
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

Two in the Shadow
1967
as Hayashida

An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Yoshitaro Sakamoto

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Matsukichi Sekine

Street of Shame
1956
as Mr. Nomura

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Toji

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Toji Gion

The Gambling Samurai
1960
as Enzo Niko

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)

The Life of Oharu
1952
as Tasaburo Hishiya

Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as Chief of Press Section

Untamed Woman
1957
as Onoda, the second husband

Summer Clouds
1958

The 47 Ronin
1941
as Fuwa Kazuemon

Floating Clouds
1955
as Seikichi Mukai

The Stranger Within a Woman
1966

Assignment Cloud
1966
as Kusanagi

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Toji Gion

The Sharks
1964

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Shusuke Tetsumoto

Priest of Darkness
1936
as Kenta

Rise Against the Sword
1966
as Budeuemon Hattori

Late Chrysanthemums
1954
as Itaya

The End of Summer
1961
as Kitagawa Yanosuke

Chûshingura
1962
as Kichiemon Terasaka

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

Early Spring
1956
as Sakamoto

Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Hansuke Murai

Mother
1952
as Sokichi Kimura

Flowing
1956
as Yoneko's Ex

Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937
as Isuke

Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 井口

Snow Country
1957
as Inn proprietor

A Wanderer's Notebook
1962
as Nobuo Sadaoka

Samurai of the Great Earth
1956

Turbid Youth
1954

Mako Osorubeshi
1954

Holiday in Tokyo
1958

Sudden Rain
1956
as Kawakami

Little Peach
1958
as Suga

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Kumakichi Onizuka

Fountainhead
1956

Dotanba
1956

I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
as Takeuchi

The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Tommy Shôkyokusai

The Tale of Genji
1951

A Wife's Heart
1956

Playboy President: Part II
1961
as Zensuke Kuramochi

Itohan Monogatari
1957
as Matsukichi

Superexpress
1964
as Yukichi Nakae

Oban kanketsu hen
1958
as Ushinotsuke Akabane

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955
as Genta

The Approach of Autumn
1960
as Tomioka

A Woman's Life
1963

Center of Tokyo
1974
as Zenzo

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949
as Shinkichi

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949
as Shinkichi

Crazy Operation: First Move
1963

The School of Spies
1966
as Lieutenant Kusanagi

Five Gents' Trick Book
1965

Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962

Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962

Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953

Foul Play
1955
as Goro Seo

Secret Assignment
1967
as Kusanagi

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
1953

The Masterless 47
1960
as Jyusaburo Onodera

Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960

Vendetta of a Samurai
1952

G-Men of Japan
1948

Forty-Eight Man
1952

Zoku izuko e
1967

The Radish and the Carrot
1965

All of Myself
1954
as Oda Jukichi

The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961

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

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962

The Daphne
1966

Mr. Pu
1953

The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968
as Kusanagi

The Blue Revolution
1953

The Storm
1956

The Surf
1954
as Chiyoko's Father

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

Seven Masks of Revenge
1955

The Wiser Age
1962
as Ryokichi

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949

Moment of Terror
1966
as Kawashima

Gamblers: The Raid
1968
as Kichigorō

Awamori-kun kanpai!
1961

Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Namitaro Namiki

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

Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
1952

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

The Killing of Otsuya
1951
as Mita

The Lone Journey
1955

The Naked Executive
1964
as Tadokori - Executive

Here Is a Spring
1955
Once a Rainy Day
1966

A Night in Hong Kong
1961
as Kenkichi Matsuyama

A Woman's Life
1955
as police officer

The Romance of Yushima
1955

Twilight Saloon
1955
as Kibe

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

Beyond the Hills
1960
as Yakichi Wada

The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Tajimi

Ôban
1957
as Ushinosuke Akaba

The Third President
1958

Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962

Hail the 3 Gents
1964
as Tomioka (Sales Manager)

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960
as Okubo Hikosaburō

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

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Ushinosuke Akaba
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
- Two in the Shadow (1967) — as Hayashida
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