Daisuke Katō
Acting·February 18, 1911·† July 31, 1975 — 64 years old·Tokyo, Japan
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
Seven Samurai
1954·8.4
Rashomon
1950·8.0
Yojimbo
1961·8.1
Ikiru
1952·8.3
An Autumn Afternoon
1962·7.9
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954·7.2
The Life of Oharu
1952·7.7
Street of Shame
1956·7.7
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955·7.2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956·7.2
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960·8.0
The End of Summer
1961·7.5
Filmography · 227
1974Center of TokyoZenzo1972First Love1971First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-FriKintarō Igari, Yoyo Finance Exec.1971First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade StaffKintaro Igari1971Morning for Two1970Five Gents and a KuniangIshibashi Tetsukichi1970Five Gents Fly to TaiwanTetsukichi Ishibashi19695 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part IIIshiyama Gōzō (HR director)19695 Gents Fly to KyushuGōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager)1968Admiral YamamotoChief of Press Section1968Lemon in the RainbowGôzô Maeda1968Gamblers: The RaidKichigorō1968The Night before Pearl HarborKusanagi1968Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantTsutomu Ariga1968Five Gents and Karate GrandpaTsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager)1968Ryoma ga YukuTVKatsu Kaishu1967Two in the ShadowHayashida1967The Greatest Challenge of All1967Japan's Longest DayKenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director1967Secret AssignmentKusanagi1967Five Gents Prefer GeishaTetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)1967The Bogus Policeman1967Zoku izuko e1967TabijiTV塩谷駅長・南部斎五郎1967Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: KamakiriGunpei Otaguro1967Assignment Dragon No. 3Kusanagi1967Discover Japan with the 5 GentsTetsunosuke Kanai (Managing Director)1966Once a Rainy Day1966The Daphne1966Assignment CloudKusanagi1966The School of SpiesLieutenant Kusanagi1966Moment of TerrorKawashima1966Five Gents on the SpotKanju Goto1966The Stranger Within a Woman1966Rise Against the SwordBudeuemon Hattori1966A Company President's Life StoryGotō Kanju (Managing Director)1965Stairs of EvilKonishi1965We Will Remember1965Sanshiro SugataHansuke Murai1965President's Ninja Trick Book Part IIChūzō Togashi (Managing Director)1965The Radish and the Carrot1965Five Gents' Trick Book1964Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins4th Sin & 7th Sin1964SuperexpressYukichi Nakae1964Nippon Paradise1964The Naked ExecutiveTadokori - Executive1964The Sharks1964I'm a Bodyguard19643 Gents in the Snow Country1964Mr. Giant's Victory Flag1964How to Make Money1964Hail the 3 GentsTomioka (Sales Manager)1963We Are SalarymenExecutive Motohashi1963A Woman's Life1963MirenMaster at 'Sekine'1963Nonsense Boys1963Aloha 3 GentsGentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)19633 Gents In HawaiiOshima Gentaro (Executive Director)1963Crazy Operation: First Move1963Travel Stories of a Company President Part IIGenkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director)1963Devices Stronger Than WomenDaisaku Sugishita (Publicity Manager)1963Travel Stories of a Company President1962Pachinko1962Born in Sin1962An Autumn AfternoonYoshitaro Sakamoto1962ChûshinguraKichiemon Terasaka1962Shin kitsune to tanuki1962A Wanderer's NotebookNobuo Sadaoka1962Star of Hong KongSyuhei Toru's brother-in-law1962Ottamage ningyo monogatari1962Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong1962Three Gentlemen from Tokyo1962Ika naru hoshi no moto ni1962Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II1962Kanpai! Sararīman shokun1962The Wiser AgeRyokichi1962Shimizu Port Salaryman1961A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox1961The End of SummerKitagawa Yanosuke1961Awamori-kun kanpai!1961Snow in the South SeasOriginal Story1961A Night in Hong KongKenkichi Matsuyama1961Playboy President: Part IIZensuke Kuramochi1961YojimboInokichi1961Playboy PresidentKuramochi Zensuke1961The Masterless 47 – Part II1961The Preacher of Love1960The Masterless 47Jyusaburo Onodera1960Chikuhō no kodomotachi1960The Husband Was a Baby1960The Approach of AutumnTomioka1960Older Wife, Younger Husband1960This Greedy Old Skin1960Jiyūgaoka fujin1960Respect, Flatter, and Love1960New Third Class Executive: Husband EducationKumakichi Onizuka1960Singing in the SunKyosuke Tsumura1960Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for SuccessOkubo Hikosaburō1960Daughters, Wives and a MotherShusuke Tetsumoto1960New Third Class Executive: Fortune TellerUchuu Takeda1960Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.11960The Gambling SamuraiEnzo Niko1960Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome EpisodesŌkubo Hikosaburō1960Hito mo arukebaNamitaro Namiki1960Beyond the HillsYakichi Wada1960When a Woman Ascends the StairsMatsukichi Sekine1960New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingKumakichi Onizuka (Maiko's father)1959The Terrible GameUncle Zenkichi1959Kiri aru jyoji1959Young LoversRenzō Dōjima1959Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers1959New Third-Class ExecutiveKumahira Onizuka1959The College RuggersJirō Shimizu1959Samurai in the Office1959Fox and RaccoonKyota Aoshima1959I Want to Be a ShellfishTakeuchi1959Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II1959Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period1958Yajikita dōchū sugoroku1958The Naked General1958Bright Young MaidensZenkichi Shibata, Sumiko's Father1958Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3Hajime Sawada1958Summer Clouds1958Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringKikuzō (head clerk)1958Oban kanketsu henUshinotsuke Akabane1958Little PeachSuga1958Yaji and Kita on the RoadYajirobei Tochimen'ya1958Holiday in Tokyo1958The Third President1958A Bridge for Two Alone1958Assistant President1957Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô henUshinotsuke Akabane1957Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2Sōda Hajime1957Zoku Ôban: Fûun henUshinosuke Akaba1957Diary of a Successful SalarymanSōda Hajime1957Untamed WomanOnoda, the second husband1957Snow CountryInn proprietor1957ÔbanUshinosuke Akaba1957Itohan MonogatariMatsukichi1956FlowingYoneko's Ex1956Dotanba1956Pure Love1956The Storm1956A Brother and His SisterHayashi1956Will-o'-the-Wisp1956Gendai no yokubô1956Outlaw island1956A Wife's Heart1956The Lady Was Pawn1956Street of ShameMr. Nomura1956Swordsman of the Two Sword StyleKamo Jinnai1956Fountainhead1956Dadakko Shachou1956Early SpringSakamoto1956Samurai of the Great Earth1956Sudden RainKawakami1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandToji Gion1955Mune yori mune niHazama1955Ejima and Ikushima井口1955The Romance of Yushima1955The Lone Journey1955Seven Masks of Revenge1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleToji Gion1955五十円横町1955Twilight SaloonKibe1955Tôjûrô no koiKichisuke1955No Time for Tears1955Bloody Spear at Mount FujiGenta1955Here Is a Spring1955A Woman's Lifepolice officer1955Floating CloudsSeikichi Mukai1955Foul PlayGoro Seo1954The SurfChiyoko's Father1954Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoToji1954Turbid Youth1954Mother's First Love1954爆笑天国 とんち教室1954Mako Osorubeshi1954Late ChrysanthemumsItaya1954All of MyselfOda Jukichi1954Seven SamuraiShichiroji1953Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow1953Moth Lamp1953Jirocho's Home-Coming1953The Blue Revolution1953Ganpeki1953Mr. Pu1953Yasugorō shusse1953Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu1953An Edoite JudgeTasuke Uoya1952One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds1952Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu1952The Woman Who Touched the Legs1952恐妻時代Nakahata1952IkiruYakuza1952Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil1952Shanghai RoseLiu, Ding's men1952Forty-Eight Man1952MotherSokichi Kimura1952The Life of OharuTasaburo Hishiya1952三万両五十三次1952Vendetta of a Samurai1951The BitchGorō Matoba1951The Tale of Genji1951上州鴉1951The Killing of OtsuyaMita1951A Spectacular Murder1951The Inner Palace ConspiracyTajimi1950A Man from Akagi1950RashomonPoliceman1950Yami ni hikarume1950The Motherland Far Far AwayTommy Shôkyokusai1950Ore wa yōjimbō1950G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape1949The Flower That Crossed the Mountain1949Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2Shinkichi1949Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1Shinkichi1949Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple HoodYasu1949The Man Who Laughs Last1949Goblin Courier1948G-Men of Japan1948Tengu of Kiso1941The 47 RoninFuwa Kazuemon1938The Abe Clan1937Humanity and Paper BalloonsIsuke1937Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn1936Priest of DarknessKenta