Portrait of Gō Katō

Acting

Gō Katō

Career

Active from 1963 to 2013, busiest in 1972 and 1980 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gō Katō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Samurai Drama 3
  • Atmospheric Cinematography 2
  • Slow Burn Mystery 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Tragic Fate 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Edo Period 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 65
Color Me True
Color Me True (2018)
GoodWatch score 72

as Old Man in Hospital Room

The Great Passage
The Great Passage (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tomohiro Matsumoto

特捜弁護士・橘竜太郎-雪冤の旅-
特捜弁護士・橘竜太郎-雪冤の旅- (2013)

TV show

2000s

8 titles · average score 77
Clouds Over the Hill
Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as 伊藤博文

Mitsumei: Kangetsu Kasumigiri
Mitsumei: Kangetsu Kasumigiri (2008)

TV show

Nihon no aozora
Nihon no aozora (2007)

as Takano Iwasaburo

大岡越前 2時間スペシャル
大岡越前 2時間スペシャル (2006)

TV show

Adan
Adan (2006)

as Sumitomo

Class Reunion
Class Reunion (2004)

as Shunsaku

山村美紗サスペンス 殺意の果てに~飛騨高山夫人絞殺事件~
山村美紗サスペンス 殺意の果てに~飛騨高山夫人絞殺事件~ (2001)

TV show

冤罪シリーズ
冤罪シリーズ (2000)

TV show · as 若杉徹

1990s

3 titles · average score 66
大岡越前のお年寄りの交通安全
大岡越前のお年寄りの交通安全 (1996)

TV show

Anne Frank's Diary
Anne Frank's Diary (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

as Otto Frank

Nurses and Doctors
Nurses and Doctors (1992)

as Prof. Yoshioka

1980s

10 titles · average score 67
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Oribe Furuta

The Story of Jiro
The Story of Jiro (1987)

as 俊亮

Amagi Pass
Amagi Pass (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

as Doctor

Assassin's Road
Assassin's Road (1982)

as Toma

Dai Sentai Goggle-V
Dai Sentai Goggle-V (1982)

TV show · as Kato

Sekigahara
Sekigahara (1981)

TV show · as Mitsunari Ishida

A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife
A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife (1981)

as Isozoemon

The Young Rebels
The Young Rebels (1980)

as Journalist

The Lion Era
The Lion Era (1980)

TV show

Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai (1980)

TV show · as 鉄木真(テムジン)

1970s

17 titles · average score 71
Demon Pond
Demon Pond (1979)
GoodWatch score 68

as Akira Hagiwara

Oh, My Son!
Oh, My Son! (1979)

as Nakatani

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

as Ookubo

Cape of the North
Cape of the North (1976)

as Mitsuo

The Fossil
The Fossil (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

as Narrator (voice)

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

as Eiro Waga

The Blossom and the Sword
The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

as Toyohiko Kagawa

Kenkaku Shōbai
Kenkaku Shōbai (1973)

TV show

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

as Magomura Kanbei

The Long Darkness
The Long Darkness (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tetsuro

The Shadow Within
The Shadow Within (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

as Yukio Hamajima

大岡越前
大岡越前 (1970)

TV show · as 大岡忠相

1960s

8 titles · average score 80
Blood End
Blood End (1969)

as Genjiro

The Lonely Scalpel
The Lonely Scalpel (1969)

TV show

Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
GoodWatch score 89

as Yogoro Sasahara

Kotoshi no Koi
Kotoshi no Koi (1967)

TV show

Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jurata Yamane

The Scent of Incense
The Scent of Incense (1964)

as Ezaki

The Scarlet Camellia
The Scarlet Camellia (1964)

as Aoki

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

as Hideyuki Sonobe