Acting
Daisuke Katō
- Titles
- 123movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1936 to 1995, with a break from 1975 to 1994, busiest in 1960 with 11 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 40top three billing
- Average score
77/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Melancholy7.3average 4.7
- Pathos7.6average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Family Dynamics6.2average 4.7
- Catharsis6.5average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Mystery2.6, average 4.1
- Uncanny0.9, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Social Commentary 5
- Post-War Japan 4
- Social Satire 4
- Social Realism 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Family Dynamics 4
- Japanese Comedy 3
- Tragic Romance 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Feudal Japan 2
- Japanese Melodrama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Keiju KobayashiActorFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, Little Peach, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Travel Stories of a Company President Part II, Fox and Raccoon, +28 more- RRyōzō KasaharaWriterFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Travel Stories of a Company President Part II, The Approach of Autumn, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, +23 more
Hisaya MorishigeActorFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Travel Stories of a Company President Part II, Fox and Raccoon, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, +18 more
Yōko TsukasaActorYojimbo, Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant, Two in the Shadow, Admiral Yamamoto, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, +14 more- KKôichi IwashitaEditorFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, Five Gents on the Spot, A Company President's Life Story, +13 more
Shūe MatsubayashiDirectorFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, Five Gents on the Spot, A Company President's Life Story, +11 more
Mitsuko KusabueActorTwo in the Shadow, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Fox and Raccoon, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, A Wanderer's Notebook, +10 more
Michiyo AratamaActorPresident's Ninja Trick Book Part II, I Want to Be a Shellfish, New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller, Five Gents on the Spot, A Company President's Life Story, +10 more- TTakeshi SuzukiCinematographerPresident's Ninja Trick Book Part II, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller, Five Gents on the Spot, A Company President's Life Story, +10 more
Reiko DanActorWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Fox and Raccoon, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II, Stairs of Evil, 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu, +9 more
Norihei MikiActorPresident's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Travel Stories of a Company President Part II, Five Gents on the Spot, A Company President's Life Story, 3 Gents In Hawaii, +7 more- EEiji OoiEditorWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Untamed Woman, Floating Clouds, Two in the Shadow, Little Peach, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
251960s
10 titles · average score 78
76
Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
as Chief of Press Section
78
Two in the Shadow (1967)
as Hayashida
76
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director
73
A Woman's Life (1963)
as Tobita
73
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
as Nobuo Sadaoka
87
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Yoshitaro Sakamoto
73
Chûshingura (1962)
as Kichiemon Terasaka
73
The Wiser Age (1962)
as Ryokichi
A Night in Hong Kong (1961)
as Kenkichi Matsuyama
92
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
as Matsukichi Sekine
1950s
13 titles · average score 82
74
Untamed Woman (1957)
as Onoda, the second husband
79
Street of Shame (1956)
as Mr. Nomura
80
Early Spring (1956)
as Sakamoto
73
Flowing (1956)
as Yoneko's Ex
80
Sudden Rain (1956)
as Kawakami
78
Floating Clouds (1955)
as Seikichi Mukai
94
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Shichiroji
78
Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
as Itaya
80
Mother (1952)
as Sokichi Kimura
91
Ikiru (1952)
as Yakuza
91
The Life of Oharu (1952)
as Tasaburo Hishiya
91
Rashomon (1950)
as Policeman
1940s
1 title · average score 74
74
The 47 Ronin (1941)
as Fuwa Kazuemon
