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Shintarô Katsu (1931–1997)

Actor | Producer | Director

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Father of actor Ryûtarô Gan See more trivia »

Born:

Toshio Okumura
in Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan

Died:

(age 65) in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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1990 Rônin-gai
Goemon
 
1990 A Xiu Luo
Jiku Ajari
 
1989 Zatôichi
Zatôichi / Ichi, a zatô in the Tôdô-za
 
1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Eichi Shibusawa
 
1987 Dokugan-ryu Masamune (TV series)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
 
1983 Meiso chizu
Masaki Teranishi
 
1980 Keishi-K (TV series)
K
– Sono shiawase matta! (1980) … K
 
1974 Zatôichi monogatari (TV series)
Zatôichi
 
1974 Akumyo: shima arashi
Asakichi
 
1974 Razor 3: Who's Got the Gold?
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
 
1974 The Homeless
Komagen
 
1973 Razor 2: The Snare
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
 
1973 Ôshô
 
1973 Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatôichi / Blind Man Ichi
 
1973 Mute Samurai (TV series)
Manji
– A Silent Prayer for a Little Boy … Manji
 
1972 Zatoichi in Desperation
Zatoichi
 
1972 Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen
Kisaburo, Omiya
 
1972 Zatoichi at Large
Zatoichi
 
1972 Goyôkiba
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
 
1971 Inochi bô ni furô
Nameless Wanderer
 
1971 Kaoyaku
Ryota Tachibana
 
1971 Kitsune no kureta akanbô
Hariko no Torahachi
 
1971 Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatôichi
 
1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Zatoichi (as Shintaro Katsu)
 
1970 Yakuza zesshô
Minoru
 
1970 The Ambush: Incident at Blood Pass
Gentetsu
 
1970 Fuji sanchô
 
1970 Genkai yûkyôden: Yabure kabure
Isokichi Yoshida
 
1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi
 
1970 Kenka ichidai: Dodekai yatsu
 
1969 Akumyo ichiban shobu
Asakichi
 
1969 Shirikurae Magoichi
Lord Nobunaga Oda
 
1969 Hitokiri
Izo Okada
 
1969 The Hoodlum Priest
 
1969 Devil's Temple
Mumyo Taro
 
1969 Kanto onna akumyo
 
1968 Samaritan Zatoichi
Zatoichi
 
1968 Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Zatoichi
 
1968 The Man Without a Map
Detective
 
1968 Akumyo juhachi-ban
Asakichi
 
1968 Heitai yakuza godatsu
 
1968 Tomuraishi tachi
 
1968 Priest and the Gold Mint
 
1967 Zatoichi Challenged
Zatoichi
 
1967 Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
Tough yakuza draftee
 
1967 Zatoichi the Outlaw
Zatoichi
 
1967 Akumyo ichidai
Asakichi
 
1967 Zatoichi's Cane-sword
Zatoichi
 
1967 Heitai yakuza ore ni makasero
 
1966 Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi
 
1966 Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi
 
1966 Akumyo zakura
Asakichi
 
1966 Heitai yakuza datsugoku
 
1966 Heitai yakuza daidasso
 
1966 Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
Tough yakuza draftee
 
1965 Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Zatoichi
 
1965 Akumyo muteki
Asakichi
 
1965 Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Zatoichi
 
1965 Muhomatsu no issho
 
1965 Akumyo nobori
Asakichi
 
1965 Zatoichi's Revenge
Zatôichi / Ichi, a zatô in the Tôdô-za (guild for the blind)
 
1965 The Hoodlum Soldier
Kisaburo Omiya
 
1965 Suruga yûkyôden: Dokyô garasu
 
1965 Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.
Tough yakuza draftee
 
1964 Adventures of Zatoichi
Zatoichi
 
1964 Shiawasa nara te o tatake
 
1964 Kojiki taisho
 
1964 Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Zatoichi
 
1964 Suruga yûkyôden
 
1964 Akumyo daiko
Asakichi
 
1964 Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Zatoichi
 
1964 Suruga yûkyôden: Toba arashi
 
1964 Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Zatoichi
 
1964 Dokonjô monogatari: Zuputo iyatsu
 
1964 Rônin-gai
 
1963 Akumyo ichiban
Asakichi
 
1963 Zatoichi on the Road
Zatôichi / Ichi, a zatô in the Tôdô-za (guild for the blind)
 
1963 Akumyo hatoba
Asakichi
 
1963 Zatoichi the Fugitive
Zatoichi
 
1963 Akumyo ichiba
Asakichi
 
1963 New Tale of Zatoichi
Zatoichi
 
1963 An Actor's Revenge
Hojin
 
1963 Daisan no akumyo
Asakichi
 
1963 The Money Dance
Hapyaku Machida
 
1962 New Bad Reputation Continues
Asakichi
 
1962 Shin shikôtei
Emperor Shih Huang Ti
 
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Zatoichi
 
1962 Kujira gami
 
1962 New Bad Reputation
Asakichi
 
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi
Zatôichi / Blind Man Ichi / Masseur Ichi
 
1962 Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Yoshimune Tokugawa
 
1962 Nagadosu chûshingura
 
1961 Zoku akumyo
Asakichi
 
1961 Buddha
Devadatta
 
1961 Tough Guy
Asakichi
 
1961 Midaregami
Aikichi
 
1961 Hanakurabe tanuki dochu
Shinsuke Tanuki/Kitahachi
 
1961 Mito komon umi o wataru
 
1961 Kaze to kumo to toride
 
1960 Tsukinode no ketto
Asakichi
 
1960 Agent Shiranui
Suginoichi
 
1960 The Demon of Mount Oe
Watanabe-no-Tsuna
 
1960 Zoku Jirocho Fuji
 
1959 Enchanted Princess
Kurisuke
 
1959 Samurai Vendetta
 
1959 Bibô ni tsumi ari
Kanzo Fujikawa
 
1959 Jirocho Fuji
Mori no Ishimatsu
 
1959 Seki no yatappe
 
1959 Beni azami
 
1959 Jôen
Tsunokuniya
 
1958 The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
 
1958 Chûshingura
Genzô Akagaki
 
1958 Nichiren to moko daishurai
 
1958 The Gay Masquerade
Toyama Saemonnojo
 
1957 Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
 
1957 Ôsaka monogatari
Ichinosuke
 
1956 Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki
Shusaku Utsugi
 
1956 Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi
Minami Sanjirô
 
1956 Marason-zamurai
 
1956 Yagyû renyasai: hidentsuki kageshô
 
1955 Bara ikutabika
Akira Takakura
 
Show ShowProducer (20 titles)
1989 Zatôichi (producer)
 
1980 Shogun Assassin (producer)
 
1974 Akumyo: shima arashi (producer)
 
1974 Razor 3: Who's Got the Gold? (producer)
 
1974 The Homeless (producer)
 
1974 The Fighters (documentary) (producer)
 
1973 Razor 2: The Snare (producer)
 
1973 Zatoichi's Conspiracy (producer)
 
1973 Mute Samurai (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1972 Zatoichi in Desperation (producer)
 
1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (producer)
 
1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (producer)
 
1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (producer)
 
1972 Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen (producer)
 
1972 Zatoichi at Large (producer)
 
1972 Goyôkiba (producer)
 
1971 Kaoyaku (executive producer)
 
1971 Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (producer)
 
1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (producer)
 
1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
1989 Zatôichi
 
1980 Keishi-K (TV series)
– Sono shiawase matta! (1980)
 
1976 Fûfu tabi nikki saraba ronin (TV series)
 
1974 Zatôichi monogatari (TV series)
 
1973 Mute Samurai (TV series)
 
1972 Zatoichi in Desperation
 
1971 Kaoyaku
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1989 Zatôichi (screenplay)
 
1980 Keishi-K (TV series)
– Sono shiawase matta! (1980) (teleplay)
 
1971 Kaoyaku
 
1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1997 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
– Balthus the Painter (1997)
 
1978 The Blind Swordsman (documentary)
Himself
 

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Samurai Vendetta -- Samurai Vendetta, the film that made Katsu a star, is a tragic tale of two swordsmen whose clans are embroiled in a blood feud, and who vie for the same woman. Betrayal, dishonor and death ensue. Agent Shiranui -- Before Shintaro Katsu portrayed the legendary blind swordsman, Zatoichi, he played Suginoichi, a blind court masseur with a dark side. An outcast since birth, he learned at a young age that the only way to get ahead was to take advantage of others. Zatôichi -- This is a blood-stained epic that shows the frailties of a man at odds with the Bushido Code. After being released from jail, Zatoichi finds himself caught between two rival bands of yakuza.
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Shintaro Katsu | Katsumaru Kineya

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Father of actor Ryûtarô Gan See more »

Nickname:

Katsu-shin See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius