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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

225 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.8

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 I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

as Toji
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

as Matsukichi Sekine
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

as Toji Gion
The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

1952

as Tasaburo Hishiya
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955

as Toji Gion
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
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 • as Toji
★ 7.2
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 • as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
★ 7.9
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 • as Matsukichi Sekine
★ 8.0
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 • as Toji Gion
★ 7.2
Assignment Cloud
Assignment Cloud
1966 • as Kusanagi
★ 2.0
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
1967 • as Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director
★ 7.3
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 • as Tasaburo Hishiya
★ 7.7
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 • as Toji Gion
★ 7.2
The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
1941 • as Fuwa Kazuemon
★ 6.9
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
★ 8.0
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
1961 • as Kitagawa Yanosuke
★ 7.5
The Sharks
The Sharks
1964
★ 9.0
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 • as Seikichi Mukai
★ 7.7
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow
1967 • as Hayashida
★ 7.8
Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto
1968 • as Chief of Press Section
★ 8.5
Chûshingura
Chûshingura
1962 • as Kichiemon Terasaka
★ 7.1
A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 • as Nobuo Sadaoka
★ 7.2
Priest of Darkness
Priest of Darkness
1936 • as Kenta
★ 7.1
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
1956 • as Mr. Nomura
★ 7.7
Flowing
Flowing
1956 • as Yoneko's Ex
★ 7.2
Mako Osorubeshi
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 • as Sakamoto
★ 7.5
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
1957 • as Onoda, the second husband
★ 7.5
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 • as Shusuke Tetsumoto
★ 7.3
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds
1958
★ 7.6
The Radish and the Carrot
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
★ 9.0
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
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
Mother
Mother
1952 • as Sokichi Kimura
★ 7.0
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 • as Itaya
★ 7.3
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955 • as Genta
★ 7.4
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
1951
★ 6.0
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
★ 10.0
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
The Night before Pearl Harbor
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968 • as Kusanagi
★ 9.5
The Motherland Far Far Away
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950 • as Tommy Shôkyokusai
★ 7.0
Humanity and Paper Balloons
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937 • as Isuke
★ 7.9
I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959 • as Takeuchi
★ 10.0
五十円横町
五十円横町
1955
The Naked General
The Naked General
1958
★ 7.0
Foul Play
Foul Play
1955 • as Goro Seo
★ 6.0
Secret Assignment
Secret Assignment
1967 • as Kusanagi
★ 10.0
The Storm
The Storm
1956
★ 8.5
Dotanba
Dotanba
1956
★ 6.0
A Man from Akagi
A Man from Akagi
1950
Gamblers: The Raid
Gamblers: The Raid
1968 • as Kichigorō
★ 10.0
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
1965 • as Hansuke Murai
★ 7.1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949 • as Shinkichi
★ 6.6
Snow Country
Snow Country
1957 • as Inn proprietor
★ 6.7
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949 • as Shinkichi
★ 6.6
Moment of Terror
Moment of Terror
1966 • as Kawashima
★ 5.9
The Daphne
The Daphne
1966
★ 10.0
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai
1960 • as Enzo Niko
★ 6.9
The Surf
The Surf
1954 • as Chiyoko's Father
★ 8.0
Itohan Monogatari
Itohan Monogatari
1957 • as Matsukichi
★ 7.0
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
1963
★ 7.1
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
★ 7.0
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
★ 9.0
The Wiser Age
The Wiser Age
1962 • as Ryokichi
★ 7.3
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain
1956 • as Kawakami
★ 6.7
Ejima and Ikushima
Ejima and Ikushima
1955 • as 井口
Crazy Operation: First Move
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
★ 10.0
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960 • as Uchuu Takeda
★ 9.0
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
1955 • as police officer
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
★ 6.6
A Night in Hong Kong
A Night in Hong Kong
1961 • as Kenkichi Matsuyama
★ 10.0
The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn
1960 • as Tomioka
★ 6.9
The Stranger Within a Woman
The Stranger Within a Woman
1966
★ 7.4
The Killing of Otsuya
The Killing of Otsuya
1951 • as Mita
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
★ 7.0
The Bogus Policeman
The Bogus Policeman
1967
★ 8.0
Little Peach
Little Peach
1958 • as Suga
★ 6.1
G-Men of Japan
G-Men of Japan
1948
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
★ 6.5
Star of Hong Kong
Star of Hong Kong
1962 • as Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law
★ 8.0
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967 • as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
★ 8.0
Morning for Two
Morning for Two
1971
★ 8.0
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951 • as Tajimi
★ 8.0
Five Gents on the Spot
Five Gents on the Spot
1966 • as Kanju Goto
★ 7.0
Superexpress
Superexpress
1964 • as Yukichi Nakae
★ 8.0
Ôban
Ôban
1957 • as Ushinosuke Akaba
★ 9.0
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
★ 8.0
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970 • as Tetsukichi Ishibashi
★ 8.0
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965 • as Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)
★ 8.0
The School of Spies
The School of Spies
1966 • as Lieutenant Kusanagi
★ 6.6
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960 • as Okubo Hikosaburō
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958 • as Kikuzō (head clerk)
Born in Sin
Born in Sin
1962
★ 9.0
Seven Masks of Revenge
Seven Masks of Revenge
1955
爆笑天国　とんち教室
爆笑天国　とんち教室
1954
Mune yori mune ni
Mune yori mune ni
1955 • as Hazama
★ 10.0
三万両五十三次
三万両五十三次
1952
New Third-Class Executive
New Third-Class Executive
1959 • as Kumahira Onizuka
★ 8.0
Turbid Youth
Turbid Youth
1954
★ 9.0
Here Is a Spring
Here Is a Spring
1955
★ 8.2
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
The Lone Journey
The Lone Journey
1955
★ 9.0
First Love
First Love
1972
Center of Tokyo
Center of Tokyo
1974 • as Zenzo
Bright Young Maidens
Bright Young Maidens
1958 • as Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father
★ 10.0
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953
★ 6.7
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960 • as Kumakichi Onizuka
★ 8.0
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
1956
★ 6.9
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 • as Ushinotsuke Akabane
★ 8.0
A Company President's Life Story
A Company President's Life Story
1966 • as Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)
★ 7.0
The Third President
The Third President
1958
★ 10.0
The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47
1960 • as Jyusaburo Onodera
★ 10.0
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
★ 7.0
Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President: Part II
1961 • as Zensuke Kuramochi
★ 8.0
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
★ 9.0
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
★ 10.0
The Preacher of Love
The Preacher of Love
1961
Stairs of Evil
Stairs of Evil
1965 • as Konishi
The Man Who Laughs Last
The Man Who Laughs Last
1949
Travel Stories of a Company President
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
★ 7.0
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
★ 9.0
An Edoite Judge
An Edoite Judge
1953 • as Tasuke Uoya
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956
★ 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
Pachinko
Pachinko
1962
Samurai of the Great Earth
Samurai of the Great Earth
1956
★ 7.0
The Blue Revolution
The Blue Revolution
1953
★ 8.0
上州鴉
上州鴉
1951
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
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
★ 10.0
Devices Stronger Than Women
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963 • as Daisaku Sugishita (Publicity Manager)
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958 • as Yajirobei Tochimen'ya
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960 • as Ōkubo Hikosaburō
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
★ 9.0
Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
1956 • as Kamo Jinnai
★ 5.5
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
★ 8.0
All of Myself
All of Myself
1954 • as Oda Jukichi
This Greedy Old Skin
This Greedy Old Skin
1960
★ 10.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957 • as Sōda Hajime
★ 8.0
Forty-Eight Man
Forty-Eight Man
1952
★ 8.0
Awamori-kun kanpai!
Awamori-kun kanpai!
1961
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
★ 9.0
Playboy President
Playboy President
1961 • as Kuramochi Zensuke
★ 10.0
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967 • as Kusanagi
★ 7.0
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
★ 8.0
恐妻時代
恐妻時代
1952 • as Nakahata
How to Make Money
How to Make Money
1964
I'm a Bodyguard
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
★ 8.0
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 • as Ushinosuke Akaba
★ 9.0
The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive
1964 • as Tadokori - Executive
★ 9.0
Lemon in the Rainbow
Lemon in the Rainbow
1968 • as Gôzô Maeda
★ 7.0
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968 • as Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)
★ 9.0
A Spectacular Murder
A Spectacular Murder
1951
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
1960 • as Yakichi Wada
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969 • as Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)
★ 7.0
Yasugorō shusse
Yasugorō shusse
1953
★ 10.0
We Are Salarymen
We Are Salarymen
1963 • as Executive Motohashi
★ 7.0
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969 • as Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)
★ 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
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956
★ 9.0
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1962
Company President Travels Abroad
Company President Travels Abroad
1963 • as Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)
★ 8.0
Zoku izuko e
Zoku izuko e
1967
Outlaw island
Outlaw island
1956
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
★ 8.0
Fox and Raccoon
Fox and Raccoon
1959 • as Kyota Aoshima
★ 9.0
Mother's First Love
Mother's First Love
1954
★ 8.0
Moth Lamp
Moth Lamp
1953
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
★ 10.0
Goblin Courier
Goblin Courier
1949
★ 6.0
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
★ 8.0
The Greatest Challenge of All
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
★ 7.0
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949 • as Yasu
Hail the 3 Gents
Hail the 3 Gents
1964 • as Tomioka (Sales Manager)
★ 8.0
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
1963 • as Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)
★ 8.0
Ganpeki
Ganpeki
1953
Nonsense Boys
Nonsense Boys
1963
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971 • as Kintaro Igari
★ 7.0
Miren
Miren
1963 • as Master at 'Sekine'
Assistant President
Assistant President
1958
★ 10.0
Snow in the South Seas
Snow in the South Seas
1961
★ 9.0
Ore wa yōjimbō
Ore wa yōjimbō
1950
★ 9.0
The Terrible Game
The Terrible Game
1959 • as Uncle Zenkichi
★ 7.0
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
1955
★ 9.0
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
★ 10.0
Shanghai Rose
Shanghai Rose
1952 • as Liu, Ding's men
★ 8.0
The Bitch
The Bitch
1951 • as Gorō Matoba
★ 8.0
movie
Nippon Paradise
1964
★ 7.0
Oban kanketsu hen
Oban kanketsu hen
1958 • as Ushinotsuke Akabane
Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon
1955 • as Kibe
★ 8.0
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937
★ 10.0
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967 • as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
★ 9.0
The College Ruggers
The College Ruggers
1959 • as Jirō Shimizu
★ 9.0
Dadakko Shachou
Dadakko Shachou
1956
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
1952
The Abe Clan
The Abe Clan
1938
★ 7.0
Samurai in the Office
Samurai in the Office
1959
★ 9.0
Young Lovers
Young Lovers
1959 • as Renzō Dōjima
Older Wife, Younger Husband
Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
★ 9.0
The Lady Was Pawn
The Lady Was Pawn
1956
The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima
1955
★ 8.0
A Bridge for Two Alone
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
A Brother and His Sister
A Brother and His Sister
1956 • as Hayashi
★ 8.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958 • as Hajime Sawada
★ 10.0
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970 • as Ishibashi Tetsukichi
★ 9.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957 • as Sōda Hajime
★ 9.0
The Husband Was a Baby
The Husband Was a Baby
1960
Singing in the Sun
Singing in the Sun
1960 • as Kyosuke Tsumura
★ 8.0
We Will Remember
We Will Remember
1965
★ 10.0
Tôjûrô no koi
Tôjûrô no koi
1955 • as Kichisuke
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964 • as 4th Sin & 7th Sin
Kiri aru jyoji
Kiri aru jyoji
1959
Pure Love
Pure Love
1956
Gendai no yokubô
Gendai no yokubô
1956
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1967 • as Gunpei Otaguro
movie
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960
★ 7.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
1960
Tengu of Kiso
Tengu of Kiso
1948
Yami ni hikarume
Yami ni hikarume
1950