
Daisuke Katō
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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.
Known for
Credits

Seven Samurai (1954)
as Shichiroji

Ikiru (1952)
as Yakuza

Rashomon (1950)
as Policeman

Yojimbo (1961)
as Inokichi

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Toji Gion

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Toji

Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director

Chûshingura (1962)
as Kichiemon Terasaka

The 47 Ronin (1941)
as Fuwa Kazuemon

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Yoshitaro Sakamoto

Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
as Chief of Press Section

Floating Clouds (1955)
as Seikichi Mukai

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
as Matsukichi Sekine

Street of Shame (1956)
as Mr. Nomura

The End of Summer (1961)
as Kitagawa Yanosuke

Two in the Shadow (1967)
as Hayashida

Early Spring (1956)
as Sakamoto

The Life of Oharu (1952)
as Tasaburo Hishiya

Untamed Woman (1957)
as Onoda, the second husband

Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
as Shusuke Tetsumoto

A Woman's Life (1963)
Actor

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Toji Gion

Mother (1952)
as Sokichi Kimura

Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
as Isuke

Little Peach (1958)
as Suga

Sanshiro Sugata (1965)
as Hansuke Murai

A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
as Nobuo Sadaoka

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 (1949)
as Shinkichi

A Wife's Heart (1956)
Actor

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955)
as Genta

The Radish and the Carrot (1965)
Actor

Flowing (1956)
as Yoneko's Ex

The Stranger Within a Woman (1966)
Actor

Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
as Itaya

Moment of Terror (1966)
as Kawashima

Crazy Operation: First Move (1963)
Actor

Snow Country (1957)
as Inn proprietor

The Romance of Yushima (1955)
Actor

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education (1960)
as Kumakichi Onizuka

Priest of Darkness (1936)
as Kenta

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949)
as Shinkichi

Twilight Saloon (1955)
as Kibe

The Greatest Challenge of All (1967)
Actor

The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Actor

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
Actor

The Sharks (1964)
Actor

G-Men of Japan (1948)
Actor

Summer Clouds (1958)
Actor

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong (1962)
Actor

The School of Spies (1966)
as Lieutenant Kusanagi

No Time for Tears (1955)
Actor

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period (1959)
Actor

Foul Play (1955)
as Goro Seo

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II (1965)
as Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)

Beyond the Hills (1960)
as Yakichi Wada

Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor

The Bogus Policeman (1967)
Actor

Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Actor

The Naked Executive (1964)
as Tadokori - Executive

Here Is a Spring (1955)
Actor

The Tale of Genji (1951)
Actor

Shimizu Port Salaryman (1962)
Actor

Five Gents on the Spot (1966)
as Kanju Goto

A Company President's Life Story (1966)
as Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
as Ushinosuke Akaba

Playboy President (1961)
as Kuramochi Zensuke

Ôban (1957)
as Ushinosuke Akaba

Sudden Rain (1956)
as Kawakami

Company President Travels Abroad (1963)
as Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (1962)
Actor

Assistant President (1958)
Actor

Stairs of Evil (1965)
as Konishi

New Third-Class Executive (1959)
as Kumahira Onizuka

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu (1953)
Actor

Shanghai Rose (1952)
as Liu, Ding's men

Superexpress (1964)
as Yukichi Nakae

Fountainhead (1956)
Actor

Star of Hong Kong (1962)
as Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law

The Wiser Age (1962)
as Ryokichi

Outlaw island (1956)
Actor

Five Gents Prefer Geisha (1967)
as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II (1969)
as Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)

Secret Assignment (1967)
as Kusanagi

The Approach of Autumn (1960)
as Tomioka

Company President Travels Abroad Part II (1963)
as Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)

Itohan Monogatari (1957)
as Matsukichi

3 Gents in the Snow Country (1964)
Actor

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (1967)
as Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)

Assignment Cloud (1966)
as Kusanagi

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant (1968)
as Tsutomu Ariga

The Third President (1958)
Actor

Assignment Dragon No. 3 (1967)
as Kusanagi

Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
Actor

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
Actor

Forty-Eight Man (1952)
Actor

Born in Sin (1962)
Actor

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II (1963)
as Genkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director)

The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952)
Actor

Center of Tokyo (1974)
as Zenzo

The Night before Pearl Harbor (1968)
as Kusanagi

Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
Actor

The Lone Journey (1955)
Actor

Jiyūgaoka fujin (1960)
Actor

Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)
as Yajirobei Tochimen'ya

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds (1952)
Actor

Dotanba (1956)
Actor

5 Gents Fly to Kyushu (1969)
as Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960)
as Kumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)

Turbid Youth (1954)
Actor

Hail the 3 Gents (1964)
as Tomioka (Sales Manager)

Seven Masks of Revenge (1955)
Actor

The Storm (1956)
Actor
Once a Rainy Day (1966)
Actor

恐妻時代 (1952)
as Nakahata

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
Actor

The Blue Revolution (1953)
Actor

Playboy President: Part II (1961)
as Zensuke Kuramochi

The Surf (1954)
as Chiyoko's Father

Awamori-kun kanpai! (1961)
Actor

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
Actor

Jirocho's Home-Coming (1953)
Actor

Gamblers: The Raid (1968)
as Kichigorō

Pachinko (1962)
Actor

The Preacher of Love (1961)
Actor

Yasugorō shusse (1953)
Actor

The Bitch (1951)
as Gorō Matoba

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957)
as Ushinotsuke Akabane

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni (1962)
Actor

The Abe Clan (1938)
Actor

The Inner Palace Conspiracy (1951)
as Tajimi

A Woman's Life (1955)
as police officer

Snow in the South Seas (1961)
Actor

A Man from Akagi (1950)
Actor

A Spectacular Murder (1951)
Actor

Zoku izuko e (1967)
Actor

Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood (1949)
as Yasu

The Killing of Otsuya (1951)
as Mita

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958)
as Kikuzō (head clerk)

Ganpeki (1953)
Actor

Samurai of the Great Earth (1956)
Actor

Rise Against the Sword (1966)
as Budeuemon Hattori

Five Gents' Trick Book (1965)
Actor

First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri (1971)
as Kintarō Igari, Yoyo Finance Exec.

Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil (1952)
Actor

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn (1937)
Actor

Will-o'-the-Wisp (1956)
Actor

Morning for Two (1971)
Actor

Bright Young Maidens (1958)
as Zenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father

The Daphne (1966)
Actor

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor
Nippon Paradise (1964)
Actor

All of Myself (1954)
as Oda Jukichi

The Terrible Game (1959)
as Uncle Zenkichi

The Motherland Far Far Away (1950)
as Tommy Shôkyokusai

Lemon in the Rainbow (1968)
as Gôzô Maeda

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa (1968)
as Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)

The Masterless 47 (1960)
as Jyusaburo Onodera

五十円横町 (1955)
Actor

Travel Stories of a Company President (1963)
Actor

G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape (1950)
Actor

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun (1962)
Actor

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1 (1960)
Actor

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes (1960)
as Ōkubo Hikosaburō

First Love (1972)
Actor

I'm a Bodyguard (1964)
Actor

First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff (1971)
as Kintaro Igari

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu (1952)
Actor

Ottamage ningyo monogatari (1962)
Actor

三万両五十三次 (1952)
Actor

I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
as Takeuchi

Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
as 井口

Nonsense Boys (1963)
Actor

Chikuhō no kodomotachi (1960)
Actor

A Night in Hong Kong (1961)
as Kenkichi Matsuyama

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (1970)
as Tetsukichi Ishibashi

An Edoite Judge (1953)
as Tasuke Uoya

Goblin Courier (1949)
Actor

A Bridge for Two Alone (1958)
Actor

Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)
as Ishibashi Tetsukichi

The Man Who Laughs Last (1949)
Actor

上州鴉 (1951)
Actor

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller (1960)
as Uchuu Takeda

Mune yori mune ni (1955)
as Hazama

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success (1960)
as Okubo Hikosaburō

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style (1956)
as Kamo Jinnai

How to Make Money (1964)
Actor

Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
as Ushinotsuke Akabane

Fox and Raccoon (1959)
as Kyota Aoshima

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow (1953)
Actor

This Greedy Old Skin (1960)
Actor

Mako Osorubeshi (1954)
Actor

Mother's First Love (1954)
Actor

The Gambling Samurai (1960)
as Enzo Niko

The College Ruggers (1959)
as Jirō Shimizu

Hito mo arukeba (1960)
as Namitaro Namiki

Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (1964)
as 4th Sin & 7th Sin

Miren (1963)
as Master at 'Sekine'

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 (1958)
as Hajime Sawada

The Naked General (1958)
Actor

We Are Salarymen (1963)
as Executive Motohashi

We Will Remember (1965)
Actor

Ore wa yōjimbō (1950)
Actor

A Brother and His Sister (1956)
as Hayashi

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 (1957)
as Sōda Hajime

Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)
as Daisaku Sugishita (Publicity Manager)

Samurai in the Office (1959)
Actor

Gendai no yokubô (1956)
Actor

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain (1949)
Actor

Moth Lamp (1953)
Actor

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers (1959)
Actor

Pure Love (1956)
Actor

Singing in the Sun (1960)
as Kyosuke Tsumura

Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri (1967)
as Gunpei Otaguro

The Lady Was Pawn (1956)
Actor
Respect, Flatter, and Love (1960)
Actor

Kiri aru jyoji (1959)
Actor

Yami ni hikarume (1950)
Actor

Tôjûrô no koi (1955)
as Kichisuke

The Husband Was a Baby (1960)
Actor

Young Lovers (1959)
as Renzō Dōjima

Diary of a Successful Salaryman (1957)
as Sōda Hajime

爆笑天国 とんち教室 (1954)
Actor

Dadakko Shachou (1956)
Actor

Older Wife, Younger Husband (1960)
Actor

Tengu of Kiso (1948)
Actor





