuke Tetsumoto
  • The End of Summer (1961) as Kitagawa Yanosuke