was a Japanese entertainer and actor.
Katō starred in the long-running TV series Ōoka Echizen (1970~2006).
Overviews The son of an elementary school principal, Katō studied literature and theatre. As an actor, he made his film debut in 1964. Katō rose in popularity through his role as Toshiro Mifune's son in Samurai Rebellion. He performed some of his most famous roles in films directed by Kei Kumai, such as The Long Darkness (1972), Cape of North (1976) and Death of a Tea Master (1989).
Katō played the lead role in two Taiga dramas, Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976) and Shishi no jidai (1980).
He died on 18 June 2018.
Filmography Film
A Legend or Was It? (1963) - Hideyuki Sonobe The Scent of Incense (1964) - Ezaki Sword of the Beast (1965) - Jurata Yamane Samurai Rebellion (1967) - Yogoro Sasahara Men and War Part I (1970) - Tatsuo Hattori Men and War Part II (1971) - Tatsuo Hattori Shinobu Kawa (1972) - Tetsuro Long Journey into Love (1973) - Yōzō Castle of Sand (1974) - Eiryo Waga Cape of North (1976) - Mitsuo Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978) - Okubo Sadonokami Demon Pond (1979) - Akira Hagiwara Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986) - Yoshiaki Fujita Death of a Tea Master (1989) - Oribe Furuta Bloom in the Moonlight (1993) - Yoshihiro Taki Anne no Nikki (1995) - Otto Frank The Unbroken (2009) - the Prime Minister Yasushi Tonegawa The Great Passage (2013) - Tomosuke Matsumoto Color Me True (2018) - old Kenji (his final role)
Television Kenkaku Shōbai (1973) - Akiyama Daijirō Ōoka Echizen (1970-1999) - Ōoka Tadasuke Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976) - Taira no Masakado Sekigahara (1981) - Ishida Mitsunari Sosa Kenji Ukon Makoto no Satsujin Chosho (June 10, 2000) - Makoto Ukon Sosa Kenji Ukon Makoto no Satsujin Chosho 2 (December 9, 2000) - Makoto Ukon Sosa Kenji Ukon Makoto no Satsujin Chosho 3 (2005) - Makoto Ukon Clouds Over the Hill (2009-2011) - Itō Hirobumi Yuriko-san no Ehon (2016) - Nobutsuna Sasaki Ōoka Echizen (2016) - Kazama Gorōzaemon
Honours Medal with Purple Ribbon (2001) Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2008)
References
External links Profile at Haiyuza (in Japanese)