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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

249 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.1

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
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961

as Kitagawa Yanosuke
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

as Toji
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956

as Mr. Nomura
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

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