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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

263 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.3

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
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961

as Kitagawa Yanosuke
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956

as Mr. Nomura
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

as Toji
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
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
The End of Summer
The End of Summer
1961 • as Kitagawa Yanosuke
★ 7.5
Wasureji no gogo 8 ji 13 pun
Wasureji no gogo 8 ji 13 pun
1957
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 • as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
★ 7.9
Spark
Spark
1956
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
1956 • as Mr. Nomura
★ 7.7
Chûshingura
Chûshingura
1962 • as Kichiemon Terasaka
★ 7.1
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 • as Toji
★ 7.2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 • as Toji Gion
★ 7.2
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 • as Tasaburo Hishiya
★ 7.8
Sabakareru jūdai
Sabakareru jūdai
1956
Yoru wa usotsuki
Yoru wa usotsuki
1960
movie
Four Mothers
1954
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
8:13 PM
8:13 PM
1956
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 • as Sakamoto
★ 7.5
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 • as Matsukichi Sekine
★ 8.0
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
1963 • as Tobita
★ 7.1
The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
1941 • as Fuwa Kazuemon
★ 6.9
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
1967 • as Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director
★ 7.3
Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto
1968 • as Chief of Press Section
★ 8.5
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
1955
★ 9.0
Five Gents and a Kuniang
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970 • as Ishibashi Tetsukichi
★ 9.0
Mother
Mother
1952 • as Sokichi Kimura
★ 7.0
Humanity and Paper Balloons
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937 • as Isuke
★ 7.8
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts
1959
Yearning
Yearning
1954
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968 • as Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)
★ 9.0
Samurai of the Great Earth
Samurai of the Great Earth
1956
★ 7.0
Flowing
Flowing
1956 • as Yoneko's Ex
★ 7.2
Freedom School
Freedom School
1951
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow
1967 • as Hayashida
★ 7.8
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
★ 8.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1
1960
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
★ 10.0
Little Peach
Little Peach
1958 • as Suga
★ 6.1
Gendai no yokubô
Gendai no yokubô
1956
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963 • as Genkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director)
★ 9.0
Travel Stories of a Company President
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
★ 7.0
Aloha 3 Gents
Aloha 3 Gents
1963 • as Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)
★ 8.0
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
Hail the 3 Gents
Hail the 3 Gents
1964 • as Tomioka (Sales Manager)
★ 8.0
3 Gents In Hawaii
3 Gents In Hawaii
1963 • as Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)
★ 8.0
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook
1962 • as Nobuo Sadaoka
★ 7.2
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
1957 • as Onoda, the second husband
★ 7.5
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955 • as Genta
★ 7.4
Assistant President
Assistant President
1958
★ 10.0
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958 • as Yajirobei Tochimen'ya
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
★ 9.0
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967 • as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
★ 9.0
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 • as Itaya
★ 7.2
Easy-Going Married Couple
Easy-Going Married Couple
1956
The Wiser Age
The Wiser Age
1962 • as Ryokichi
★ 7.2
Playboy President
Playboy President
1961 • as Kuramochi Zensuke
★ 10.0
I Am a Bodyguard
I Am a Bodyguard
1950
★ 9.0
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
1965 • as Hansuke Murai
★ 7.1
Priest of Darkness
Priest of Darkness
1936 • as Kenta
★ 7.1
Stairs of Evil
Stairs of Evil
1965 • as Konishi
The Greatest Challenge of All
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
★ 7.0
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964 • as 4th Sin & 7th Sin
The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima
1955
★ 8.0
The Masterless 47
The Masterless 47
1960 • as Jyusaburo Onodera
★ 10.0
The Stranger Within a Woman
The Stranger Within a Woman
1966
★ 7.4
Moth Lamp
Moth Lamp
1953
The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn
1960 • as Tomioka
★ 7.0
New Third-Class Executive
New Third-Class Executive
1959 • as Kumahira Onizuka
★ 8.0
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
1951
★ 6.0
Fox and Raccoon
Fox and Raccoon
1959 • as Kyota Aoshima
★ 9.0
Superexpress
Superexpress
1964 • as Yukichi Nakae
★ 8.0
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960 • as Kumakichi Onizuka
★ 8.0
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain
1956 • as Kawakami
★ 6.7
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967 • as Kusanagi
★ 7.0
The Terrible Game
The Terrible Game
1959 • as Uncle Zenkichi
★ 7.0
Mashiroki Fuji no mine
Mashiroki Fuji no mine
1954
Yasugorō shusse
Yasugorō shusse
1953
★ 10.0
Tsubakuro kasa
Tsubakuro kasa
1955
movie
Onna goroshi abura jigoku
1949
The Man Who Laughs Last
The Man Who Laughs Last
1949
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
1957 • as Sōda Hajime
★ 8.0
Duel in Senjo Mountain
Duel in Senjo Mountain
1950
A Man from Akagi
A Man from Akagi
1950
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love
1954
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
★ 7.0
Center of Tokyo
Center of Tokyo
1974 • as Zenzo
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 • as Ushinotsuke Akabane
★ 8.0
Crazy Operation: First Move
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
★ 10.0
Rise Against the Sword
Rise Against the Sword
1966 • as Budeuemon Hattori
★ 6.3
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956
★ 9.0
Finances in Front of the Train Station
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
★ 9.0
All of Myself
All of Myself
1954 • as Oda Jukichi
Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon
1955 • as Kibe
★ 8.0
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
1958 • as Hajime Sawada
★ 10.0
Five Gents on the Spot
Five Gents on the Spot
1966 • as Kanju Goto
★ 7.0
The College Ruggers
The College Ruggers
1959 • as Jirō Shimizu
★ 9.0
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Born in Sin
Born in Sin
1962
★ 9.0
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949 • as Yasu
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
1956
★ 6.9
爆笑天国　とんち教室
爆笑天国　とんち教室
1954
Nonsense Boys
Nonsense Boys
1963
Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi
Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi
1952
Snow Country
Snow Country
1957 • as Inn proprietor
★ 6.7
Kazanmyaku
Kazanmyaku
1950
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
★ 10.0
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965 • as Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)
★ 8.0
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967 • as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
★ 8.0
The Preacher of Love
The Preacher of Love
1961
Older Wife, Younger Husband
Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960
Tôjûrô no koi
Tôjûrô no koi
1955 • as Kichisuke
Ôban
Ôban
1957 • as Ushinosuke Akaba
★ 9.0
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
The Five Jolly Thieves
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960 • as Okubo Hikosaburō
The Daphne
The Daphne
1966
★ 10.0
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958 • as Kikuzō (head clerk)
movie
A Chair in the Sunshine
1965
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
★ 10.0
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
★ 9.0
The School of Spies
The School of Spies
1966 • as Lieutenant Kusanagi
★ 6.6
Senryō hada
Senryō hada
1950
An Edoite Judge
An Edoite Judge
1953 • as Tasuke Uoya
A Night in Hong Kong
A Night in Hong Kong
1961 • as Kenkichi Matsuyama
★ 10.0
Zoku izuko e
Zoku izuko e
1967
Dotanba
Dotanba
1956
★ 6.0
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
★ 9.0
Violent Ishimatsu
Violent Ishimatsu
1959
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
★ 9.0
movie
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1960
★ 7.0
First Love
First Love
1972
Tsuki no wataridori
Tsuki no wataridori
1951
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 • as Shusuke Tetsumoto
★ 7.3
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
★ 6.5
The Husband Was a Baby
The Husband Was a Baby
1960
Devices Stronger Than Women
Devices Stronger Than Women
1963 • as Daisaku Sugishita (Publicity Manager)
Modern Moneymaking
Modern Moneymaking
1960
The Blue Revolution
The Blue Revolution
1953
★ 8.0
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
Young Lovers
Young Lovers
1959 • as Renzō Dōjima
The Motherland Far Far Away
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950 • as Tommy Shôkyokusai
★ 7.0
Samurai in the Office
Samurai in the Office
1959
★ 9.0
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949 • as Shinkichi
★ 6.6
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
★ 8.0
Bright Young Maidens
Bright Young Maidens
1958 • as Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father
★ 10.0
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
1952
The Lone Journey
The Lone Journey
1955
★ 9.0
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
★ 6.6
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960 • as Ōkubo Hikosaburō
Morning for Two
Morning for Two
1971
★ 8.0
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
★ 8.0
Ejima and Ikushima
Ejima and Ikushima
1955 • as 井口
This Greedy Old Skin
This Greedy Old Skin
1960
★ 10.0
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
★ 7.0
The Bogus Policeman
The Bogus Policeman
1967
★ 8.0
movie
Once a Rainy Day
1966
★ 7.0
The Naked General
The Naked General
1958
★ 7.0
Mother's First Love
Mother's First Love
1954
★ 8.0
Assignment Cloud
Assignment Cloud
1966 • as Kusanagi
★ 2.0
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
1960 • as Yakichi Wada
Awamori-kun kanpai!
Awamori-kun kanpai!
1961
Moment of Terror
Moment of Terror
1966 • as Kawashima
★ 5.9
Itohan Monogatari
Itohan Monogatari
1957 • as Matsukichi
★ 7.0
The Night before Pearl Harbor
The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968 • as Kusanagi
★ 9.5
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968 • as Tsutomu Ariga
★ 7.0
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937
★ 10.0
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
★ 10.0
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds
1958
★ 7.7
G-Men of Japan
G-Men of Japan
1948
Count on Me
Count on Me
1960
The Storm
The Storm
1956
★ 8.5
Husband on the Run
Husband on the Run
1954
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 • as Ushinosuke Akaba
★ 9.0
I'm a Bodyguard
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
★ 8.0
The Radish and the Carrot
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
★ 9.0
Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
1956 • as Kamo Jinnai
★ 5.5
Gamblers: The Raid
Gamblers: The Raid
1968 • as Kichigorō
★ 10.0
The Spoiled Brat President
The Spoiled Brat President
1956
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
1963
The Happicoat Comedian
The Happicoat Comedian
1960
I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959 • as Takeuchi
★ 10.0
Pure Love
Pure Love
1956
Foul Play
Foul Play
1955 • as Goro Seo
★ 6.0
Mako Osorubeshi
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
The Scarlet Bat
The Scarlet Bat
1950
The Lady Was Pawn
The Lady Was Pawn
1956
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1967 • as Gunpei Otaguro
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
★ 8.0
Here Is a Spring
Here Is a Spring
1955
★ 8.2
A Bridge for Two Alone
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
Castle of Carnage
Castle of Carnage
1952
A Spectacular Murder
A Spectacular Murder
1951
The Bitch
The Bitch
1951 • as Gorō Matoba
★ 8.0
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
★ 9.0
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
1952
Mune yori mune ni
Mune yori mune ni
1955 • as Hazama
★ 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
Kiri aru jyoji
Kiri aru jyoji
1959
Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President: Part II
1961 • as Zensuke Kuramochi
★ 8.0
The Surf
The Surf
1954 • as Chiyoko's Father
★ 8.0
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969 • as Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)
★ 10.0
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970 • as Tetsukichi Ishibashi
★ 8.0
We Are Salarymen
We Are Salarymen
1963 • as Executive Motohashi
★ 7.0
The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive
1964 • as Tadokori - Executive
★ 9.0
Forty-Eight Man
Forty-Eight Man
1952
★ 8.0
Shanghai Rose
Shanghai Rose
1952 • as Liu, Ding's men
★ 8.0
Goblin Courier
Goblin Courier
1949
★ 6.0
Gojūen yokochō
Gojūen yokochō
1955
Tengu of Kiso
Tengu of Kiso
1948
movie
The Fifth Witness
1948
How to Make Money
How to Make Money
1964
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
1957
Secret Assignment
Secret Assignment
1967 • as Kusanagi
★ 10.0
A Brother and His Sister
A Brother and His Sister
1956 • as Hayashi
★ 8.0
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956
★ 6.1
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951 • as Tajimi
★ 8.0
Turbid Youth
Turbid Youth
1954
★ 9.0
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff
1971 • as Kintaro Igari
★ 7.0
We Will Remember
We Will Remember
1965
★ 10.0
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949 • as Shinkichi
★ 6.6
恐妻時代
恐妻時代
1952 • as Nakahata
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
1955 • as police officer
movie
Nippon Paradise
1964
★ 7.0
Jushu karasu
Jushu karasu
1951
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969 • as Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)
★ 7.0
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957 • as Sōda Hajime
★ 9.0
Seven Masks of Revenge
Seven Masks of Revenge
1955
movie
Ganpā kachō
1961
Lemon in the Rainbow
Lemon in the Rainbow
1968 • as Gôzô Maeda
★ 7.0
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
★ 8.0
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953
★ 6.5
Ganpeki
Ganpeki
1953
The Killing of Otsuya
The Killing of Otsuya
1951 • as Mita
The Third President
The Third President
1958
★ 10.0
movie
Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu
The Abe Clan
The Abe Clan
1938
★ 7.0
Outlaw island
Outlaw island
1956
Snow in the South Seas
Snow in the South Seas
1961
★ 9.0
movie
Chobei the Rogue
1949
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai
1960 • as Enzo Niko
★ 6.9
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
★ 10.0
Oban kanketsu hen
Oban kanketsu hen
1958 • as Ushinotsuke Akabane
The Spear Master
The Spear Master
1959
Hito mo arukeba
Hito mo arukeba
1960 • as Namitaro Namiki
★ 9.0
Miren
Miren
1963 • as Master at 'Sekine'
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
★ 8.0
Pachinko
Pachinko
1962
Star of Hong Kong
Star of Hong Kong
1962 • as Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law
★ 8.0
The Sharks
The Sharks
1964
★ 9.0
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
★ 7.0
Yami ni hikarume
Yami ni hikarume
1950
Singing in the Sun
Singing in the Sun
1960 • as Kyosuke Tsumura
★ 8.0
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1962
Our Silent Love
Our Silent Love
1967