Acting
Daisuke Katō
- Titles
- 108movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1936 to 1995, with a break from 1975 to 1994, busiest in 1960 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 36top three billing
- Average score
77/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Pathos7.5average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Catharsis6.5average 5.1
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.0, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Post-War Japan 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Social Satire 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Family Dynamics 4
- Social Realism 3
- Japanese Comedy 3
- Classic Japanese Cinema 2
- Japanese Melodrama 2
- Strong Female Lead 2
- Tragic Romance 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Keiju KobayashiActorFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, Little Peach, Fox and Raccoon, New Third Class Executive: Husband Education, A Company President's Life Story, +23 more- RRyōzō KasaharaWriterFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, A Company President's Life Story, Travel Stories of a Company President Part II, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, The Approach of Autumn, +20 more
Hisaya MorishigeActorFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, Fox and Raccoon, New Third Class Executive: Husband Education, A Company President's Life Story, Travel Stories of a Company President Part II, +18 more- KKôichi IwashitaEditorFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, A Company President's Life Story, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking, Company President Travels Abroad, +13 more
Yōko TsukasaActorYojimbo, Admiral Yamamoto, Two in the Shadow, Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant, A Company President's Life Story, +12 more
Shūe MatsubayashiDirectorFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, A Company President's Life Story, Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Company President Travels Abroad, +11 more
Michiyo AratamaActorI Want to Be a Shellfish, New Third Class Executive: Husband Education, A Company President's Life Story, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking, +10 more
Mitsuko KusabueActorTwo in the Shadow, Fox and Raccoon, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Company President Travels Abroad, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, +10 more
Norihei MikiActorA Company President's Life Story, Travel Stories of a Company President Part II, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Company President Travels Abroad, Discover Japan with the 5 Gents, +7 more
Reiko DanActorWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Fox and Raccoon, Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, Five Gents Fly to Taiwan, +7 more- TTakeshi SuzukiCinematographerNew Third Class Executive: Husband Education, A Company President's Life Story, Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Company President Travels Abroad, +7 more
Asami KujiActorFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Company President Travels Abroad, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, Five Gents and Karate Grandpa, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
451970s
1 title
First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff (1971)
as Kintaro Igari
1960s
19 titles · average score 79
75
Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
as Chief of Press Section
The Night before Pearl Harbor (1968)
as Kusanagi
77
Two in the Shadow (1967)
as Hayashida
The Naked Executive (1964)
as Tadokori - Executive
Superexpress (1964)
as Yukichi Nakae
74
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
as Nobuo Sadaoka
89
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
91
Yojimbo (1961)
as Inokichi
92
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
as Matsukichi Sekine
The Masterless 47 (1960)
as Jyusaburo Onodera
72
The Approach of Autumn (1960)
as Tomioka
86
Beyond the Hills (1960)
as Yakichi Wada
1950s
22 titles · average score 80
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
as Takeuchi
73
Untamed Woman (1957)
as Onoda, the second husband
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
as Ushinosuke Akaba
73
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Toji Gion
76
Floating Clouds (1955)
as Seikichi Mukai
94
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Shichiroji
80
Mother (1952)
as Sokichi Kimura
93
Ikiru (1952)
as Yakuza
78
The Life of Oharu (1952)
as Tasaburo Hishiya
91
Rashomon (1950)
as Policeman
1940s
1 title · average score 70
70
The 47 Ronin (1941)
as Fuwa Kazuemon
1930s
2 titles · average score 74
70
Priest of Darkness (1936)
as Kenta