was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 280 films from 1937 to 1972.
Career Kita started out in the film industry in the scenario department at the Shochiku studios, but moved to Nikkatsu in 1937 and made his acting debut in Tomu Uchida's Kagirinaki zenshin. At Nikkatsu, he both starred in films and played supporting roles. After working at Daiei and going freelance, he returned to Shochiku in 1950 and often played fathers, school principals, and company directors. He appeared in many films directed by Yasujirō Ozu.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1938Apâto kôkyôkyoku1938Etchan banzai1940Rekishi: Dai ichi-bu - Dôran boshin1940Rekishi: Dai ni-bu - Shôdo kensetsu; Dai san-bu: Reimei Nippon1940Kaze no Matasaburô1941Ai no ikkaUncle1941Kurama Tengu: Satsuma no misshi 1942 Fuji ni Tatsu Kage Matsudaira Sadanobu 1942Daigoretsu no kyofuJiro Koyanagi1942Umineko no minato1944Kokusai mitsuyu-danFargans1945Sugata naki teki1946Aru yo no seppunMr. Yuasa1946Tebukuro o nugasu otoko1946Shûdôin no hanayomeYuriko's father1948Suiren fujin to bara musume1949Niizuma kaigi1949Koi no jusan yoru1949Kane no naru oka - Dai sanhen: Kuro no maki1950Omoide no borero1950Tenno no Boshi1950Sakon torimonocho: Senketsu no tegata1951Zen-maStaff1951Chichi Koishi1951BoyhoodHead master1951Tora no kiba1951Hahamachigusa1951Ano oka koete1951Inochi uruwashiUmesawa1952Tonkatsu taishôÔiwa, lawyer1952Musuko no seishun1952Hibari no Sākasu Kanashiki Kobato1952Kon'na watashi ja nakatta niRyûichirô1952Ashita wa gekkyûbiTaira1953Natsuko no bokenNatsuko's father1953Otome no shinsatsushitsu1953Hibari no kanashiki hitomi1953Kimi no na wa1954Kyûkon sannin musumeJôjirô Takii1954Seishun zenkiFukuyama, principle1955Daigaku wa detakeredo1955Kono yo no hana: Daichibu bojo no maki1955Kono yo no hana: daisanbu kaika no maki1955Kono yo no hana: Dainibu hiren no maki1955Aishu nikki1955Robo no ishi1955Kao no nai otoko1956Shiroi magyo1956The Thick-Walled Room1956Taiyô to baraMasahiro's father1957Akuma no kaoAttorney Sasaki1957Times of Joy and Sorrow1958Onboro jinsei1958Shu to midori1958Equinox FlowerHeinosuke Horie1959The Human Condition1959Kaze no naka no hitomiSakae's father1959Ren'ai saibanYûicirô Satô1960Rônin ichiba - Asayake tengu1960Irohanihoheto1960Kusama no Hanjiro: Kiri no naka no wataritori1960Yôtô monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri1960Hanshichi torimonocho - mitsu no nazo1960Late AutumnSeiichiro Hirayama1961Shingo nijuban shobu dai ichibu1961Ninjutsu ôsaka-jô1961Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?KonoeUncredited1961Gokai senryo yari1961Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no nanairo goten1961Tsuma ari ko ari tomo arite1961Hibari no oshare kyojo1961Ninjutsu sanada-jô1961Saikoro bugyo1961Edokko-hada1962Wakaki ni ho Jirocho: Tokaido no tsumujikaze1962Karami-ai1962Ogin-sama1962Hanagasa dochu1962An Autumn AfternoonShin Horie1962Knightly Advice1963Yagyû bugeichô: Katame no Jûbei1963Bushido, Samurai SagaYazaemon Kitazawa1963Yagyû Bugeichô: Katame suigetsu no ken1963Tange Sazen: zankoku no kawa196313 Assassins1963The Yagyu Chronicles 8: The One-Eyed Ninja1963Yakuza no uta1963Hibari Chiemi no oshidori senryô gasa1964Zûzûshii yatsuViscount Tsumori1964Yume no Hawaii de bon odoriKanji Kazama1964Yagyu bugeicho: Jubei Ansatsu-ken1965Muhômatsu no isshô1965Umi no wakadaishô1965Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettôSakai Tadakatsu1965Yasagure no okite1965Toba no mesu neko: Suhada no tsubo furi1966Waka oyabun kenka-jo1966Nippon ichi no gorigan otoko1966Tokyo DrifterKurata1966Arupusu no wakadaishô1966Hone made aishiteOgawa1966Waka oyabun abare-bisha1966Kureji daisakusen1967Zatoichi's Cane SwordGenbei Shimotsukeya1967Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Zettai zetsumeiHead of Secret Police1967Koi no highwayDaisaku Kaji1967The X from Outer Space1967Minami taiheiyo no wakadaishô1967King Kong EscapesPolice inspector1967Japan's Longest DayGeneral Shigeru Hasunuma1967Kigeki: Ippatsu shôbuProf. Kanetaka1967Junjô nijûsôTakehiko Kawada1967Zankyo no sakazuki1967Nippon ichi no otoko no naka no otokoNakagawa1968KubiSaburo Miyazaki1968Rengō Kantai Shirei Chōkan: Yamamoto IsorokuKoshirō Oikawa1968Aniki no koibitoNakai1968Seishun no kane1969Go! Go! Wakadaishô1969Dai bakuhatsu1969Battle of the Japan SeaKataoka1969Nippon ichi no danzetsu otoko1969Sasabue OmonGiju1970Ezo yakata no ketto1970Bakuchi-uchi: Nagaremono1970Beast CapitalKanamori1970The MilitaristsKoshirō OikawaUncredited1970Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun: chobi-hige no kuma1970Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun1971Nippon ichi no shokku otoko1972Tsuji-ga-hana
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