
Takeshi Katō
Known for Acting · 162 credits
- Born
- 1929-05-24
- Died
- 2015-07-31
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Takeshi Kato · Tsuyoshi Kato · Takeshi Katō · Такэси Като
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 Shows (11)

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
as Kahei Nirei

Kimi no na wa
1991
as 永橋

Akō Rōshi
1964
as Horibe Yasubee

Choudenshi Bioman
1984
as Takashi

Life of a Flower
1963
as Kaneko Magojiro

Natchan no shashinkan
1980
as 父・西城賢輔

Iki no Iiyatsu
1987

Hana no Asuka-gumi!
1988
as Shinomiya

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983

The Tale of Genji
1991

愛のホットライン
Movies (151)

Seven Samurai
1954
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

High and Low
1963
as Detective Nakao

Ran
1985
as Koyota Hatakeyama

Throne of Blood
1957
as Guard killed by Washizu

Yojimbo
1961
as Ronin Kobuhachi

XX: Beautiful Weapon
1993
as Yasuhiro Kokubu

The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Samurai (uncredited)

The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Itakura

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Noburo Uchimoto

Godzilla 1985
1985
as Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka

Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu

Japan Sinks
2006
as Professor Yamashiro

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Noburo Uchimoto

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Noboru Uchimoto

Queen Bee
1978
as Detective Todoroki

Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Kohei Kashi

The Phoenix
1978
as Kamamushi

The Inugami Family
1976
as Police Chief Tachibana

The Sands of Kurobe
1968
as Kunikida

An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953

Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actor

Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Ohachi

Island of Hell
1977
as Inspector Todoroki

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Narrator (uncredited)

Only on Mondays
1964
as Yuka's sugar-daddy

The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970

The Thick-Walled Room
1956

The 8-Tomb Village
1996

Koto: The Ancient City
1980

None But the Brave
1965
as Sgt. Tamura

Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Iwama Kakubei

Noh Mask Murders
1991
as Assistant Inspector Senba

The Great White Tower
1966

Lullaby to Kill
1977
as Inspector Tachibana

Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001

The Geisha House
1999
as Kitayama

Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006
as Todoroki Shochô

For Kayako
1984
as Kyusu Im

Night Scandal in Japan
1964

Free and Easy 7
1994

Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985
as Takeshi Suzuka

The Gate of Youth
1975

Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as Chief of Staff Officer Kato

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963

Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962

Sword of the Beast
1965
as Katori

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
1998

Tracing Jake
2004

Dora-heita
2000
as Toneri Uchijima

Free and Easy 16
2005
as Akiyama

Free and Easy 8
1996

Three Yakuza
1965

Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as Kingo

Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965
as Public prosecutor Tamura

The Politicians
1983

A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Uenoyama

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
1993

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1982
as Grand Wazir (voice)

Fighting Elegy
1966

Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962

Free and Easy 4
1991
as Akiyama

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
2002
as Zombie Cat (Voice)

Eternity of Love
1961

Endless Desire
1958
as Brutal yakuza

午前零時の出獄
1963

Free and Easy 10
1998

Free and Easy 20: Final
2009

Lost in the Sun
1961

You'll Die Six Hours Later
2008

Lonely Heart
1981

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972

Room for Let
1959

Moment of Terror
1966

New Treasure Island
1965
as Long John Silver (voice)

Free and Easy 18
2007

Zatoichi's Revenge
1965
as Koheita Kadokura

Run Ichiro Run
2001

The House of Hanging
1979
as Inspector Todoroki

Free and Easy 5
1992

Zero
1984
as Ugaki

The Lucky General
1962

Yume-Chiyo
1985

The Navy
1963

Love and Faith
1978

House of Terrors
1965
as Keisuke Munakata

The Pirates of Buban
1972

Mother
1963
as Toshiro

Fossilized Wilderness
1982

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002
as Self

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971

This Madding Crowd
1962

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
as Managing Director Akiyama

Free and Easy 17
2006

Foundry Town
1962
as Mr. Noda

The Gambling Monk
1963

Aogeba Tôtoshi
2006
as Koichi's father

Flame of Father and Son
1981

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963

Company Executives
1989

Last Round
1962

The Fir Trees Remain
1983

The Great Shogunate Battle
1991

How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
as Ronin on the ship

Crybaby Chacha
1987

Free and Easy 15
2004

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
as Self

The First Catch
1980

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961

The Spying Sorceress
1964

Summer Soldiers
1972
as Driver

Free and Easy 6
1993

Across a Gold Prairie
1999
as Takashi Kanzaki

High Teen
1959

Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
as Makoto Misugi
Hamuretto wa yukue fumei
1981

300 Million Yen Mission
1971

Location
1984
as Hara

Dansen
1983

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
as Self
About Takeshi Katō
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. With 162 credits spanning from 1953 to 2016, Takeshi Katō has appeared in 151 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Takeshi Katō Movies
- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
- High and Low (1963) — as Detective Nakao
- Ran (1985) — as Koyota Hatakeyama
- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Guard killed by Washizu
- Yojimbo (1961) — as Ronin Kobuhachi
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