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Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

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.

Born

Feb 18, 1911

Tokyo, Japan

Died

Jul 31, 1975

Known For

Acting

Movies

246 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.2

movie

Known For

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

as Shichiroji
Ikiru

Ikiru

1952

as Yakuza
Rashomon

Rashomon

1950

as Policeman
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961

as Inokichi
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

as Toji Gion
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

as Toji
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

as Matsukichi Sekine
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961

as Kitagawa Yanosuke
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956

as Mr. Nomura
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 • as Shichiroji
★ 8.5
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 • as Yakuza
★ 8.3
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 • as Policeman
★ 8.0
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 • as Inokichi
★ 8.1
Five Gents on the Spot
Five Gents on the Spot
1966 • as Kanju Goto
★ 7.0
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 • as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
★ 7.9
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 • as Toji Gion
★ 7.2
Chûshingura
Chûshingura
1962 • as Kichiemon Terasaka
★ 7.1
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 • as Toji
★ 7.2
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 • as Matsukichi Sekine
★ 7.9
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
1961 • as Kitagawa Yanosuke
★ 7.5
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
1956 • as Mr. Nomura
★ 7.7
The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
1941 • as Fuwa Kazuemon
★ 6.9
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 • as Seikichi Mukai
★ 7.7
Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto
1968 • as Chief of Press Section
★ 8.5
Freedom School
Freedom School
1951
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 • as Sakamoto
★ 7.5
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 • as Tasaburo Hishiya
★ 7.7
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
1967 • as Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director
★ 7.3
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 • as Toji Gion
★ 7.2
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 • as Itaya
★ 7.2
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
★ 10.0
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
★ 8.0
Priest of Darkness
Priest of Darkness
1936 • as Kenta
★ 7.1
Little Peach
Little Peach
1958 • as Suga
★ 6.1
A Man from Akagi
A Man from Akagi
1950
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds
1958
★ 7.7
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
1956
★ 6.9
The Naked General
The Naked General
1958
★ 7.0
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
1957 • as Onoda, the second husband
★ 7.5
The Motherland Far Far Away
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950 • as Tommy Shôkyokusai
★ 7.0
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow
1967 • as Hayashida
★ 7.8
Rise Against the Sword
Rise Against the Sword
1966 • as Budeuemon Hattori
★ 6.3
Hito mo arukeba
Hito mo arukeba
1960 • as Namitaro Namiki
★ 9.0
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
1963 • as Tobita
★ 7.1
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain
1956 • as Kawakami
★ 6.7
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
1965 • as Hansuke Murai
★ 7.1
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960 • as Kumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)
★ 8.0
Flowing
Flowing
1956 • as Yoneko's Ex
★ 7.2
Tsuki no wataridori
Tsuki no wataridori
1951
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
1952
Snow Country
Snow Country
1957 • as Inn proprietor
★ 6.7
I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959 • as Takeuchi
★ 10.0
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 • as Shusuke Tetsumoto
★ 7.3
Mako Osorubeshi
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Zoku izuko e
Zoku izuko e
1967
The Stranger Within a Woman
The Stranger Within a Woman
1966
★ 7.4
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
★ 7.0
Samurai of the Great Earth
Samurai of the Great Earth
1956
★ 7.0
The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn
1960 • as Tomioka
★ 7.0
Gamblers: The Raid
Gamblers: The Raid
1968 • as Kichigorō
★ 10.0
Humanity and Paper Balloons
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937 • as Isuke
★ 7.9
Yoru wa usotsuki
Yoru wa usotsuki
1960
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
★ 9.0
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970 • as Ishibashi Tetsukichi
★ 9.0
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950
A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 • as Nobuo Sadaoka
★ 7.2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949 • as Shinkichi
★ 6.6
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953
★ 6.5
Moment of Terror
Moment of Terror
1966 • as Kawashima
★ 5.9
The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive
1964 • as Tadokori - Executive
★ 9.0
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 • as Ushinotsuke Akabane
★ 8.0
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
★ 9.0
G-Men of Japan
G-Men of Japan
1948
Gendai no yokubô
Gendai no yokubô
1956
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955 • as Genta
★ 7.4
Ôban
Ôban
1957 • as Ushinosuke Akaba
★ 9.0
Aloha 3 Gents
Aloha 3 Gents
1963 • as Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)
★ 8.0
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963 • as Genkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director)
★ 9.0
New Third-Class Executive
New Third-Class Executive
1959 • as Kumahira Onizuka
★ 8.0
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
★ 6.5
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
1955
★ 9.0
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967 • as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
★ 9.0
恐妻時代
恐妻時代
1952 • as Nakahata
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
★ 9.0
Castle of Carnage
Castle of Carnage
1952
First Love
First Love
1972
Senryō hada
Senryō hada
1950
Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President: Part II
1961 • as Zensuke Kuramochi
★ 8.0
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958 • as Yajirobei Tochimen'ya
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956
★ 6.1
The Wiser Age
The Wiser Age
1962 • as Ryokichi
★ 7.2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949 • as Shinkichi
★ 6.6
The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima
1955
★ 8.0
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
1951
★ 6.0
The Night before Pearl Harbor
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968 • as Kusanagi
★ 9.5
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
1963
The Lady Was Pawn
The Lady Was Pawn
1956
Superexpress
Superexpress
1964 • as Yukichi Nakae
★ 8.0
Kazanmyaku
Kazanmyaku
1950
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
★ 8.0
The Scarlet Bat
The Scarlet Bat
1950
Mother's First Love
Mother's First Love
1954
★ 8.0
I'm a Bodyguard
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
★ 8.0
Born in Sin
Born in Sin
1962
★ 9.0
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
★ 8.0
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960 • as Kumakichi Onizuka
★ 8.0
A Company President's Life Story
A Company President's Life Story
1966 • as Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)
★ 7.0
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970 • as Tetsukichi Ishibashi
★ 8.0
The Radish and the Carrot
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
★ 9.0
This Greedy Old Skin
This Greedy Old Skin
1960
★ 10.0
A Brother and His Sister
A Brother and His Sister
1956 • as Hayashi
★ 8.0
Star of Hong Kong
Star of Hong Kong
1962 • as Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law
★ 8.0
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960 • as Okubo Hikosaburō
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968 • as Tsutomu Ariga
★ 7.0
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
movie
Ganpā kachō
1961
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958 • as Kikuzō (head clerk)
The Surf
The Surf
1954 • as Chiyoko's Father
★ 8.0
Crazy Operation: First Move
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
★ 10.0
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
★ 7.0
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971 • as Kintaro Igari
★ 7.0
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
1960 • as Yakichi Wada
The Blue Revolution
The Blue Revolution
1953
★ 8.0
Morning for Two
Morning for Two
1971
★ 8.0
Fox and Raccoon
Fox and Raccoon
1959 • as Kyota Aoshima
★ 9.0
movie
Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu
Oban kanketsu hen
Oban kanketsu hen
1958 • as Ushinotsuke Akabane
Assignment Cloud
Assignment Cloud
1966 • as Kusanagi
★ 2.0
movie
Chobei the Rogue
1949
The Terrible Game
The Terrible Game
1959 • as Uncle Zenkichi
★ 7.0
Travel Stories of a Company President
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
★ 7.0
Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon
1955 • as Kibe
★ 8.0
Here Is a Spring
Here Is a Spring
1955
★ 8.2
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
★ 8.0
We Are Salarymen
We Are Salarymen
1963 • as Executive Motohashi
★ 7.0
Awamori-kun kanpai!
Awamori-kun kanpai!
1961
A Bridge for Two Alone
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
★ 6.6
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
★ 9.0
The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47
1960 • as Jyusaburo Onodera
★ 10.0
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai
1960 • as Enzo Niko
★ 6.9
The Bogus Policeman
The Bogus Policeman
1967
★ 8.0
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951 • as Tajimi
★ 8.0
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965 • as Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)
★ 8.0
Playboy President
Playboy President
1961 • as Kuramochi Zensuke
★ 10.0
Snow in the South Seas
Snow in the South Seas
1961
★ 9.0
Assistant President
Assistant President
1958
★ 10.0
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri
1971 • as Kintarō Igari, Yoyo Finance Exec.
★ 10.0
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960 • as Uchuu Takeda
★ 9.0
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969 • as Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)
★ 10.0
五十円横町
五十円横町
1955
The Preacher of Love
The Preacher of Love
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
★ 9.0
Ejima and Ikushima
Ejima and Ikushima
1955 • as 井口
Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
1956 • as Kamo Jinnai
★ 5.5
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937
★ 10.0
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
★ 8.0
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956
★ 9.0
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969 • as Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)
★ 7.0
Ganpeki
Ganpeki
1953
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968 • as Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)
★ 9.0
爆笑天国　とんち教室
爆笑天国　とんち教室
1954
Center of Tokyo
Center of Tokyo
1974 • as Zenzo
Stairs of Evil
Stairs of Evil
1965 • as Konishi
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967 • as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
★ 8.0
Seven Masks of Revenge
Seven Masks of Revenge
1955
Foul Play
Foul Play
1955 • as Goro Seo
★ 6.0
Moth Lamp
Moth Lamp
1953
movie
Onna goroshi abura jigoku
1949
Nonsense Boys
Nonsense Boys
1963
Dotanba
Dotanba
1956
★ 6.0
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
★ 7.0
The Bitch
The Bitch
1951 • as Gorō Matoba
★ 8.0
Shanghai Rose
Shanghai Rose
1952 • as Liu, Ding's men
★ 8.0
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
1960
Sarutobi Sasuke: Senjō ke goku no hi matsuri
Sarutobi Sasuke: Senjō ke goku no hi matsuri
1950
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
★ 10.0
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967 • as Kusanagi
★ 7.0
The Greatest Challenge of All
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
★ 7.0
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960 • as Ōkubo Hikosaburō
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
1955 • as police officer
How to Make Money
How to Make Money
1964
3 Gents In Hawaii
3 Gents In Hawaii
1963 • as Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)
★ 8.0
We Will Remember
We Will Remember
1965
★ 10.0
The Sharks
The Sharks
1964
★ 9.0
An Edoite Judge
An Edoite Judge
1953 • as Tasuke Uoya
movie
The Fifth Witness
1948
The Third President
The Third President
1958
★ 10.0
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
★ 10.0
Goblin Courier
Goblin Courier
1949
★ 6.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957 • as Sōda Hajime
★ 8.0
movie
Once a Rainy Day
1966
★ 7.0
The Storm
The Storm
1956
★ 8.5
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
1952
A Night in Hong Kong
A Night in Hong Kong
1961 • as Kenkichi Matsuyama
★ 10.0
The Man Who Laughs Last
The Man Who Laughs Last
1949
Husband on the Run
Husband on the Run
1954
The Lone Journey
The Lone Journey
1955
★ 9.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958 • as Hajime Sawada
★ 10.0
The Killing of Otsuya
The Killing of Otsuya
1951 • as Mita
A Spectacular Murder
A Spectacular Murder
1951
Our Silent Love
Our Silent Love
1967
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
★ 8.0
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love
1954
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 • as Ushinosuke Akaba
★ 9.0
movie
Nippon Paradise
1964
★ 7.0
Yasugorō shusse
Yasugorō shusse
1953
★ 10.0
Forty-Eight Man
Forty-Eight Man
1952
★ 8.0
The Spoiled Brat President
The Spoiled Brat President
1956
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1967 • as Gunpei Otaguro
Samurai in the Office
Samurai in the Office
1959
★ 9.0
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
★ 10.0
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949 • as Yasu
Yami ni hikarume
Yami ni hikarume
1950
Hail the 3 Gents
Hail the 3 Gents
1964 • as Tomioka (Sales Manager)
★ 8.0
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
★ 9.0
Older Wife, Younger Husband
Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960
The College Ruggers
The College Ruggers
1959 • as Jirō Shimizu
★ 9.0
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1962
Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi
Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi
1952
Mother
Mother
1952 • as Sokichi Kimura
★ 7.0
Outlaw island
Outlaw island
1956
Tengu of Kiso
Tengu of Kiso
1948
Turbid Youth
Turbid Youth
1954
★ 9.0
Secret Assignment
Secret Assignment
1967 • as Kusanagi
★ 10.0
Itohan Monogatari
Itohan Monogatari
1957 • as Matsukichi
★ 7.0
movie
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960
★ 7.0
Pure Love
Pure Love
1956
The Abe Clan
The Abe Clan
1938
★ 7.0
Mune yori mune ni
Mune yori mune ni
1955 • as Hazama
★ 10.0
Bright Young Maidens
Bright Young Maidens
1958 • as Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father
★ 10.0
All of Myself
All of Myself
1954 • as Oda Jukichi
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964 • as 4th Sin & 7th Sin
Singing in the Sun
Singing in the Sun
1960 • as Kyosuke Tsumura
★ 8.0
I Am a Bodyguard
I Am a Bodyguard
1950
★ 9.0
Miren
Miren
1963 • as Master at 'Sekine'
The Husband Was a Baby
The Husband Was a Baby
1960
The School of Spies
The School of Spies
1966 • as Lieutenant Kusanagi
★ 6.6
Jushu karasu
Jushu karasu
1951
Devices Stronger Than Women
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963 • as Daisaku Sugishita (Publicity Manager)
Tôjûrô no koi
Tôjûrô no koi
1955 • as Kichisuke
Lemon in the Rainbow
Lemon in the Rainbow
1968 • as Gôzô Maeda
★ 7.0
Pachinko
Pachinko
1962
Young Lovers
Young Lovers
1959 • as Renzō Dōjima
Kiri aru jyoji
Kiri aru jyoji
1959
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957 • as Sōda Hajime
★ 9.0
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
★ 10.0
The Daphne
The Daphne
1966
★ 10.0
The Happicoat Comedian
The Happicoat Comedian
1960
The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
1957