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Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Known for: Acting

Born 18/02/1911
Died 1975-07-31
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan

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.

Filmography

Tabiji Series ★ 9,0

Tabiji

塩谷駅長・南部斎五郎

1967

Seven Samurai Film ★ 8,5

Seven Samurai

Shichiroji

1954

Ikiru Film ★ 8,3

Ikiru

Yakuza

1952

Rashomon Film ★ 8,0

Rashomon

Policeman

1950

Ryoma ga Yuku Series

Ryoma ga Yuku

Katsu Kaishu

1968

Yojimbo Film ★ 8,1

Yojimbo

Inokichi

1961

The End of Summer Film ★ 7,5

The End of Summer

Kitagawa Yanosuke

1961

An Autumn Afternoon Film ★ 7,9

An Autumn Afternoon

Yoshitaro Sakamoto

1962

Japan's Longest Day Film ★ 7,3

Japan's Longest Day

Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director

1967

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Film ★ 7,2

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Toji Gion

1956

The 47 Ronin Film ★ 6,9

The 47 Ronin

Fuwa Kazuemon

1941

Chûshingura Film ★ 7,1

Chûshingura

Kichiemon Terasaka

1962

Street of Shame Film ★ 7,7

Street of Shame

Mr. Nomura

1956

The Life of Oharu Film ★ 7,8

The Life of Oharu

Tasaburo Hishiya

1952

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Film ★ 8,0

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Matsukichi Sekine

1960

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Film ★ 7,2

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Toji

1954

Early Spring Film ★ 7,5

Early Spring

Sakamoto

1956

Floating Clouds Film ★ 7,7

Floating Clouds

Seikichi Mukai

1955

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple Film ★ 7,2

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Toji Gion

1955

The Romance of Yushima Film ★ 8,0

The Romance of Yushima

1955

Admiral Yamamoto Film ★ 8,5

Admiral Yamamoto

Chief of Press Section

1968

Priest of Darkness Film ★ 7,1

Priest of Darkness

Kenta

1936

Mother Film ★ 7,0

Mother

Sokichi Kimura

1952

Two in the Shadow Film ★ 7,8

Two in the Shadow

Hayashida

1967

Twilight Saloon Film ★ 8,0

Twilight Saloon

Kibe

1955

Here Is a Spring Film ★ 8,2

Here Is a Spring

1955

A Wife's Heart Film ★ 6,9

A Wife's Heart

1956

Humanity and Paper Balloons Film ★ 7,8

Humanity and Paper Balloons

Isuke

1937

Daughters, Wives and a Mother Film ★ 7,3

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Shusuke Tetsumoto

1960

G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape Film

G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape

1950

Yoru wa usotsuki Film

Yoru wa usotsuki

1960

The Approach of Autumn Film ★ 7,0

The Approach of Autumn

Tomioka

1960

Untamed Woman Film ★ 7,5

Untamed Woman

Onoda, the second husband

1957

A Man from Akagi Film

A Man from Akagi

1950

A Wanderer's Notebook Film ★ 7,2

A Wanderer's Notebook

Nobuo Sadaoka

1962

Sudden Rain Film ★ 6,7

Sudden Rain

Kawakami

1956

The Stranger Within a Woman Film ★ 7,4

The Stranger Within a Woman

1966

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji Film ★ 7,4

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

Genta

1955

Snow Country Film ★ 6,7

Snow Country

Inn proprietor

1957

No Time for Tears Film ★ 9,0

No Time for Tears

1955

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1 Film

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1

1960

Hail the 3 Gents Film ★ 8,0

Hail the 3 Gents

Tomioka (Sales Manager)

1964

Moment of Terror Film ★ 5,9

Moment of Terror

Kawashima

1966

Assignment Dragon No. 3 Film ★ 7,0

Assignment Dragon No. 3

Kusanagi

1967

A Woman's Life Film ★ 7,1

A Woman's Life

Tobita

1963

The Tale of Genji Film ★ 6,0

The Tale of Genji

1951

Oban kanketsu hen Film

Oban kanketsu hen

Ushinotsuke Akabane

1958

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain Film

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

1949

A Night in Hong Kong Film ★ 10,0

A Night in Hong Kong

Kenkichi Matsuyama

1961

Sanshiro Sugata Film ★ 7,1

Sanshiro Sugata

Hansuke Murai

1965

Jirocho's Home-Coming Film ★ 10,0

Jirocho's Home-Coming

1953

Late Chrysanthemums Film ★ 7,2

Late Chrysanthemums

Itaya

1954

Summer Clouds Film ★ 7,7

Summer Clouds

1958

Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki Film

Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki

1952

Mother's First Love Film ★ 8,0

Mother's First Love

1954

Crazy Operation: First Move Film ★ 10,0

Crazy Operation: First Move

1963

Aloha 3 Gents Film ★ 8,0

Aloha 3 Gents

Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)

1963

All of Myself Film

All of Myself

Oda Jukichi

1954

The School of Spies Film ★ 6,6

The School of Spies

Lieutenant Kusanagi

1966

Flowing Film ★ 7,2

Flowing

Yoneko's Ex

1956

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II Film ★ 9,0

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

Genkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director)

1963

I'm a Bodyguard Film ★ 8,0

I'm a Bodyguard

1964

Rise Against the Sword Film ★ 6,3

Rise Against the Sword

Budeuemon Hattori

1966

Older Wife, Younger Husband Film

Older Wife, Younger Husband

1960

The Lady Was Pawn Film

The Lady Was Pawn

1956

Violent Ishimatsu Film

Violent Ishimatsu

1959

The Age of Lawless Moneymaking Film

The Age of Lawless Moneymaking

1961

The Gambling Samurai Film ★ 6,9

The Gambling Samurai

Enzo Niko

1960

The Wiser Age Film ★ 7,2

The Wiser Age

Ryokichi

1962

Little Peach Film ★ 6,1

Little Peach

Suga

1958

Tsuki no wataridori Film

Tsuki no wataridori

1951

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II Film ★ 9,0

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

1962

Lemon in the Rainbow Film ★ 7,0

Lemon in the Rainbow

Gôzô Maeda

1968

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 Film ★ 10,0

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

Hajime Sawada

1958

Ejima and Ikushima Film

Ejima and Ikushima

井口

1955

Ôban Film ★ 9,0

Ôban

Ushinosuke Akaba

1957

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow Film ★ 8,0

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

1953

Film

Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu

Yearning Film

Yearning

1954

Mashiroki Fuji no mine Film

Mashiroki Fuji no mine

1954

Yasugorō shusse Film ★ 10,0

Yasugorō shusse

1953

恐妻時代 Film

恐妻時代

Nakahata

1952

Yami ni hikarume Film

Yami ni hikarume

1950

Tengu of Kiso Film

Tengu of Kiso

1948

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Film ★ 10,0

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu

Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)

1969

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen Film ★ 9,0

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Ushinosuke Akaba

1957

The Storm Film ★ 8,5

The Storm

1956

Film

The Fifth Witness

1948

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 Film ★ 6,6

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Shinkichi

1949

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and  Clouds Film ★ 9,0

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

1952

The Masterless 47 Film ★ 10,0

The Masterless 47

Jyusaburo Onodera

1960

Shanghai Rose Film ★ 8,0

Shanghai Rose

Liu, Ding's men

1952

Sabakareru jūdai Film

Sabakareru jūdai

1956

Nonsense Boys Film

Nonsense Boys

1963

Secret Assignment Film ★ 10,0

Secret Assignment

Kusanagi

1967

The Husband Was a Baby Film

The Husband Was a Baby

1960

Center of Tokyo Film

Center of Tokyo

Zenzo

1974

Duel in Senjo Mountain Film

Duel in Senjo Mountain

1950

Castle of Carnage Film

Castle of Carnage

1952

Assignment Cloud Film ★ 2,0

Assignment Cloud

Kusanagi

1966

Modern Moneymaking Film

Modern Moneymaking

1960

Kazanmyaku Film

Kazanmyaku

1950

Film

Onna goroshi abura jigoku

1949

Freedom School Film

Freedom School

1951

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking Film ★ 8,0

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

Kumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)

1960

Chikuhō no kodomotachi Film

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

1960

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong Film ★ 6,5

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong

1962

Husband on the Run Film

Husband on the Run

1954

Film

Four Mothers

1954

A Spectacular Murder Film

A Spectacular Murder

1951

The Woman Who Touched the Legs Film ★ 8,0

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952

The Greatest Challenge of All Film ★ 7,0

The Greatest Challenge of All

1967

Spark Film

Spark

1956

The Naked General Film ★ 7,0

The Naked General

1958

Five Gents Prefer Geisha Film ★ 9,0

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

1967

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II Film ★ 7,0

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II

Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)

1969

Superexpress Film ★ 8,0

Superexpress

Yukichi Nakae

1964

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 Film ★ 8,0

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

Sōda Hajime

1957

The Bitch Film ★ 8,0

The Bitch

Gorō Matoba

1951

Holiday in Tokyo Film ★ 9,0

Holiday in Tokyo

1958

The Spear Master Film

The Spear Master

1959

Five Gents on the Spot Film ★ 7,0

Five Gents on the Spot

Kanju Goto

1966

Five Gents and a Kuniang Film ★ 9,0

Five Gents and a Kuniang

Ishibashi Tetsukichi

1970

Turbid Youth Film ★ 9,0

Turbid Youth

1954

Miren Film

Miren

Master at 'Sekine'

1963

The Surf Film ★ 8,0

The Surf

Chiyoko's Father

1954

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period Film ★ 10,0

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

1959

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan Film ★ 8,0

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan

Tetsukichi Ishibashi

1970

Shimizu Port Salaryman Film ★ 8,0

Shimizu Port Salaryman

1962

Playboy President Film ★ 10,0

Playboy President

Kuramochi Zensuke

1961

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Film ★ 9,0

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

Sōda Hajime

1957

Brotherly Love Film

Brotherly Love

1954

Beyond the Hills Film

Beyond the Hills

Yakichi Wada

1960

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education Film ★ 8,0

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

Kumakichi Onizuka

1960

The Preacher of Love Film

The Preacher of Love

1961

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 Film ★ 6,6

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Shinkichi

1949

Ottamage ningyo monogatari Film

Ottamage ningyo monogatari

1962

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents Film ★ 8,0

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

1967

Tôjûrô no koi Film

Tôjûrô no koi

Kichisuke

1955

Dotanba Film ★ 6,0

Dotanba

1956

This Greedy Old Skin Film ★ 10,0

This Greedy Old Skin

1960

The Daphne Film ★ 10,0

The Daphne

1966

The Third President Film ★ 10,0

The Third President

1958

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu Film

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

1952

Finances in Front of the Train Station Film

Finances in Front of the Train Station

1965

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success Film

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

Okubo Hikosaburō

1960

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff Film ★ 7,0

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff

Kintaro Igari

1971

Foul Play Film ★ 6,0

Foul Play

Goro Seo

1955

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers Film ★ 7,0

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

1959

I Want to Be a Shellfish Film ★ 10,0

I Want to Be a Shellfish

Takeuchi

1959

The Naked Executive Film ★ 9,0

The Naked Executive

Tadokori - Executive

1964

Awamori-kun kanpai! Film

Awamori-kun kanpai!

1961

Samurai of the Great Earth Film ★ 7,0

Samurai of the Great Earth

1956

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag Film ★ 8,0

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

1964

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II Film ★ 8,0

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)

1965

First Love Film

First Love

1972

Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts Film

Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts

1959

Vendetta of a Samurai Film ★ 6,6

Vendetta of a Samurai

1952

Mr. Pu Film ★ 6,5

Mr. Pu

1953

Devices Stronger Than  Women Film

Devices Stronger Than Women

Daisaku Sugishita (Publicity Manager)

1963

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu Film

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

1953

Fountainhead Film ★ 6,1

Fountainhead

1956

The Scarlet Bat Film

The Scarlet Bat

1950

Fox and Raccoon Film ★ 9,0

Fox and Raccoon

Kyota Aoshima

1959

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style Film ★ 5,5

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

Kamo Jinnai

1956

I Am a Bodyguard Film ★ 9,0

I Am a Bodyguard

1950

Hito mo arukeba Film ★ 9,0

Hito mo arukeba

Namitaro Namiki

1960

An Edoite Judge Film

An Edoite Judge

Tasuke Uoya

1953

The Five Jolly Thieves Film

The Five Jolly Thieves

1960

Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi Film

Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi

1952

Moth Lamp Film

Moth Lamp

1953

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku Film ★ 8,0

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958

New Third-Class Executive Film ★ 8,0

New Third-Class Executive

Kumahira Onizuka

1959

Tsubakuro kasa Film

Tsubakuro kasa

1955

A Salaryman's Reckless Family Film

A Salaryman's Reckless Family

1963

The College Ruggers Film ★ 9,0

The College Ruggers

Jirō Shimizu

1959

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox Film ★ 8,0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

1961

Pure Love Film

Pure Love

1956

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn Film ★ 10,0

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

1937

Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil Film

Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil

1952

G-Men of Japan Film

G-Men of Japan

1948

The Sharks Film ★ 9,0

The Sharks

1964

Film

A Chair in the Sunshine

1965

Count on Me Film

Count on Me

1960

Bright Young Maidens Film ★ 10,0

Bright Young Maidens

Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father

1958

Travel Stories of a Company President Film ★ 7,0

Travel Stories of a Company President

1963

Singing in the Sun Film ★ 8,0

Singing in the Sun

Kyosuke Tsumura

1960

Born in Sin Film ★ 9,0

Born in Sin

1962

A Company President's Life Story Film ★ 7,0

A Company President's Life Story

Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)

1966

Gamblers: The Raid Film ★ 10,0

Gamblers: The Raid

Kichigorō

1968

Stairs of Evil Film

Stairs of Evil

Konishi

1965

The Night before Pearl Harbor Film ★ 9,5

The Night before Pearl Harbor

Kusanagi

1968

The Motherland Far Far Away Film ★ 7,0

The Motherland Far Far Away

Tommy Shôkyokusai

1950

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri Film ★ 10,0

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

Kintarō Igari, Yoyo Finance Exec.

1971

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring Film

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

Kikuzō (head clerk)

1958

Seven Masks of Revenge Film

Seven Masks of Revenge

1955

The Spoiled Brat President Film

The Spoiled Brat President

1956

Zoku izuko e Film

Zoku izuko e

1967

3 Gents in the Snow Country Film ★ 10,0

3 Gents in the Snow Country

1964

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant Film ★ 7,0

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Tsutomu Ariga

1968

Film ★ 7,0

Once a Rainy Day

1966

A Woman's Life Film

A Woman's Life

police officer

1955

Jushu karasu Film

Jushu karasu

1951

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo Film ★ 9,0

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo

1962

The Man Who Laughs Last Film

The Man Who Laughs Last

1949

The Masterless 47 – Part II Film ★ 9,0

The Masterless 47 – Part II

1961

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun Film

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun

1962

3 Gents In Hawaii Film ★ 8,0

3 Gents In Hawaii

Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)

1963

Jiyūgaoka fujin Film ★ 10,0

Jiyūgaoka fujin

1960

Gendai no yokubô Film

Gendai no yokubô

1956

The Happicoat Comedian Film

The Happicoat Comedian

1960

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen Film ★ 8,0

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Ushinotsuke Akabane

1957

Film ★ 7,0

Nippon Paradise

1964

Morning for Two Film ★ 8,0

Morning for Two

1971

Outlaw island Film

Outlaw island

1956

Senryō hada Film

Senryō hada

1950

Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood Film

Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood

Yasu

1949

The Inner Palace Conspiracy Film ★ 8,0

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

Tajimi

1951

We Will Remember Film ★ 10,0

We Will Remember

1965

Easy-Going Married Couple Film

Easy-Going Married Couple

1956

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa Film ★ 9,0

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)

1968

Snow in the South Seas Film ★ 9,0

Snow in the South Seas

1961

Ganpeki Film

Ganpeki

1953

Star of Hong Kong Film ★ 8,0

Star of Hong Kong

Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law

1962

The Terrible Game Film ★ 7,0

The Terrible Game

Uncle Zenkichi

1959

Gojūen yokochō Film

Gojūen yokochō

1955

The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword Film

The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword

1957

Yaji and Kita on the Road Film

Yaji and Kita on the Road

Yajirobei Tochimen'ya

1958

We Are Salarymen Film ★ 7,0

We Are Salarymen

Executive Motohashi

1963

Assistant President Film ★ 10,0

Assistant President

1958

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes Film

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

Ōkubo Hikosaburō

1960

Mune yori mune ni Film ★ 10,0

Mune yori mune ni

Hazama

1955

The Bogus Policeman Film ★ 8,0

The Bogus Policeman

1967

Goblin Courier Film ★ 6,0

Goblin Courier

1949

Film ★ 7,0

Respect, Flatter, and Love

1960

A Bridge for Two Alone Film

A Bridge for Two Alone

1958

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II Film ★ 9,0

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II

1959

How to Make Money Film

How to Make Money

1964

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni Film ★ 7,0

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

1962

Our Silent Love Film

Our Silent Love

1967

The Blue Revolution Film ★ 8,0

The Blue Revolution

1953

Film

Chobei the Rogue

1949

Five Gents' Trick Book Film ★ 10,0

Five Gents' Trick Book

1965

The Lone Journey Film ★ 9,0

The Lone Journey

1955

A Brother and His Sister Film ★ 8,0

A Brother and His Sister

Hayashi

1956

Kiri aru jyoji Film

Kiri aru jyoji

1959

Shin kitsune to tanuki Film ★ 7,0

Shin kitsune to tanuki

1962

Itohan Monogatari Film ★ 7,0

Itohan Monogatari

Matsukichi

1957

8:13 PM Film

8:13 PM

1956

The Killing of Otsuya Film

The Killing of Otsuya

Mita

1951

Wasureji no gogo 8 ji 13 pun Film

Wasureji no gogo 8 ji 13 pun

1957

Mako Osorubeshi Film

Mako Osorubeshi

1954

The Radish and the Carrot Film ★ 9,0

The Radish and the Carrot

1965

Playboy President: Part II Film ★ 8,0

Playboy President: Part II

Zensuke Kuramochi

1961

Will-o'-the-Wisp Film ★ 9,0

Will-o'-the-Wisp

1956

Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins Film

Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins

4th Sin & 7th Sin

1964

Samurai in the Office Film ★ 9,0

Samurai in the Office

1959

Young Lovers Film

Young Lovers

Renzō Dōjima

1959

Forty-Eight Man Film ★ 8,0

Forty-Eight Man

1952

Pachinko Film

Pachinko

1962

The Abe Clan Film ★ 7,0

The Abe Clan

1938

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller Film ★ 9,0

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

Uchuu Takeda

1960

爆笑天国 とんち教室 Film

爆笑天国 とんち教室

1954

Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri Film

Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri

Gunpei Otaguro

1967

Film

Ganpā kachō

1961