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Daisuke Katô(1911-1975)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Daisuke Katô in Printemps précoce (1956)
Daisuke Katô was born on 18 February 1911 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Les 7 Samouraïs (1954), Le Garde du corps (1961) and Rashomon (1950). He died on 31 July 1975 in Takasaki, Japan.
BornFebruary 18, 1911
DiedJuly 31, 1975(64)
BornFebruary 18, 1911
DiedJuly 31, 1975(64)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins total

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Known for

Toshirô Mifune in Les 7 Samouraïs (1954)
Les 7 Samouraïs
8.6
  • Shichiroji
  • 1954
Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Le Garde du corps (1961)
Le Garde du corps
8.2
  • Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother
  • 1961
Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, and Masayuki Mori in Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon
8.1
  • Policeman
  • 1950
Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji (1952)
Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji
6.5
  • Rokusuke
  • 1952

Credits

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Actor

  • 6-wa no kamome
    TV Series
    • Benzô Kawanami
    • 1974–1975
  • Tokyo do mannaka (1974)
    Tokyo do mannaka
    • 1974
  • Aoi sanmyaku
    TV Series
    • 1974
  • Akechi tantei jimusho: Edogawa Rampo zenshû
    TV Series
    • 1972
  • Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain: Getsu-getsu kasui moku kinkin
    • 1971
  • Hajimete no tabi
    • 1971
  • Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain (1971)
    Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain
    • 1971
  • Futari dake no asa
    • 1971
  • Zoku shachô gaku ABC
    • 1970
  • Shachô gaku ABC
    • 1970
  • Momi no ki wa nokotta (1970)
    Momi no ki wa nokotta
    TV Series
    • 1970
  • Zoku shachô enmachô (1969)
    Zoku shachô enmachô
    • 1969
  • Shachô enmachô (1969)
    Shachô enmachô
    • 1969
  • Kôdôkan hamonjô
    • Junpei Sekine
    • 1968
  • Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku (1968)
    Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku
    6.7
    • Chief of Press Section
    • 1968

Writer

  • Snow falls on a southern island (1995)
    Snow falls on a southern island
    • original work
    • 1995
  • Minami no shima ni yuki ga furu (1961)
    Minami no shima ni yuki ga furu
    7.0
    • story
    • 1961

Soundtrack

  • Kigeki ekimae okami
    • performer: "Sen'yû (aka: Comrade)"
    • 1964
  • Kawa no hotori de (1962)
    Kawa no hotori de
    6.8
    • performer: "SUKIYAKI (Ue o muite arukô)" (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
    6.2
    • performer: "Uwajima ondo"
    • 1957

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.71 m
  • Born
    • February 18, 1911
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • July 31, 1975
    • Takasaki, Japan(colorectal cancer)
  • Relatives
    • Takayuki Katô(Grandchild)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Son of Denzô Takeshiba and Seiko Yajima. He had an elder brother, Kunitarô Sawamura, and an older sister, Sadako Sawamura.
  • Trademark
      A balding, rotund Japanese character actor, frequently cast as dim-witted thugs and villainous schemers.
  • Nickname
    • Gyu-chan

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