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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

218 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.2

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
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

as Toji Gion
Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

1955

as Seikichi Mukai
The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

1952

as Tasaburo Hishiya
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
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
★ 8.4
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 • as Yakuza
★ 8.3
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 • as Policeman
★ 8.0
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 • as Inokichi
★ 8.1
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
1967 • as Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director
★ 7.2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 • as Toji Gion
★ 7.1
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 • as Seikichi Mukai
★ 7.7
Chûshingura
Chûshingura
1962 • as Kichiemon Terasaka
★ 7.1
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 • as Tasaburo Hishiya
★ 7.7
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 • as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
★ 7.9
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 • as Sakamoto
★ 7.5
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
1961 • as Kitagawa Yanosuke
★ 7.5
The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
1941 • as Fuwa Kazuemon
★ 6.9
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 • as Shusuke Tetsumoto
★ 7.1
Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto
1968 • as Chief of Press Section
★ 8.3
The Stranger Within a Woman
The Stranger Within a Woman
1966
★ 7.3
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
1956 • as Mr. Nomura
★ 7.7
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain
1956 • as Kawakami
★ 6.5
A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 • as Nobuo Sadaoka
★ 7.2
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 • as Toji Gion
★ 7.1
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 • as Matsukichi Sekine
★ 8.0
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
1957 • as Onoda, the second husband
★ 7.4
Flowing
Flowing
1956 • as Yoneko's Ex
★ 7.2
The Radish and the Carrot
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
★ 10.0
Moment of Terror
Moment of Terror
1966 • as Kawashima
★ 5.8
Mother
Mother
1952 • as Sokichi Kimura
★ 6.9
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953
★ 6.5
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow
1967 • as Hayashida
★ 7.7
The Surf
The Surf
1954 • as Chiyoko's Father
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
1956
★ 6.8
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds
1958
★ 7.5
Humanity and Paper Balloons
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937 • as Isuke
★ 7.9
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955 • as Genta
★ 7.3
Born in Sin
Born in Sin
1962
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 • as Itaya
★ 7.2
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
1965 • as Hansuke Murai
★ 6.8
The Wiser Age
The Wiser Age
1962 • as Ryokichi
★ 7.3
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
★ 6.5
Little Peach
Little Peach
1958 • as Suga
★ 5.9
Snow Country
Snow Country
1957 • as Inn proprietor
★ 6.7
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
1951
★ 5.5
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 • as Toji
★ 7.2
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
★ 5.8
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
1955
Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon
1955 • as Kibe
★ 8.0
Zoku izuko e
Zoku izuko e
1967
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
1963
★ 7.0
The Lone Journey
The Lone Journey
1955
Snow in the South Seas
Snow in the South Seas
1961
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967 • as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47
1960 • as Jyusaburo Onodera
Ôban
Ôban
1957 • as Ushinosuke Akaba
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958 • as Yajirobei Tochimen'ya
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960 • as Kumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958 • as Kikuzō (head clerk)
The Third President
The Third President
1958
New Third-Class Executive
New Third-Class Executive
1959 • as Kumahira Onizuka
Playboy President
Playboy President
1961 • as Kuramochi Zensuke
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965 • as Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)
Assistant President
Assistant President
1958
movie
Once a Rainy Day
1966
The Night before Pearl Harbor
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968 • as Kusanagi
★ 10.0
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956
★ 5.8
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
1960 • as Yakichi Wada
A Company President's Life Story
A Company President's Life Story
1966 • as Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960 • as Kumakichi Onizuka
Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President: Part II
1961 • as Zensuke Kuramochi
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968 • as Tsutomu Ariga
The Storm
The Storm
1956
★ 9.0
Travel Stories of a Company President
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
Secret Assignment
Secret Assignment
1967 • as Kusanagi
★ 10.0
Dotanba
Dotanba
1956
★ 6.0
Itohan Monogatari
Itohan Monogatari
1957 • as Matsukichi
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Here Is a Spring
Here Is a Spring
1955
★ 8.0
Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
1956 • as Kamo Jinnai
★ 5.3
The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive
1964 • as Tadokori - Executive
Samurai of the Great Earth
Samurai of the Great Earth
1956
The School of Spies
The School of Spies
1966 • as Lieutenant Kusanagi
★ 6.5
Mother's First Love
Mother's First Love
1954
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949 • as Shinkichi
★ 6.5
The Terrible Game
The Terrible Game
1959 • as Uncle Zenkichi
Bright Young Maidens
Bright Young Maidens
1958 • as Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father
Oban kanketsu hen
Oban kanketsu hen
1958 • as Ushinotsuke Akabane
Star of Hong Kong
Star of Hong Kong
1962 • as Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
The Preacher of Love
The Preacher of Love
1961
The Greatest Challenge of All
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
★ 7.0
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968 • as Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 • as Ushinosuke Akaba
Foul Play
Foul Play
1955 • as Goro Seo
★ 6.0
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967 • as Kusanagi
★ 7.0
Superexpress
Superexpress
1964 • as Yukichi Nakae
★ 8.0
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 • as Ushinotsuke Akabane
First Love
First Love
1972
A Bridge for Two Alone
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
The Bogus Policeman
The Bogus Policeman
1967
Forty-Eight Man
Forty-Eight Man
1952
Stairs of Evil
Stairs of Evil
1965 • as Konishi
The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn
1960 • as Tomioka
★ 6.9
I'm a Bodyguard
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
The Killing of Otsuya
The Killing of Otsuya
1951 • as Mita
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960 • as Uchuu Takeda
Seven Masks of Revenge
Seven Masks of Revenge
1955
Morning for Two
Morning for Two
1971
This Greedy Old Skin
This Greedy Old Skin
1960
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949 • as Shinkichi
★ 6.5
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963 • as Genkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director)
Shanghai Rose
Shanghai Rose
1952 • as Liu, Ding's men
The Bitch
The Bitch
1951 • as Gorō Matoba
Crazy Operation: First Move
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
G-Men of Japan
G-Men of Japan
1948
恐妻時代
恐妻時代
1952 • as Nakahata
The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima
1955
★ 6.0
Priest of Darkness
Priest of Darkness
1936 • as Kenta
★ 6.9
Center of Tokyo
Center of Tokyo
1974 • as Zenzo
Nonsense Boys
Nonsense Boys
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
Fox and Raccoon
Fox and Raccoon
1959 • as Kyota Aoshima
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967 • as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
三万両五十三次
三万両五十三次
1952
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969 • as Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)
The Man Who Laughs Last
The Man Who Laughs Last
1949
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
1955 • as police officer
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
1963 • as Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)
Outlaw island
Outlaw island
1956
Ganpeki
Ganpeki
1953
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951 • as Tajimi
The College Ruggers
The College Ruggers
1959 • as Jirō Shimizu
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949 • as Yasu
An Edoite Judge
An Edoite Judge
1953 • as Tasuke Uoya
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969 • as Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)
Assignment Cloud
Assignment Cloud
1966 • as Kusanagi
★ 2.0
Hail the 3 Gents
Hail the 3 Gents
1964 • as Tomioka (Sales Manager)
Yasugorō shusse
Yasugorō shusse
1953
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
All of Myself
All of Myself
1954 • as Oda Jukichi
Awamori-kun kanpai!
Awamori-kun kanpai!
1961
How to Make Money
How to Make Money
1964
Turbid Youth
Turbid Youth
1954
Rose Buds in the Rainbow
Rose Buds in the Rainbow
1968 • as Gôzô Maeda
Mune yori mune ni
Mune yori mune ni
1955 • as Hazama
A Spectacular Murder
A Spectacular Murder
1951
I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959 • as Takeuchi
★ 10.0
Company President Travels Abroad
Company President Travels Abroad
1963 • as Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)
movie
Nippon Paradise
1964
The Sharks
The Sharks
1964
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970 • as Ishibashi Tetsukichi
Rise Against the Sword
Rise Against the Sword
1966 • as Budeuemon Hattori
★ 6.2
Goblin Courier
Goblin Courier
1949
★ 6.0
Five Gents on the Spot
Five Gents on the Spot
1966 • as Kanju Goto
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1962
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
The Abe Clan
The Abe Clan
1938
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960 • as Okubo Hikosaburō
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai
1960 • as Enzo Niko
★ 6.3
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
1952
The Daphne
The Daphne
1966
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971 • as Kintaro Igari
Ore wa yōjimbō
Ore wa yōjimbō
1950
Pachinko
Pachinko
1962
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950
上州鴉
上州鴉
1951
Miren
Miren
1963 • as Master at 'Sekine'
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.
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960 • as Ōkubo Hikosaburō
Gamblers: The Raid
Gamblers: The Raid
1968 • as Kichigorō
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970 • as Tetsukichi Ishibashi
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
五十円横町
五十円横町
1955
A Night in Hong Kong
A Night in Hong Kong
1961 • as Kenkichi Matsuyama
A Man from Akagi
A Man from Akagi
1950
movie
The Blue Revolution
1953
Devices Stronger Than Women
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963 • as Daisaku Sugishita (Publicity Manager)
Hito mo arukeba
Hito mo arukeba
1960 • as Namitaro Namiki
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
Ejima and Ikushima
Ejima and Ikushima
1955 • as 井口
We Are Salarymen
We Are Salarymen
1963 • as Executive Motohashi
The Motherland Far Far Away
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950 • as Tommy Shôkyokusai
Mako Osorubeshi
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
爆笑天国　とんち教室
爆笑天国　とんち教室
1954
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
The Naked General
The Naked General
1958
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958 • as Hajime Sawada
movie
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957 • as Sōda Hajime
Young Lovers
Young Lovers
1959 • as Renzō Dōjima
The Husband Was a Baby
The Husband Was a Baby
1960
Samurai in the Office
Samurai in the Office
1959
Older Wife, Younger Husband
Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960
We Will Remember
We Will Remember
1965
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964 • as 4th Sin & 7th Sin
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957 • as Sōda Hajime
The Lady Was Pawn
The Lady Was Pawn
1956
Dadakko Shachou
Dadakko Shachou
1956
Gendai no yokubô
Gendai no yokubô
1956
Singing in the Sun
Singing in the Sun
1960 • as Kyosuke Tsumura
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1967 • as Gunpei Otaguro
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
1960