Portrait of Yoshi Katō

Acting

Yoshi Katō

Career

Active from 1952 to 1987, busiest in 1964 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Double Suicide
Double Suicide
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yoshi Katō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Slow-Burn 3
  • Tragic Fate 3
  • Feudal Japan 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Philosophical 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Visually Striking 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

8 titles · average score 83
The Yen Family
The Yen Family (1988)

as Tokijiro

Hachiko
Hachiko (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

as Kondo

An Early Autumn
An Early Autumn (1987)

TV show

Spectacle of Buds
Spectacle of Buds (1986)

as Minamoto

Tampopo
Tampopo (1985)
GoodWatch score 88

as Noodle-making Master

Hometown
Hometown (1983)

as Denzo

The Shootout
The Shootout (1982)

as Seisaku Araki

May Love Be Restored
May Love Be Restored (1980)

as Shogen

1970s

39 titles · average score 73
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
GoodWatch score 86

as Kyohei Kawashima

The White Tower
The White Tower (1978)

TV show · as 大河内清作

The Corporation
The Corporation (1976)

as Harada

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

as Old Man

The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Chiyokichi Motoura

Himiko
Himiko (1974)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ohkimi

Virgin Blues
Virgin Blues (1974)

as Chiaki's father

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Kuroda Naritaka

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

as Danjô Tonami

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972)

as Michinari Shibatsuji

Silence
Silence (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

as Old man

An Ode to Yakuza
An Ode to Yakuza (1970)

as Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father

1960s

47 titles · average score 73
Double Suicide
Double Suicide (1969)
GoodWatch score 88

as Gosaemon

Bloody Territories
Bloody Territories (1969)

as Kôjirô Oonogi, Oonogi Clan boss

Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

as Ryugen Ryu

A Fugitive from the Past
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
GoodWatch score 82

as Yae's Father

The Scarlet Camellia
The Scarlet Camellia (1964)

as Kihei Musashiya

Intentions of Murder
Intentions of Murder (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

as Seizo Takahashi

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

as Temple priest

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Takahiro Hori

A Legend or Was It?
A Legend or Was It? (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shintaro Shimizu

The Mad Fox
The Mad Fox (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shoji

The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ushimatsu's uncle

Zero Focus
Zero Focus (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Murota

1950s

21 titles · average score 72
Four Hours of Terror
Four Hours of Terror (1959)

as Kobayashi

Points and Lines
Points and Lines (1958)

as Jutaro Toriumi

The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend
The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend (1957)

as The Fiend with Twenty Faces

The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour (1957)

as Sunaga

Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon (1956)

as Oshima

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)

as Lieutenant Ishimaru

A Billionaire
A Billionaire (1954)

as Sanpeita Den

The Street Without Sun
The Street Without Sun (1954)

as Ishizuka

Hiroshima
Hiroshima (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

as Hideo Endo

Hokusai
Hokusai (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953)

as Kaminari-san

Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone (1952)

as Lieutenant Hayashi