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Yoshi Katō

Actor

Yoshi Katō

Born January 12, 1913 in Tokyo, JapanDied March 1, 1988279 films

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Hachiko posterFirst watchHachiko19877.8as KondoThe tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Tampopo poster7.8Tampopo1985Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance poster7.4Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance1972Vengeance Is Mine poster7.6Vengeance Is Mine1979Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons poster7.2Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons1973Profound Desires of the Gods poster7.4Profound Desires of the Gods1968Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima poster7.3Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima1973The Castle of Sand poster7.4The Castle of Sand1974Double Suicide poster7.0Double Suicide1969

Filmography

279 films as actor
  1. 1988The Yen FamilyTokijiro
  2. 1987HachikoKondo
  3. 1986Spectacle of BudsMinamoto
  4. 1985TampopoNoodle-making Master
  5. 1985Dangerous Women
  6. 1984Nezumi Kozō kaitō den
  7. 1983HometownDenzo
  8. 1983The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado
  9. 1982The ShootoutSeisaku Araki
  10. 1982Ekisutora
  11. 1982A Woman in Danger
  12. 1981The Black Hood
  13. 1981Aoba gakuen monogatari
  14. 1980The Terrifying Man-eating Shark Woman
  15. 1980May Love Be RestoredShogen
  16. 1979Hunter in the DarkZenzaemon
  17. 1979The InfernoHaruichi Yamao
  18. 1979Love Me Tenderly, Love Me WildlyKunio Takagi
  19. 1979Vengeance Is MineKyohei Kawashima
  20. 1979Devil's FluteJido
  21. 1979Rika
  22. 1978Ore wa Ueno no puresurī
  23. 1978Lord MitoTaibei
  24. 1978The Fall of Ako CastleYahei Horibe
  25. 1978The DemonDoctor
  26. 1978The Okinawa War of Ten Years
  27. 1977I Am A Man of Honor
  28. 1977Ballad of OrinIsuke
  29. 1977Village of Eight GravestonesIgawa Ushimatsu
  30. 1977Mount HakkodaSakuemon
  31. 1976The CorporationHarada
  32. 1976Dragon Princess
  33. 1975A Bird of Africa
  34. 1975Solar EclipseChief Public Prosecutor
  35. 1975Main Line to Terror
  36. 1975Under the Blossoming Cherry TreesOld Man
  37. 1975Great JailbreakKazami
  38. 1975Without Complaint
  39. 1974Virgin BluesChiaki's father
  40. 1974The Castle of SandChiyokichi Motoura
  41. 1974The Beast Shall Die
  42. 1974The Key
  43. 1974HimikoOhkimi
  44. 1973Men and War III: The Final ChapterKoichiro Amemiya
  45. 1973Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of DemonsKuroda Naritaka
  46. 1973Miyamoto MusashiSado Nagaoka
  47. 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in HiroshimaChoji Otomo
  48. 1973Internal SleuthEtsuko's Father-in-Law
  49. 1973The Wanderers
  50. 1972Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of DestinyMichinari Shibatsuji
  51. 1972The Fearless Avenger
  52. 1972Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
  53. 1972My Voiceless Friends
  54. 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of VengeanceDanjô Tonami
  55. 1971SilenceOld man
  56. 1971Blood VendettaKōnosuke Ushio
  57. 1971Patience Has An End
  58. 1971Blood for Blood
  59. 1971A Woman Called En
  60. 1971Challenge at Dawn
  61. 1971花も実もある為五郎
  62. 1971Shadow of Deception
  63. 1970Just for YouTakita
  64. 1970Inside a Girl's Dormitory
  65. 1970The All-Out Game
  66. 1970An Ode to YakuzaTaisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father
  67. 1970Sex Revolution
  68. 1970Blind Woman's CurseJutaro Mitsui
  69. 1970Okinawa
  70. 1970Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
  71. 1970River Without a Bridge Part 2
  72. 1970Rainbow Over ParisPriest
  73. 1970Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent LoyaltyTokujiro Kuranari
  74. 1970Gambling Den Desire
  75. 1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
  76. 1969Married Woman: Another Law of the Night
  77. 1969The Sea Anemone
  78. 1969Love and CrimeKomiya (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
  79. 1969Bloody TerritoriesKôjirô Oonogi, Oonogi Clan boss
  80. 1969Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2
  81. 1969Japan Organized Crime BossYasokichi Kamiyama
  82. 1969Broken Swords
  83. 1969Double SuicideGosaemon
  84. 1969Only Child
  85. 1969Big, Big Fellow
  86. 1969Girl in College
  87. 1968The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2
  88. 1968Profound Desires of the GodsRyugen Ryu
  89. 1968Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy
  90. 1967Escape Man
  91. 1967The Sister Gamblers
  92. 1967Black Ninja
  93. 1967Young Boss, Fugitive
  94. 1967The Woman Gambler
  95. 1967Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
  96. 1967Portrait of ChiekoSokichi Naganuma
  97. 1967Rebellion of Japan
  98. 1966Inochi hateru hi made
  99. 1966The Great White TowerProfessor Ōkōchi
  100. 1966Ohana han: Dai ni buHeizo Asao
  101. 1966Ohana hanHeizo Asao
  102. 1966Seven Gamblers
  103. 1966The BetrayalMakabe
  104. 1965A Chain of Islands
  105. 1965The Witness' ChairChief of the Human Rights Protection Division, Okamoto
  106. 1965Tale of Japanese BurglarsLawyer Fujimoto
  107. 1965Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man
  108. 1965Tokyo UntouchableRyosuke Hosokawa
  109. 1965A Fugitive from the PastYae's Father
  110. 1965Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu水野忠政
  111. 1964Gamblers and Racketeers
  112. 1964Police Precinct: Missing PersonKawahara
  113. 1964The Scarlet CamelliaKihei Musashiya
  114. 1964Fight, Zatoichi, FightTemple priest
  115. 1964RevengeDenbei Niwa
  116. 1964The Glamorous GhostHospital Guard
  117. 1964Giant Rumble
  118. 1964GamblerShingo Hamamura
  119. 1964Intentions of MurderSeizo Takahashi
  120. 1964The Sharks