Acting

Daisuke Katō

Born: February 18, 1911
Died: July 31, 1975 (aged 64)
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Credits: 266 titles

Biography

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.

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Signature work

Known For

Seven Samurai

1954

Rashomon

1950

Yojimbo

1961

Ikiru

1952

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

The Life of Oharu

1952

Street of Shame

1956

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

The End of Summer

1961

Floating Clouds

1955

Early Spring

1956

The 47 Ronin

1941

Humanity and Paper Balloons

1937

Two in the Shadow

1967

Chûshingura

1962

Acting credits 265

Year	Title	Role
TBA	Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu Film
1974	Center of Tokyo Film	Zenzo
1972	First Love Film
1971	First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri Film	Kintarō Igari, Yoyo Finance Exec.
1971	First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff Film	Kintaro Igari
1971	Morning for Two Film
1970	Five Gents and a Kuniang Film	Ishibashi Tetsukichi
1970	Five Gents Fly to Taiwan Film	Tetsukichi Ishibashi
1969	5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II Film	Ishiyama Gōzō (HR director)
1969	5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Film	Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)
1968	Admiral Yamamoto Film	Chief of Press Section
1968	Lemon in the Rainbow Film	Gôzô Maeda
1968	Gamblers: The Raid Film	Kichigorō
1968	The Night before Pearl Harbor Film	Kusanagi
1968	Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant Film	Tsutomu Ariga
1968	Five Gents and Karate Grandpa Film	Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)
1968	Ryoma ga Yuku TV	Katsu Kaishu (52 ep)
1967	Two in the Shadow Film	Hayashida
1967	The Greatest Challenge of All Film
1967	Japan's Longest Day Film	Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director
1967	Secret Assignment Film	Kusanagi
1967	Five Gents Prefer Geisha Film	Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
1967	Our Silent Love Film
1967	The Bogus Policeman Film
1967	Zoku izuko e Film
1967	Tabiji TV	塩谷駅長・南部斎五郎 (309 ep)
1967	Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri Film	Gunpei Otaguro
1967	Assignment Dragon No. 3 Film	Kusanagi
1967	Discover Japan with the 5 Gents Film	Tetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)
1966	Once a Rainy Day Film
1966	The Daphne Film
1966	Assignment Cloud Film	Kusanagi
1966	The School of Spies Film	Lieutenant Kusanagi
1966	Moment of Terror Film	Kawashima
1966	Five Gents on the Spot Film	Kanju Goto
1966	The Stranger Within a Woman Film
1966	Rise Against the Sword Film	Budeuemon Hattori
1966	A Company President's Life Story Film	Gotō Kanju (Managing Director)
1965	Stairs of Evil Film	Konishi
1965	We Will Remember Film
1965	Finances in Front of the Train Station Film
1965	Sanshiro Sugata Film	Hansuke Murai
1965	A Chair in the Sunshine Film
1965	President's Ninja Trick Book Part II Film	Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director)
1965	The Radish and the Carrot Film
1965	Five Gents' Trick Book Film
1964	Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins Film	4th Sin & 7th Sin
1964	Superexpress Film	Yukichi Nakae
1964	Nippon Paradise Film
1964	The Naked Executive Film	Tadokori - Executive
1964	The Sharks Film
1964	I'm a Bodyguard Film
1964	3 Gents in the Snow Country Film
1964	Mr. Giant's Victory Flag Film
1964	How to Make Money Film
1964	Hail the 3 Gents Film	Tomioka (Sales Manager)
1963	We Are Salarymen Film	Executive Motohashi
1963	A Woman's Life Film	Tobita
1963	Miren Film	Master at 'Sekine'
1963	Nonsense Boys Film

Crew credits 2

Year	Title	Job
1995	Snow falls on a southern island Film	Writer
1961	Snow in the South Seas Film	Original Story