Takeshi Katō (actor)
| Takeshi Katō | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 May 1929 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954-present |
Takeshi Katō (加藤 武 Katō Takeshi, born 24 May 1929) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1954.
Career
Graduating from Waseda University, Katō first became a middle school teacher, but then joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1952.[1] Beyond appearing in and directing plays on stage, he has also appeared in films by such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shohei Imamura, Kon Ichikawa, and Kiriro Urayama.[1]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | An Inlet of Muddy Water | Tadashi Imai | Uncredited | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | Akira Kurosawa | Uncredited | |
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | Akira Kurosawa | ||
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | Itakura | Akira Kurosawa | |
| 1961 | Pigs and Battleships | Ōhachi | Shohei Imamura | |
| Yojimbo | Kobuhachi | Akira Kurosawa | ||
| 1962 | Foundry Town | Noda | Kirio Urayama | |
| 1963 | High and Low | Detective Nakao | Akira Kurosawa | |
| Mother | Toshiro | Kaneto Shindo | ||
| Bushido, Samurai Saga | Tadashi Imai | |||
| 1965 | Sword of the Beast | Katori | Hideo Gosha | |
| 1968 | Japan's Longest Day | Hisatsune Sakomizu | Kihachi Okamoto | |
| Bonta No Kekkon Ya | Kasamatsu | Koji Chino | ||
| 1973 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War | Noburo Uchimoto | Kinji Fukasaku | |
| 1974 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics | Noburo Uchimoto | Kinji Fukasaku | |
| 1976 | The Inugamis | Tachibana | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1985 | Ran | Koyata Hatakeyama | Akira Kurosawa | |
| 1987 | Princess from the Moon | Fujiwara-no-Ōkuni | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1999 | The Geisha House | Kitayama | Kinji Fukasaku | |
| 2006 | The Inugamis | Todoroki | Kon Ichikawa |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Katō Takeshi". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 6 March 2015.