Directing
Tai Katō
- Titles
- 64movies
- Career
Active from 1943 to 1984, busiest in 1966 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 43titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Crime8.4average 3.7
- Social Commentary7.8average 4.9
- Violence7.0average 4.3
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Catharsis6.7average 5.1
- Adrenaline6.5average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age0.4, average 2.9
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.2
- Wholesome1.4, average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor0.4, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Feudal Japan 3
- Swordplay 2
- Revenge 2
- Historical Action 2
- Chivalry 2
- Yakuza Film 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Historical Fantasy 2
- Tragic Romance 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorCastle of Flames, Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You, Tales of Young Genji Kuro, Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza, Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game, +14 more
- NNakaba TakahashiComposerTales of Young Genji Kuro, In Search of Mother, The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost, Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind, Abekobe dōchū, +8 more
Hajime KaburagiComposerThe Street of Desire, By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him, Flames of Blood, Eighteen Years in Prison, Theater Of Life, +7 more
Tomisaburō WakayamaActorFlames of Blood, Eighteen Years in Prison, Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You, Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game, The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost, +2 more
Hiroko SakuramachiActorFlames of Blood, Eighteen Years in Prison, The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost, Warrior of the Wind, Nothing But Bones, +2 more- OOsamu FuruyaCinematographerModern Lady Gambler, Eighteen Years in Prison, Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza, Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game, In Search of Mother, +2 more
Yoshitarō NomuraWriterThe Street of Desire, Theater Of Life, Miyamoto Musashi, Flower and Dragon, 花も実もある為五郎, +2 more
Kinnosuke NakamuraActorTales of Young Genji Kuro, Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza, In Search of Mother, Sasuke and His Comedians, Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2, +1 more- KKeiji MaruyamaCinematographerFlames of Blood, Miyamoto Musashi, Flower and Dragon, I, the Executioner, A Scream from Nowhere, +1 more
- KKatsumi KawaiEditorBlood of Revenge, Flames of Blood, Warrior of the Wind, Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall, Gyakushû Orochimaru, +1 more
- HHaruhiko MimuraWriterAmagi Pass, The Street of Desire, Flower and Dragon, I, the Executioner, The Witty Samurai
- KKo MatsuiCinematographerTales of Young Genji Kuro, Warrior of the Wind, Abekobe dōchū, Chronicle of the Bulbul, The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Movies and TV shows
641980s
4 titles · average score 67
1970s
12 titles
A Scream from Nowhere (1977)
Screenplay, Director
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
Director
The Blossom and the Sword (1973)
Director, Screenplay
Flower and Dragon (1973)
Director, Screenplay
Modern Lady Gambler (1972)
Director
Theater Of Life (1972)
Screenplay, Director
The Witty Samurai (1972)
Screenplay
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (1971)
Screenplay, Director
やるぞみておれ為五郎 (1971)
Screenplay
花も実もある為五郎 (1971)
Screenplay
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return (1970)
Screenplay, Director
1960s
26 titles · average score 71
71
I, the Executioner (1968)
Writer, Director
Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)
Director
74
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)
Screenplay, Director
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (1966)
Director
The Blazing Sword (1966)
Screenplay
Blood of Revenge (1965)
Director
Warrior of the Wind (1964)
Director
In Search of Mother (1962)
Director, Screenplay
69
The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (1961)
Writer, Director
Castle of Flames (1960)
Director
1950s
18 titles · average score 91
Mission to Hell (1959)
Writer, Director
A Young Rabble (1959)
Screenplay
Wind, Woman and Road (1958)
Director
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 (1958)
Director, Screenplay
The Scarlet Cherry Lord (1958)
Director
Eight Views of Samurai (1958)
Director
Tales of Young Genji Kuro (1957)
Director
Lovestruck Ronin (1957)
Director
Gyakushû Orochimaru (1955)
Director
Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan (1951)
Assistant Director
91
Rashomon (1950)
Assistant Director
1940s
3 titles
Goblin Courier (1949)
Assistant Director
The Grand Master (1948)
Assistant Director
Lice Are Scary (1943)
Director
1930s
1 title
The Abe Clan (1938)
Assistant Director