Shintarō Katsu: movies and TV shows
Shintarō Katsu has 191 credits in the archive: 175 films and 16 TV series, from 1954 to 1990. Highest rated: Celebrity Talk Show (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1954 – 1990 · busiest year: 1962 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ronin-gai | Goemon | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1989 | Celebrity Talk Show | 胜新太郎 | TV | 9.5 | 57 |
| 1989 | Saga of the Phoenix | Jiku Ajari | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1989 | Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally | Zatoichi | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1989 | Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally | Film | 6.4 | 57 | |
| 1989 | Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally | Film | 6.4 | 57 | |
| 1989 | Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally | Film | 6.4 | 57 | |
| 1988 | Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis | Eichi Shibusawa | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1983 | The Women of Osaka Castle | Oda Nobunaga | Film | — | 51 |
| 1983 | The Politicians | Masaki Teranishi | Film | — | 51 |
| 1980 | Shogun Assassin | Film | 6.9 | 48 | |
| 1980 | Keishi-K | TV | — | 48 | |
| 1980 | Keishi-K | TV | — | 48 | |
| 1980 | Keishi-K | TV | — | 48 | |
| 1980 | Keishi-K | TV | — | 48 | |
| 1978 | The Blind Swordsman | Self | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1975 | Priest of Darkness | Kōchiyama Sōshun | TV | — | 43 |
| 1975 | Priest of Darkness | TV | — | 43 | |
| 1974 | Zatoichi Monogatari | Zatoichi | TV | 8.2 | 42 |
| 1974 | Zatoichi Monogatari | TV | 8.2 | 42 | |
| 1974 | Zatoichi Monogatari | TV | 8.2 | 42 | |
| 1974 | Zatoichi Monogatari | TV | 8.2 | 42 | |
| 1974 | Akumyo: Notorious Dragon | Asakichi | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1974 | The Fighters | Film | 8.0 | 42 | |
| 1974 | Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? | Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1974 | Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? | Film | 5.8 | 42 | |
| 1974 | The Homeless | Genzo Komagen | Film | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1974 | The Homeless | Film | 7.8 | 42 | |
| 1973 | Mute Samurai | Manji | TV | — | 41 |
| 1973 | Mute Samurai | TV | — | 41 | |
| 1973 | Mute Samurai | TV | — | 41 | |
| 1973 | Mute Samurai | TV | — | 41 | |
| 1973 | Yokosuka Navy Prison | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1973 | Zatoichi's Conspiracy | Zatoichi | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1973 | Zatoichi's Conspiracy | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1973 | Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1973 | Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | Film | 6.2 | 41 | |
| 1973 | The King | Sankichi Sakata | Film | — | 41 |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx | Film | 7.4 | 40 | |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades | Film | 7.1 | 40 | |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | Film | 7.4 | 40 | |
| 1972 | Zatoichi at Large | Zatoichi | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1972 | Zatoichi at Large | Film | 6.7 | 40 | |
| 1972 | Zatoichi in Desperation | Zatoichi | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1972 | Zatoichi in Desperation | Film | 6.6 | 40 | |
| 1972 | Zatoichi in Desperation | Film | 6.6 | 40 | |
| 1972 | Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1972 | Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice | Film | 6.2 | 40 | |
| 1972 | New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line | Kisaburo Omiya | Film | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1972 | New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line | Film | 7.1 | 40 | |
| 1971 | Kaoyaku | Ryota Tachibana | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1971 | Kaoyaku | Film | 6.0 | 39 | |
| 1971 | Kaoyaku | Film | 6.0 | 39 | |
| 1971 | Kaoyaku | Film | 6.0 | 39 | |
| 1971 | Inn of Evil | Wanderer | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1971 | Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman | Zatoichi | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1971 | Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1971 | The Gift of the Fox | Film | 7.0 | 39 | |
| 1971 | Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1970 | Born Fighter | Isokichi Yoshida | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1970 | Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | Zatoichi | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | Film | 6.8 | 38 | |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | Film | 6.8 | 38 | |
| 1970 | An Ode to Yakuza | Minoru Tatematsu | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Zatoichi | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Film | 6.8 | 38 | |
| 1970 | The Summit of Mt. Fuji | Asakichi | Film | — | 38 |
| 1970 | Incident at Blood Pass | Gentetsu | Film | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1970 | Easy Money | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1969 | The Magoichi Saga | Oda Nobunaga | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1969 | Tenchu! | Izo Okada | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1969 | Devil's Temple | Mumyo Taro | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1969 | 手錠無用 | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1969 | Kanto Woman Infamy | Film | 4.0 | 37 | |
| 1969 | Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best | Asakichi | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1968 | The Funeral Racket | Ganmen | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1968 | The Man Without a Map | Detective | Film | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1968 | Zatoichi and the Fugitives | Zatoichi | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1968 | Samaritan Zatoichi | Zatoichi | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1968 | Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint | Ryuzen | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1968 | Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging | Kisaburo Omiya | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1968 | Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self | TV | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1967 | Zatoichi Challenged | Zatoichi | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1967 | Zatoichi's Cane Sword | Zatoichi | Film | 7.4 | 35 |
| 1967 | Zatoichi the Outlaw | Zatoichi | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1967 | Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack | Kisaburo Omiya | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1967 | Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend | Asakichi | Film | 9.0 | 35 |
| 1967 | Five Star Private | Kisaburo Omiya | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1967 | The Hoodlum Priest | Ryuzen | Film | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1967 | The Bogus Policeman | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1966 | Dynamite Doctor | Denjirô Daimatsu | Film | — | 34 |
| 1966 | Dynamite Doctor Returns | Denjirô Daimatsu | Film | — | 34 |
| 1966 | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage | Zatoichi | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1966 | Zatoichi's Vengeance | Zatoichi | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1966 | Drunken Harbor | Gyoro-matsu | Film | — | 34 |
| 1966 | The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again | Kisaburo Omiya | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1966 | The Thieves' Who's Who | Banzuke | Film | 8.5 | 34 |
| 1966 | Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom | Kisaburo Omiya | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1966 | The Front Line Showdown | Kisaburo Omiya | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1966 | Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms | Asakichi | Film | — | 34 |
| 1965 | Zatoichi's Revenge | Zatoichi | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1965 | Zatoichi and the Chess Expert | Zatoichi | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1965 | Zatoichi and the Doomed Man | Zatoichi | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1965 | Life of Matsu the Untamed | Matsugorô Tomishima | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1965 | 駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1965 | Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. | Kisaburo Omiya | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1965 | Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men | Asakichi | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1965 | Hoodlum Soldier | Kisaburo Omiya | Film | 7.2 | 33 |
| 1965 | Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again | Asakichi | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1964 | Fight, Zatoichi, Fight | Zatoichi | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1964 | Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery | Film | 9.0 | 32 | |
| 1964 | Zatoichi's Flashing Sword | Zatoichi | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1964 | Adventures of Zatoichi | Zatoichi | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1964 | The Money Dance | Hapyaku Machida | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1964 | Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold | Zatoichi | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1964 | The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords | Jirocho | Film | — | 32 |
| 1964 | Bad Reputation: The Big Drum | Asakichi | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1964 | Kojiki taishō | Film | 7.0 | 32 | |
| 1963 | New Tale of Zatoichi | Zatoichi | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1963 | An Actor's Revenge | Hojin | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1963 | Zatoichi on the Road | Zatoichi | Film | 6.9 | 31 |
| 1963 | Zatoichi the Fugitive | Zatoichi | Film | 6.9 | 31 |
| 1963 | Rabble Tactics | Mohei | Film | 9.5 | 31 |
| 1963 | Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo | Asakichi | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1963 | Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men | Asakichi | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1963 | Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor | Asakichi | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1963 | Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi | Zatôichi | Film | 7.3 | 30 |
| 1962 | The Great Wall | Emperor Shih Huang Ti | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi Continues | Zatoichi | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1962 | The Whale God | Kishu | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1962 | Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1962 | New Bad Reputation Continues | Asakichi | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1962 | Third Generation's Loyalty Offering | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1962 | The Notorious Man's Return | Asakichi | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1962 | Teppo Yasu no Shogai | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1962 | Keshin | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1962 | The Actress and the Three Rascals | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1962 | Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1962 | Sabakareru Echizen no kami | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1961 | Three Young Samurai | Film | 6.7 | 29 | |
| 1961 | Blind Devotion | Aikichi | Film | 9.0 | 29 |
| 1961 | The Life of Buddha | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1961 | Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo | Kaku-san | Film | 5.9 | 29 |
| 1961 | Buddha | Devadatta | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1961 | Oniisan to oneesan | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1961 | Vagabonds from Badgerville | Film | 8.5 | 29 | |
| 1961 | Bad Reputation Returns | Asakichi | Film | 4.8 | 29 |
| 1961 | Tough Guy | Asakichi | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1961 | Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut | Sasaki Kojiro | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1960 | The Two Musashis | Film | 5.8 | 28 | |
| 1960 | The Blind Menace | Suginoichi | Film | 6.9 | 28 |
| 1960 | Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous | Film | 6.3 | 28 | |
| 1960 | The Demon of Mount Oe | Watanabe-no-Tsuna | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1960 | Tsukinode no ketto | Asakichi | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1960 | The Last Betrayal | Takabayashi | Film | — | 28 |
| 1959 | The Lord Pretends | Koheita Mochizuki | Film | — | 27 |
| 1959 | Jirocho Fuji | Mori no Ishimatsu | Film | 7.4 | 27 |
| 1959 | Samurai Vendetta | Nakayama Yasubei | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1959 | Enchanted Princess | Kurisuke | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1959 | Jōen | Film | 9.0 | 27 | |
| 1959 | Beauty the Enemy | Fujikawa | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1958 | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Genzô Akagaki | Film | 6.2 | 26 |
| 1958 | The Gay Masquerade | Toyama Saemonnojo | Film | 9.7 | 26 |
| 1958 | Hana no yukyo-den | Film | 8.0 | 26 | |
| 1958 | Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion | Shijo Kingo | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1958 | Travels of Lord Mito | Sutekichi | Film | — | 26 |
| 1958 | The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall | Film | 8.5 | 26 | |
| 1958 | The Magnificent Five | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1957 | Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman | Mori no Ishimatsu | Film | — | 25 |
| 1957 | An Osaka Story | Ichinosuke | Film | 6.0 | 25 |
| 1957 | Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp | Film | 7.0 | 25 | |
| 1957 | Ninjō misui | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1957 | Fighting Letter for 29 People | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1957 | Daiei Studio is Bustling | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1956 | Tsukigata Hanpeita | Shusaku Utsugi | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1956 | Flowery Hood 2 | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1956 | Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan | Tsunashiro | Film | 7.7 | 24 |
| 1956 | Marathon Samurai | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1956 | The Fiery Magistrate | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1956 | The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations | Minami Sanjirô | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1956 | Flowery Hood | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1956 | Sisters of Gion | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1956 | Migratory Birds of the Flowers | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1955 | A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love | Film | 10.0 | 23 | |
| 1955 | The Dancer and Two Warriors | Film | 5.0 | 23 | |
| 1955 | Thief and Magistrate | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1954 | The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing | Film | 7.1 | 22 | |
| 1954 | The Great White Tiger Platoon | Film | 6.0 | 22 |