Daisuke Katō

actor • director • writer

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 Chush...

Born: February 18, 1911 in Tokyo, Japan

Died: July 31, 1975 (age 64)

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Known For

8.5

Yojimbo

Movies & TV Credits

188 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Tokyo do mannaka Movie	—	Actor	Zenzo	1974
First Love Movie	—	Actor	—	1972
Morning for Two Movie	—	Actor	—	1971
Admiral Yamamoto Movie	6.5	Actor	Chief of Press Section	1968
The Night before Pearl Harbor Movie	7.1	Actor	Kusanagi	1968
Gamblers: The Raid Movie	4.7	Actor	Kichigorō	1968
Rose Buds in the Rainbow Movie	—	Actor	Gôzô Maeda	1968
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant Movie	—	Actor	Tsutomu Ariga	1968
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa Movie	—	Actor	Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)	1968
Ryûma ga yuku TV Show	—	Actor	Katsu Kaishu(52 Episodes)	1968
Two in the Shadow Movie	7.7	Actor	Hayashida	1967
Secret Assignment Movie	6.9	Actor	Kusanagi	1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3 Movie	7.0	Actor	Kusanagi	1967
Japan's Longest Day Movie	7.5	Actor	Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director	1967
The Greatest Challenge of All Movie	6.2	Actor	—	1967
The Bogus Policeman Movie	6.7	Actor	—	1967
Zoku izuko e Movie	—	Actor	—	1967
Five Gents Prefer Geisha Movie	—	Actor	Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)	1967
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents Movie	—	Actor	Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)	1967
Tabiji TV Show	—	Actor	塩谷駅長・南部斎五郎(309 Episodes)	1967
Moment of Terror Movie	7.1	Actor	Kawashima	1966
The Thin Line Movie	7.2	Actor	—	1966
The School of Spies Movie	6.9	Actor	Lieutenant Kusanagi	1966
Once a Rainy Day Movie	5.7	Actor	—	1966
Rise Against the Sword Movie	6.4	Actor	Budeuemon Hattori	1966
The Daphne Movie	7.0	Actor	—	1966
Assignment Cloud Movie	—	Actor	Kusanagi	1966
Five Gents on the Spot Movie	—	Actor	Kanju Goto	1966
A Company President's Life Story Movie	—	Actor	Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)	1966
The Radish and the Carrot Movie	6.5	Actor	—	1965
Sanshiro Sugata Movie	7.2	Actor	Hansuke Murai	1965
Five Gents' Trick Book Movie	7.3	Actor	—	1965
Stairs of Evil Movie	—	Actor	Konishi	1965
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II Movie	—	Actor	Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)	1965
Nippon Paradise Movie	6.2	Actor	—	1964
Superexpress Movie	6.8	Actor	Yukichi Nakae	1964
The Naked Executive Movie	7.7	Actor	Tadokori - Executive	1964
Zoku shachō shinshiroku Movie	—	Actor	—	1964
Hail the 3 Gents Movie	—	Actor	—	1964
I'm a Bodyguard Movie	—	Actor	—	1964
How to Make Money Movie	—	Actor	—	1964
The Sharks Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1964
A Woman's Life Movie	7.5	Actor	—	1963
Nonsense Boys Movie	—	Actor	—	1963
Crazy Operation: First Move Movie	6.1	Actor	—	1963
Company President Travels Abroad Movie	6.9	Actor	Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)	1963
Company President Travels Abroad Part II Movie	—	Actor	Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)	1963
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II Movie	—	Actor	Genkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director)	1963
Chûshingura Movie	7.4	Actor	Kichiemon Terasaka	1962
A Wanderer's Notebook Movie	7.4	Actor	Nobuo Sadaoka	1962
The Wiser Age Movie	7.3	Actor	Ryokichi	1962
Born in Sin Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1962
An Autumn Afternoon Movie	7.9	Actor	Yoshitaro Sakamoto	1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Salaryman Shimizu Minato Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Pachinko Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Star of Hong Kong Movie	6.1	Actor	Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law	1962
続サラリーマン清水港 Movie	6.7	Actor	—	1962
Ottamage ningyo monogatari Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni Movie	—	Actor	—	1962
Yojimbo Movie	8.4	Actor	Inokichi	1961
The End of Summer Movie	7.5	Actor	Kitagawa Yanosuke	1961
A Night in Hong Kong Movie	6.3	Actor	Kenkichi Matsuyama	1961
Snow in the South Seas Movie	7.1	Actor	—	1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II Movie	7.2	Actor	—	1961
Kigeki ekimae bentô Movie	6.8	Actor	—	1961
Awamori-kun kanpai! Movie	—	Actor	—	1961
The Preacher of Love Movie	—	Actor	—	1961
Playboy President: Part II Movie	6.8	Actor	Zensuke Kuramochi	1961
Playboy President Movie	6.9	Actor	Kuramochi Zensuke	1961
Snow in the South Seas Movie	7.1	Writing	Original Story	1961
The Approach of Autumn Movie	7.3	Actor	Tomioka	1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Movie	7.9	Actor	Matsukichi Sekine	1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother Movie	7.1	Actor	Shusuke Tetsumoto	1960
Hito mo arukeba Movie	7.4	Actor	Namitaro Namiki	1960
The Gambling Samurai Movie	6.7	Actor	Enzo Niko	1960
Beyond the Hills Movie	—	Actor	Yakichi Wada	1960
This Greedy Old Skin Movie	6.7	Actor	—	1960
筑豊のこどもたち Movie	—	Actor	—	1960
The Masterless 47 Movie	7.8	Actor	Jyusaburo Onodera	1960
Jiyūgaoka fujin Movie	—	Actor	—	1960
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education Movie	—	Actor	Kumakichi Onizuka	1960
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller Movie	—	Actor	Uchuu Takeda	1960
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking Movie	—	Actor	Kumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)	1960
I Want to Be a Shellfish Movie	7.4	Actor	Takeuchi	1959
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers Movie	9.3	Actor	—	1959
社長太平記 Movie	6.1	Actor	—	1959
Zoku shachōtaiheiki Movie	—	Actor	—	1959
The Terrible Game Movie	—	Actor	Uncle Zenkichi	1959
New Third-Class Executive Movie	—	Actor	Kumahira Onizuka	1959
Little Peach Movie	7.1	Actor	Suga	1958
Summer Clouds Movie	7.2	Actor	—	1958
The Naked General Movie	7.5	Actor	—	1958
The Third President Movie	—	Actor	—	1958
Yaji and Kita on the Road Movie	—	Actor	Yajirobei Tochimen'ya	1958
Assistant President Movie	6.2	Actor	—	1958
Futari dake no hashi Movie	—	Actor	—	1958
Oban kanketsu hen Movie	—	Actor	Ushinotsuke Akabane	1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku Movie	6.6	Actor	—	1958
Bright Young Maidens Movie	7.1	Actor	Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father	1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring Movie	—	Actor	Kikuzō (head clerk)	1958
Untamed Woman Movie	7.2	Actor	Onoda, the second husband	1957
Snow Country Movie	6.7	Actor	Inn proprietor	1957
Itohan Monogatari Movie	5.1	Actor	Matsukichi	1957
Ôban Movie	7.0	Actor	Ushinosuke Akaba	1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen Movie	7.7	Actor	Ushinosuke Akaba	1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen Movie	6.3	Actor	Ushinotsuke Akabane	1957
Early Spring Movie	7.6	Actor	Sakamoto	1956
Fountainhead Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1956
Flowing Movie	7.3	Actor	Yoneko's Ex	1956
A Wife's Heart Movie	7.1	Actor	—	1956
The Storm Movie	8.2	Actor	—	1956
Swordsman of the Two Sword Style Movie	7.1	Actor	Kamo Jinnai	1956
Sudden Rain Movie	7.0	Actor	Kawakami	1956
Street of Shame Movie	7.9	Actor	Mr. Nomura	1956
Will-o'-the-Wisp Movie	7.9	Actor	—	1956
Outlaw island Movie	—	Actor	—	1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Movie	7.4	Actor	Toji Gion	1956
Samurai of the Great Earth Movie	4.9	Actor	—	1956
Dotanba Movie	—	Actor	—	1956
Floating Clouds Movie	7.5	Actor	Seikichi Mukai	1955
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji Movie	7.4	Actor	Genta	1955
Foul Play Movie	5.8	Actor	Goro Seo	1955
Here Is a Spring Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1955
Twilight Saloon Movie	7.8	Actor	Kibe	1955
The Lone Journey Movie	—	Actor	—	1955
Seven Masks of Revenge Movie	—	Actor	—	1955
The Romance of Yushima Movie	6.5	Actor	—	1955
Ejima and Ikushima Movie	—	Actor	井口	1955
Mune yori mune ni Movie	—	Actor	Hazama	1955
No Time for Tears Movie	7.3	Actor	—	1955
A Woman's Life Movie	—	Actor	police officer	1955
五十円横町 Movie	—	Actor	—	1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple Movie	7.5	Actor	Toji Gion	1955
Seven Samurai Movie	8.7	Actor	Shichiroji	1954
Late Chrysanthemums Movie	7.2	Actor	Itaya	1954
The Surf Movie	7.0	Actor	Chiyoko's Father	1954
Turbid Youth Movie	5.5	Actor	—	1954
Mako Osorubeshi Movie	—	Actor	—	1954
Mother's First Love Movie	—	Actor	—	1954
爆笑天国　とんち教室 Movie	—	Actor	—	1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Movie	7.6	Actor	Toji	1954
All of Myself Movie	—	Actor	Oda Jukichi	1954
Mr. Pu Movie	6.5	Actor	—	1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1953
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1953
Yasugorō shusse Movie	—	Actor	—	1953
The Blue Revolution Movie	4.7	Actor	—	1953
An Edoite Judge Movie	—	Actor	Tasuke Uoya	1953
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu Movie	—	Actor	—	1953
Ganpeki Movie	—	Actor	—	1953
The Life of Oharu Movie	8.0	Actor	Tasaburo Hishiya	1952
Vendetta of a Samurai Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1952
Ikiru Movie	8.5	Actor	Yakuza	1952
Mother Movie	7.3	Actor	Sokichi Kimura	1952
The Woman Who Touched the Legs Movie	6.9	Actor	—	1952
Shanghai Rose Movie	3.9	Actor	Liu, Ding's men	1952
Forty-Eight Man Movie	—	Actor	—	1952
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil Movie	—	Actor	—	1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds Movie	—	Actor	—	1952
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu Movie	—	Actor	—	1952
恐妻時代 Movie	—	Actor	Nakahata	1952
三万両五十三次 Movie	—	Actor	—	1952
The Bitch Movie	6.3	Actor	Gorō Matoba	1951
The Inner Palace Conspiracy Movie	5.0	Actor	Tajimi	1951
The Tale of Genji Movie	6.7	Actor	—	1951
絢爛たる殺人 Movie	—	Actor	—	1951
The Killing of Otsuya Movie	—	Actor	Mita	1951
上州鴉 Movie	—	Actor	—	1951
Rashomon Movie	8.2	Actor	Policeman	1950
The Motherland Far Far Away Movie	—	Actor	Tommy Shôkyokusai	1950
A Man from Akagi Movie	—	Actor	—	1950
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape Movie	—	Actor	—	1950
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 Movie	6.7	Actor	Shinkichi	1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 Movie	6.5	Actor	Shinkichi	1949
The Man Who Laughs Last Movie	—	Actor	—	1949
Goblin Courier Movie	7.5	Actor	—	1949
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood Movie	3.9	Actor	Yasu	1949
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain Movie	—	Actor	—	1949
G-Men of Japan Movie	—	Actor	—	1948
The 47 Ronin Movie	7.0	Actor	Fuwa Kazuemon	1941
The Abe Clan Movie	5.7	Actor	—	1938
Humanity and Paper Balloons Movie	7.5	Actor	Isuke	1937
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn Movie	5.3	Actor	—	1937
Priest of Darkness Movie	6.9	Actor	Kenta	1936