Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Birthday: May 24, 1929 in Tokyo, Japan

Deathday: July 31, 2015

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

High and Low

High and Low

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Ran

Ran

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Free and Easy 20: Final

Free and Easy 20: Final

You'll Die Six Hours Later

You'll Die Six Hours Later

Free and Easy 18

Free and Easy 18

Aogeba Tôtoshi

Aogeba Tôtoshi

Koichi's father

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Todoroki Shochô

Japan Sinks

Japan Sinks

Professor Yamashiro

Free and Easy 17

Free and Easy 17

Free and Easy 16

Free and Easy 16

Tracing Jake

Tracing Jake

Free and Easy 15

Free and Easy 15

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

Zombie Cat (Voice)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Run Ichiro Run

Run Ichiro Run

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

Managing Director Akiyama

Dora-heita

Dora-heita

Toneri Uchijima

Across a Gold Prairie

Across a Gold Prairie

Takashi Kanzaki

The Geisha House

The Geisha House

Free and Easy 10

Free and Easy 10

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

Free and Easy 8

Free and Easy 8

Free and Easy Special

Free and Easy Special

Free and Easy 7

Free and Easy 7

XX: Beautiful Weapon

XX: Beautiful Weapon

Yasuhiro Kokubu

Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!

Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!

Free and Easy 6

Free and Easy 6

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Free and Easy 5

Free and Easy 5

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

Free and Easy 4

Free and Easy 4

Noh Mask Murders

Noh Mask Murders

Assistant Inspector Senba

The Great Shogunate Battle

The Great Shogunate Battle

Kimi no na wa

Kimi no na wa

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Company Executives

Company Executives

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Virgin Road

Virgin Road

Hana no Asuka gumi!

Hana no Asuka gumi!

Crybaby Chacha

Crybaby Chacha

Iki no Iiyatsu

Iki no Iiyatsu

Ran

Ran

Koyota Hatakeyama

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

Yume-Chiyo

Yume-Chiyo

Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985

Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka

Watashi no naka no shōfu

Watashi no naka no shōfu

For Kayako

For Kayako

Location

Location

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Zero

Zero

Choudenshi Bioman

Choudenshi Bioman

Children of Nagasaki

Children of Nagasaki

The Fir Trees Remain

The Fir Trees Remain

Dansen

Dansen

Voice from the Dark

Voice from the Dark

The Politicians

The Politicians

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

Fossilized Wilderness

Fossilized Wilderness

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Flame of Father and Son

Flame of Father and Son

Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

Hamuretto wa yukue fumei

Hamuretto wa yukue fumei

The First Catch

The First Catch

Koto: The Ancient City

Koto: The Ancient City

Natchan no shashinkan

Natchan no shashinkan

父・西城賢輔

The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging

Inspector Todoroki

The Phoenix

The Phoenix

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Detective Todoroki

Love and Faith

Love and Faith

Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

Inspector Tachibana

Island of Hell

Island of Hell

Inspector Todoroki

The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

Police Chief Tachibana

Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku

Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku

The Gate of Youth

The Gate of Youth

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Noburo Uchimoto

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Noboru Uchimoto

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Noburo Uchimoto

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

The Class of the Sewage Canal

The Class of the Sewage Canal

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

Summer Soldiers

Summer Soldiers

The Pirates of Buban

The Pirates of Buban

Love for Eternity

Love for Eternity

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

300 Million Yen Mission

300 Million Yen Mission

Zenigeba

Zenigeba

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea

Chief of Staff Officer Kato

The Girl I Abandoned

The Girl I Abandoned

Neon taiheiki

Neon taiheiki

The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe

Scorpion

Scorpion

Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu

Kill or Be Killed

Kill or Be Killed

Fighting Elegy

Fighting Elegy

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

Moment of Terror

Moment of Terror

New Treasure Island

New Treasure Island

Long John Silver (voice)

None But the Brave

None But the Brave

Zatoichi's Revenge

Zatoichi's Revenge

Koheita Kadokura

Three Yakuza

Three Yakuza

Tale of Japanese Burglars

Tale of Japanese Burglars

Public prosecutor Tamura

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

House of Terrors

House of Terrors

Keisuke Munakata

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Only on Mondays

Only on Mondays

Yuka's sugar-daddy

Night Scandal in Japan

Night Scandal in Japan

Whirlpool of Flesh

Whirlpool of Flesh

The Spying Sorceress

The Spying Sorceress

Monrō no yōna onna

Monrō no yōna onna

Akō Rōshi

Akō Rōshi

High and Low

High and Low

Detective Nakao

Mother

Mother

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

The Navy

The Navy

午前零時の出獄

午前零時の出獄

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

Kaneko Magojiro

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

The Lucky General

The Lucky General

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

Kimagure tosei

Kimagure tosei

Foundry Town

Foundry Town

Last Round

Last Round

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd

Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

Hayauchi burai - Daiheigen no otoko

Hayauchi burai - Daiheigen no otoko

The Crimson Plains

The Crimson Plains

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Ronin Kobuhachi

Lost in the Sun

Lost in the Sun

Happiness of Us Alone

Happiness of Us Alone

Nosappu no jū

Nosappu no jū

Gambler in the Sea

Gambler in the Sea

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

Volunteering for Villainy

Volunteering for Villainy

Room for Let

Room for Let

High Teen

High Teen

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

Samurai (uncredited)

Endless Desire

Endless Desire

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

Narrator (uncredited)

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Guard killed by Washizu

The Thick-Walled Room

The Thick-Walled Room

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

Ronin on the ship

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Free and Easy 20: Final

Free and Easy 20: Final

You'll Die Six Hours Later

You'll Die Six Hours Later

Free and Easy 18

Free and Easy 18

Aogeba Tôtoshi

Aogeba Tôtoshi

Koichi's father

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Murder of the Inugami Clan

Todoroki Shochô

Japan Sinks

Japan Sinks

Professor Yamashiro

Free and Easy 17

Free and Easy 17

Free and Easy 16

Free and Easy 16

Tracing Jake

Tracing Jake

Free and Easy 15

Free and Easy 15

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

Zombie Cat (Voice)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Run Ichiro Run

Run Ichiro Run

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

Managing Director Akiyama

Dora-heita

Dora-heita

Toneri Uchijima

Across a Gold Prairie

Across a Gold Prairie

Takashi Kanzaki

The Geisha House

The Geisha House

Free and Easy 10

Free and Easy 10

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

Free and Easy 8

Free and Easy 8

Free and Easy Special

Free and Easy Special

Free and Easy 7

Free and Easy 7

XX: Beautiful Weapon

XX: Beautiful Weapon

Yasuhiro Kokubu

Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!

Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!

Free and Easy 6

Free and Easy 6

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

Free and Easy 5

Free and Easy 5

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

Free and Easy 4

Free and Easy 4

Noh Mask Murders

Noh Mask Murders

Assistant Inspector Senba

The Great Shogunate Battle

The Great Shogunate Battle

Company Executives

Company Executives

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Virgin Road

Virgin Road

Crybaby Chacha

Crybaby Chacha

Ran

Ran

Koyota Hatakeyama

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

Yume-Chiyo

Yume-Chiyo

Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985

Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka

Watashi no naka no shōfu

Watashi no naka no shōfu

For Kayako

For Kayako

Location

Location

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Zero

Zero

Children of Nagasaki

Children of Nagasaki

The Fir Trees Remain

The Fir Trees Remain

Dansen

Dansen

Voice from the Dark

Voice from the Dark

The Politicians

The Politicians

Fossilized Wilderness

Fossilized Wilderness

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Flame of Father and Son

Flame of Father and Son

Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

Hamuretto wa yukue fumei

Hamuretto wa yukue fumei

The First Catch

The First Catch

Koto: The Ancient City

Koto: The Ancient City

The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging

Inspector Todoroki

The Phoenix

The Phoenix

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Detective Todoroki

Love and Faith

Love and Faith

Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

Inspector Tachibana

Island of Hell

Island of Hell

Inspector Todoroki

The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

Police Chief Tachibana

Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku

Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku

The Gate of Youth

The Gate of Youth

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Noburo Uchimoto

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Noboru Uchimoto

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Noburo Uchimoto

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

The Class of the Sewage Canal

The Class of the Sewage Canal

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

Summer Soldiers

Summer Soldiers

The Pirates of Buban

The Pirates of Buban

Love for Eternity

Love for Eternity

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai

300 Million Yen Mission

300 Million Yen Mission

Zenigeba

Zenigeba

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea

Chief of Staff Officer Kato

The Girl I Abandoned

The Girl I Abandoned

Neon taiheiki

Neon taiheiki

The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe

Scorpion

Scorpion

Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu

Kill or Be Killed

Kill or Be Killed

Fighting Elegy

Fighting Elegy

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

Moment of Terror

Moment of Terror

New Treasure Island

New Treasure Island

Long John Silver (voice)

None But the Brave

None But the Brave

Zatoichi's Revenge

Zatoichi's Revenge

Koheita Kadokura

Three Yakuza

Three Yakuza

Tale of Japanese Burglars

Tale of Japanese Burglars

Public prosecutor Tamura

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

House of Terrors

House of Terrors

Keisuke Munakata

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Two Lives, Two Yakuza

Only on Mondays

Only on Mondays

Yuka's sugar-daddy

Night Scandal in Japan

Night Scandal in Japan

Whirlpool of Flesh

Whirlpool of Flesh

The Spying Sorceress

The Spying Sorceress

Monrō no yōna onna

Monrō no yōna onna

High and Low

High and Low

Detective Nakao

Mother

Mother

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

The Navy

The Navy

午前零時の出獄

午前零時の出獄

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

The Lucky General

The Lucky General

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

Kimagure tosei

Kimagure tosei

Foundry Town

Foundry Town

Last Round

Last Round

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

Let's Meet in Our Dreams

A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd

Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

Hayauchi burai - Daiheigen no otoko

Hayauchi burai - Daiheigen no otoko

The Crimson Plains

The Crimson Plains

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Ronin Kobuhachi

Lost in the Sun

Lost in the Sun

Happiness of Us Alone

Happiness of Us Alone

Nosappu no jū

Nosappu no jū

Gambler in the Sea

Gambler in the Sea

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

Volunteering for Villainy

Volunteering for Villainy

Room for Let

Room for Let

High Teen

High Teen

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

Samurai (uncredited)

Endless Desire

Endless Desire

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

Narrator (uncredited)

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Guard killed by Washizu

The Thick-Walled Room

The Thick-Walled Room

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

Ronin on the ship

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

Kimi no na wa

Kimi no na wa

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Hana no Asuka gumi!

Hana no Asuka gumi!

Iki no Iiyatsu

Iki no Iiyatsu

Choudenshi Bioman

Choudenshi Bioman

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

Natchan no shashinkan

Natchan no shashinkan

父・西城賢輔

Akō Rōshi

Akō Rōshi

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

Kaneko Magojiro