Takeshi Katō

Acting • 167 Credits

Biography

Takeshi Katō (加藤 武 Katō Takeshi, 24 May 1929 – 31 July 2015) was a Japanese stage and film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954 ⭐ 4.2
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Ran

Ran

1985 ⭐ 4.0
as Koyota Hatakeyama
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961 ⭐ 4.0
as Ronin Kobuhachi
High and Low

High and Low

1963 ⭐ 4.2
as Detective Nakao
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957 ⭐ 4.0
as Guard killed by Washizu
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

1958 ⭐ 4.0
as Samurai (uncredited)
The Return of Godzilla

The Return of Godzilla

1984 ⭐ 3.6
as Trade Minister
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960 ⭐ 3.9
as Itakura
Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985

1985 ⭐ 3.4
as Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka
Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973 ⭐ 3.6
as Noburo Uchimoto
Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

1965 ⭐ 3.7
as Katori
Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

1961 ⭐ 3.6
as Ohachi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973 ⭐ 3.5
as Noboru Uchimoto
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016 ⭐ 3.5
as Self - Actor
Zatoichi's Revenge

Zatoichi's Revenge

1965 ⭐ 3.3
as Koheita Kadokura
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974 ⭐ 3.5
as Noburo Uchimoto
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957 ⭐ 3.5
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

1976 ⭐ 3.4
as Police Chief Tachibana
Fighting Elegy

Fighting Elegy

1966 ⭐ 3.5
None but the Brave

None but the Brave

1965 ⭐ 3.2
as Sgt. Tamura
Japan Sinks

Japan Sinks

2006 ⭐ 2.8
as Professor Yamashiro
Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

1967 ⭐ 3.6
as Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

1962 ⭐ 3.3
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963 ⭐ 3.4
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

2002 ⭐ 3.1
as Zombie Cat (Voice)
The Thick-Walled Room

The Thick-Walled Room

1956 ⭐ 3.6
The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

1966 ⭐ 3.6
as Professor Nozaka
House of Terrors

House of Terrors

1965 ⭐ 2.7
as Keisuke Munakata
Murder of the Inugami Clan

Murder of the Inugami Clan

2006 ⭐ 3.5
as Todoroki Shochô
Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

1977 ⭐ 3.3
as Inspector Tachibana