Daisuke Katô
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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), and Ikiru
, and Hiroshi Inagaki
's Samurai Trilogy
and Chushingura
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who appeared in over 150 films, including Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;...
's Seven Samurai (as the loyal comrade Shichiroji), Rashomon
Rashomon (film)
The bandit's storyTajōmaru, a notorious brigand , claims that he tricked the samurai to step off the mountain trail with him and look at a cache of ancient swords he discovered. In the grove he tied the samurai to a tree, then brought the woman there. She initially tried to defend herself with a...
, Yojimbo (as the "wild pig" Inokichi), and Ikiru
Ikiru
is a 1952 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film examines the struggles of a minor Tokyo bureaucrat and his final quest for meaning. The film stars Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe.-Plot:...
, and Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki
was a Japanese filmmaker most known for the Academy Award-winning Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, which he directed in 1954.-Career:Born in Tokyo as the son of a shinpa actor, Inagaki appeared on stage in his childhood before joining the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1922...
's Samurai Trilogy
Samurai Trilogy
The Samurai Trilogy is a film trilogy directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshirō Mifune as Musashi Miyamoto and Koji Tsuruta as Kojirō Sasaki...
and Chushingura
Chushingura
is the name for fictionalized accounts of the historical revenge by the Forty-seven Ronin of the death of their master, Asano Naganori. Including the early , the story has been told in kabuki, bunraku, stage plays, films, novels, television shows and other media...
.
Filmography
(incomplete)- Bloody Spear at Mount FujiBloody Spear at Mount Fujiis a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Tomu Uchida.It is a "gruelling cruel tale" from the Edo period.Daisuke Katō won the 1956 Blue Ribbon Award for best supporting actor.- Cast :* Chiezō Kataoka* Ryunosuke Tsukigata* Chizuru Kitagawa...
(血槍富士 Chiyari Fuji) (1955). Daisuke Katō won 1956 Blue Ribbon AwardBlue Ribbon AwardsThe are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan.The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers...
for best supporting actor. - (藤十郎の恋 Tōjūrō no KoiTojuro no Koi (1955 film)is a 1955 black and white Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is based on the novel Tōjūrō no Koi written by Kan Kikuchi.- Cast :* Kazuo Hasegawa as Tojuro Sakata* Machiko Kyō as Okaji* Eitarō Shindō as Mandayu Miyako...
) (1955) - The Lone JourneyThe Lone Journey, also known as The Road, is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.Production design was by Takeo Kita and Makoto Sono and sound recording was by Choshichiro Mikami...
(旅路 Tabiji) aka The Road (1955) - Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleSamurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Templeis a color 1955 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki starring Toshirō Mifune. It is the second film of the Samurai Trilogy. The film is adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi...
(続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘 Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō) (1955) - Flowing (NagareruNagareruis a 1956 Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse. The black-and-white drama starred Kinuyo Tanaka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, Mariko Okada, Haruko Sugimura, Sumiko Kurishima, Chieko Nakakita, Natsuko Kahara, Seiji Miyaguchi, Daisuke Katō, Nobuo Nakamura, Kumeko Otowa and others....
) (1956) - Street of ShameStreet of Shameis a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, his last film.The film is based on the novel Susaki no Onna by Yoshiko Shibaki.-Cast:* Machiko Kyō as Mickey* Ayako Wakao as Yumeko* Aiko Mimasu as Yasumi* Michiyo Kogure as Hanae...
(赤線地帯 Akasen chitai) (1956) - ArashiArashi (film)Arashi is a 1956 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Chishû Ryû - Shinji Mizusawa* Kinuyo Tanaka - Otoku, housekeeper* Daisuke Katô - Ishii* Akira Kubo - Saburo Mizusawa...
(1956) - AruseAruseis a 1957 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It was Japan's submission to the 30th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Hideko Takamine* Ken Uehara* Masayuki Mori...
(1957) - Snow CountrySnow Country (film)Snow Country is a 1957 black-and-white drama Japanese film directed by Shirō Toyoda based on the novel Snow Country written by the Nobel Prize winning author Kawabata Yasunari between 1937 and 1941. The film was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival...
(1958)