
Daisuke Katō
Known for Acting · 225 credits
- Born
- 1911-02-18
- Died
- 1975-07-31
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 加東大介 · 加东大介 · 市川莚司
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (223)

Seven Samurai
1954
as Shichiroji

Ikiru
1952
as Yakuza

Rashomon
1950
as Policeman

Yojimbo
1961
as Inokichi

The Sharks
1964

An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Yoshitaro Sakamoto

Two in the Shadow
1967
as Hayashida

Assignment Cloud
1966
as Kusanagi

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Toji

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Matsukichi Sekine

Untamed Woman
1957
as Onoda, the second husband

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

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

Floating Clouds
1955
as Seikichi Mukai

Summer Clouds
1958

The 47 Ronin
1941
as Fuwa Kazuemon

The Tale of Genji
1951

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Toji Gion

The End of Summer
1961
as Kitagawa Yanosuke

Street of Shame
1956
as Mr. Nomura

The Life of Oharu
1952
as Tasaburo Hishiya

Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as Chief of Press Section

Chûshingura
1962
as Kichiemon Terasaka

Mako Osorubeshi
1954

Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Budeuemon Hattori

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Toji Gion

The Gambling Samurai
1960
as Enzo Niko

I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
as Takeuchi

Mother
1952
as Sokichi Kimura

The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Tommy Shôkyokusai

Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Hansuke Murai

Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Shusuke Tetsumoto

Crazy Operation: First Move
1963

Late Chrysanthemums
1954
as Itaya

The Stranger Within a Woman
1966

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949

Priest of Darkness
1936
as Kenta

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949
as Shinkichi

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962

Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Namitaro Namiki

Holiday in Tokyo
1958

Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937
as Isuke

Early Spring
1956
as Sakamoto

Sudden Rain
1956
as Kawakami

Flowing
1956
as Yoneko's Ex

A Wife's Heart
1956

Gamblers: The Raid
1968
as Kichigorō

Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 井口

Vendetta of a Samurai
1952

A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Nobuo Sadaoka

The Radish and the Carrot
1965

The Approach of Autumn
1960
as Tomioka

Moment of Terror
1966
as Kawashima

A Woman's Life
1955
as police officer

Superexpress
1964
as Yukichi Nakae

Dotanba
1956

The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Tajimi

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Kumakichi Onizuka

The Wiser Age
1962
as Ryokichi

Little Peach
1958
as Suga

A Woman's Life
1963

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949
as Shinkichi

Fountainhead
1956

Center of Tokyo
1974
as Zenzo

Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962

Samurai of the Great Earth
1956

Snow Country
1957
as Inn proprietor

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

The Storm
1956

The School of Spies
1966
as Lieutenant Kusanagi

Itohan Monogatari
1957
as Matsukichi

Here Is a Spring
1955

The Surf
1954
as Chiyoko's Father

The Lone Journey
1955

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962

Five Gents' Trick Book
1965

Forty-Eight Man
1952

The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968
as Kusanagi

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

The Third President
1958

Secret Assignment
1967
as Kusanagi

Seven Masks of Revenge
1955

Playboy President: Part II
1961
as Zensuke Kuramochi

The Blue Revolution
1953

G-Men of Japan
1948

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955
as Genta

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
as Tsutomu Ariga

New Third-Class Executive
1959
as Kumahira Onizuka

The Daphne
1966

Hail the 3 Gents
1964
as Tomioka (Sales Manager)

Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
as Tetsukichi Ishibashi

Five Gents on the Spot
1966
as Kanju Goto

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960

Foul Play
1955
as Goro Seo

3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964

Stairs of Evil
1965
as Konishi

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952

Ôban
1957
as Ushinosuke Akaba

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

The Killing of Otsuya
1951
as Mita

Mr. Pu
1953

Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956

The Naked General
1958

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

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

Mune yori mune ni
1955
as Hazama

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958
as Yajirobei Tochimen'ya
Once a Rainy Day
1966

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953

No Time for Tears
1955

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

The Preacher of Love
1961

Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Kyota Aoshima

Turbid Youth
1954

First Love
1972

All of Myself
1954
as Oda Jukichi

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953
About 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. With 225 credits spanning from 1936 to 1974, Daisuke Katō has appeared in 223 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Daisuke Katō Movies
- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Shichiroji
- Ikiru (1952) — as Yakuza
- Rashomon (1950) — as Policeman
- Yojimbo (1961) — as Inokichi
- The Sharks (1964)
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