Shintarō Katsu

ActorDirectorProducerWriterSound Nov 29 (died age 65) Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan 1954–1990 (36 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Shintarō Katsu (勝新太郎 Katsu Shintarō?), born Toshio Okumura (奥村利夫 Okumura Toshio, November 29, 1931—June 21, 1997; nicknamed Katsu-shin) was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya (Kineya Katsutōji) who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills, younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama (Wakayama Tomisaburō), husband of actress Tamao Nakamura (married in 1962), and father of actor Ryu…

Known For

Film

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Producer

Film

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Producer

Film

The Tale of Zatoichi

Zatôichi

Film

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Producer

Film

Shogun Assassin

Producer

Film

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Zatoichi

Film

New Tale of Zatoichi

Zatoichi

Film

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi

Filmography

Acting (195)

Movies (189)

Ronin-gai

as Goemon

Saga of the Phoenix

as Jiku Ajari

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

1989

as Zatoichi

6.4

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

as Eichi Shibusawa

6.1

The Politicians

1983

as Masaki Teranishi

The Women of Osaka Castle

1983

as Oda Nobunaga

The Blind Swordsman

1978

as Self

5.7

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

1974

as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

5.8

The Homeless

1974

as Genzo Komagen

7.8

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

1974

as Asakichi

7.0

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

1973

as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

Yokosuka Navy Prison

The King

as Sankichi Sakata

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973

as Zatoichi

7.0

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

1972

as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

6.2

Zatoichi at Large

1972

as Zatoichi

6.7

Zatoichi in Desperation

1972

as Zatoichi

6.6

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

as Kisaburo Omiya

Kaoyaku

as Ryota Tachibana

The Gift of the Fox

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971

as Zatoichi

6.8

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

Inn of Evil

as Wanderer

An Ode to Yakuza

as Minoru Tatematsu

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970

as Zatoichi

6.8

Easy Money

1970

Incident at Blood Pass

1970

as Gentetsu

6.9

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Zatoichi

Born Fighter

as Isokichi Yoshida

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

1970

as Asakichi

Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life

Tenchu!

as Izo Okada

Kanto Woman Infamy

Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best

as Asakichi

手錠無用

Devil's Temple

as Mumyo Taro

The Magoichi Saga

as Oda Nobunaga

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

1968

as Ryuzen

5.8

The Man Without a Map

1968

as Detective

6.7

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968

as Zatoichi

7.0

Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging

as Kisaburo Omiya

Samaritan Zatoichi

as Zatoichi

The Funeral Racket

as Ganmen

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

1968

7.0

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend

as Asakichi

The Hoodlum Priest

as Ryuzen

The Bogus Policeman

Zatoichi Challenged

as Zatoichi

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

as Zatoichi

Zatoichi the Outlaw

as Zatoichi

Five Star Private

as Kisaburo Omiya

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

1967

as Kisaburo Omiya

8.0

Dynamite Doctor Returns

1966

as Denjirô Daimatsu

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966

as Zatoichi

7.1

The Thieves' Who's Who

as Banzuke

Zatoichi's Vengeance

as Zatoichi

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

1966

as Asakichi

The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again

1966

as Kisaburo Omiya

9.0

Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom

1966

as Kisaburo Omiya

7.0

Dynamite Doctor

1966

as Denjirô Daimatsu

Drunken Harbor

1966

as Gyoro-matsu

The Front Line Showdown

as Kisaburo Omiya

駿河遊侠伝　度胸がらす

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again

1965

as Asakichi

7.0

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

as Zatoichi

Hoodlum Soldier

as Kisaburo Omiya

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

as Zatoichi

Zatoichi's Revenge

as Zatoichi

Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.

1965

as Kisaburo Omiya

9.0

Life of Matsu the Untamed

1965

as Matsugorô Tomishima

Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men

1965

as Asakichi

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

1964

as Zatoichi

6.9

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

1964

9.0

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

1964

as Zatoichi

6.8

Bad Reputation: The Big Drum

as Asakichi

The Money Dance

as Hapyaku Machida

The Beggar General

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

1964

as Zatoichi

6.9

Adventures of Zatoichi

1964

as Zatoichi

6.7

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords

1964

as Jirocho

New Tale of Zatoichi

as Zatoichi

An Actor's Revenge

as Hojin

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963

as Zatoichi

6.9

Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo

1963

as Asakichi

7.0

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor

as Asakichi

Rabble Tactics

as Mohei

Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise

1963

8.0

Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men

as Asakichi

Zatoichi on the Road

as Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi

as Zatôichi

The Great Wall

as Emperor Shih Huang Ti

7.0

Sabakareru Echizen no kami

1962

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

1962

Keshin

1962

The Actress and the Three Rascals

1962

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

as Zatoichi

The Whale God

as Kishu

The Notorious Man's Return

1962

as Asakichi

8.0

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

1962

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

1962

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

1962

New Bad Reputation Continues

as Asakichi

Buddha

as Devadatta

Oniisan to oneesan

Blind Devotion

as Aikichi

Tough Guy

as Asakichi

Bad Reputation Returns

1961

as Asakichi

4.8

Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut

1961

as Sasaki Kojiro

6.4

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

as Kaku-san

Three Young Samurai

Vagabonds from Badgerville

The Life of Buddha

The Blind Menace

as Suginoichi

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

1960

6.2

The Demon of Mount Oe

as Watanabe-no-Tsuna

The Two Musashis

The Last Betrayal

as Takabayashi

Tsukinode no ketto

1960

as Asakichi

7.0

Tōkaidō chakkiri musume

Fūun shōgidani

Yosakoi sandogasa

Hitohada jumon

Gentarō fune

Genroku onna daimyō

Jōen

Enchanted Princess

as Kurisuke

Beauty the Enemy

as Fujikawa

The Lord Pretends

as Koheita Mochizuki

Samurai Vendetta

as Nakayama Yasubei

Jirocho Fuji

as Mori no Ishimatsu

Tenryū no karasu

Beni azami

Chiyoda Castle in Flames

1959

Naruto no hanayome

1959

Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri

Seki no Yatappe

The Gay Masquerade

as Toyama Saemonnojo

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall

Tōkaidō no yarōdomo

The Loyal 47 Ronin

as Genzô Akagaki

The Magnificent Five

Hana no yukyo-den

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

1958

as Shijo Kingo

7.0

Travels of Lord Mito

1958

as Sutekichi

Okesa karasu

1958

Yōkina nakama

1958

Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono

1958

Fūraibō ichiban shōbu

1958

Chi mojisen

1958

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

1957

as Mori no Ishimatsu

An Osaka Story

1957

as Ichinosuke

6.0

Daiei Studio is Bustling

1957

Fighting Letter for 29 People

1957

Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp

Ninjō misui

Red Signal

Ōtotsu gankutsuō

Ōedo ninki otoko

Shiranui zukin

Shimizukō kenka tabi

The Fiery Magistrate

New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune

1956

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

1956

as Minami Sanjirô

8.0

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

1956

as Tsunashiro

7.7

Migratory Birds of the Flowers

Marathon Samurai

Tsukigata Hanpeita

as Shusaku Utsugi

Flowery Hood

Sisters of Gion

Flowery Hood 2

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane

1956

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued

1956

Haha shirayuki

1956

Thief and Magistrate

1955

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1955

10.0

The Dancer and Two Warriors

1955

5.0

Kago de iku no wa

1955

Hanazakari otoko ichidai

1955

Tenka o nerau bishōnen

1955

The Shadow That Kills the Moon

1955

Hana no nijū hachinin shū

1955

The Rust Cleaner Sings

1955

Akutarō uridasu

1955

The Great White Tiger Platoon

1954

6.0

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing

1954

7.1

Otomi-san

1954

新座頭市第14話雪の別れ路

Anata mo watashi mo o toshigoro

Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon

Television (6)

Celebrity Talk Show

as 胜新太郎

Keishi-K

Priest of Darkness

as Kōchiyama Sōshun

Zatoichi Monogatari

1974

as Zatoichi

8.2

Mute Samurai

1973

as Manji

Omnibus

1967

as Self

7.2

Crew (33)

Movies (24)

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

1989

Director

6.4

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

1989

Producer

6.4

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Screenplay

Shogun Assassin

Producer

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

Producer

The Homeless

Producer

The Fighters

Producer

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

1973

Producer

6.2

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973

Producer

7.0

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

1972

Producer

6.2

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972

Producer

7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

1972

Producer

7.1

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Producer

Zatoichi at Large

Producer

Zatoichi in Desperation

1972

Director

6.6

Zatoichi in Desperation

1972

Producer

6.6

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

Producer

Kaoyaku

Director

Kaoyaku

Executive Producer

Kaoyaku

Screenplay

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971

Producer

6.8

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970

Producer

6.8

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970

Screenplay

6.8

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

Producer

6.8

Television (9)

Keishi-K

1980

Director

Keishi-K

1980

Writer

Priest of Darkness

1975

Director

Zatoichi Monogatari

Director

Zatoichi Monogatari

Songs

Zatoichi Monogatari

Writer

Mute Samurai

Director

Mute Samurai

1973

Producer

Mute Samurai

1973

Theme Song Performance