Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/12/1913
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Yoshi Katō
Biography
Known For
Love and Crime
as Komiya (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
Silence
as Old man
Tampopo
as Noodle-making Master
Hachiko
as Kondo
Profound Desires of the Gods
as Ryugen Ryu
Himiko
as Ohkimi
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
Unknown Role
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
as Danjô Tonami
Ballad of Orin
as Isuke
Immortal Love
as Sojiro
A Fugitive from the Past
as Yae's Father
Blind Woman's Curse
as Jutaro Mitsui
The River Fuefuki
as Ojii
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
as Old Man
Double Suicide
as Gosaemon
Shadow of Deception
Unknown Role
An Actor's Revenge
Unknown Role
Virgin Blues
as Chiaki's father
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Choji Otomo
Apostasy
Unknown Role
Career Timeline
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
as Koichiro Amemiya
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
as Kuroda Naritaka
Miyamoto Musashi
as Sado Nagaoka
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Choji Otomo
Internal Sleuth
as Etsuko's Father-in-Law
The Wanderers
Role unknown
1972
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
as Michinari Shibatsuji
The Fearless Avenger
Role unknown
Professional Killers
Role unknown
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
Role unknown
My Voiceless Friends
Role unknown
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
as Danjô Tonami
Kogarashi Monjiro
as Jiroemon
1971
1970
Just for You
as Takita
Inside a Girl's Dormitory
Role unknown
The All-Out Game
Role unknown
An Ode to Yakuza
as Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father
Sex Revolution
Role unknown
Blind Woman's Curse
as Jutaro Mitsui
Okinawa
Role unknown
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Role unknown
River Without a Bridge Part 2
Role unknown
Rainbow Over Paris
as Priest
Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty
as Tokujiro Kuranari
Gambling Den Desire
Role unknown
Second generation
Role unknown
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
Role unknown
Married Woman: Another Law of the Night
Role unknown
The Sea Anemone
Role unknown
Love and Crime
as Komiya (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
Bloody Territories
as Kôjirô Oonogi, Oonogi Clan boss
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2
Role unknown
Japan Organized Crime Boss
as Kamiyama
Broken Swords
Role unknown
Double Suicide
as Gosaemon
Only Child
Role unknown
Big, Big Fellow
Role unknown
Girl in College
Role unknown
1968
1967
1966
1965
A Chain of Islands
Role unknown
Witness Chair
as Chief of the Human Rights Protection Division, Okamoto
Tale of Japanese Burglars
as Lawyer Fujimoto
Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man
Role unknown
Tokyo Untouchable
as Ryosuke Hosokawa
A Fugitive from the Past
as Yae's Father
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
as 水野忠政
1964
Gamblers and Racketeers
Role unknown
Police Precinct: Missing Person
as Kawahara
The Scarlet Camellia
as Kihei Musashiya
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
as Temple priest
Revenge
as Denbei Niwa
The Glamorous Ghost
as Hospital Guard
Giant Rumble
Role unknown
Gambler
as Shingo Hamamura
Intentions of Murder
as Seizo Takahashi
The Sharks
Role unknown
The Frolic of the Beasts
Role unknown
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
Role unknown
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
as Sasaki Jyuemon
A Public Benefactor
Role unknown
Life of Hishakaku 3
Role unknown
The Third Ninja
Role unknown
Jinsei Gekijo
Role unknown
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Role unknown
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
as Detective
1963
Fight of the Gamblers
Role unknown
The Dragon Crest
Role unknown
Okashina yatsu
as Tamekichi Takamizu
The Gambling Monk
Role unknown
Prince of Wolves
as Bungorô
Blackmail
Role unknown
The Navy
Role unknown
A Legend or Was It?
as Shintaro Shimizu
At the Side of the Bridge 4
Role unknown
Police Precinct: Teenage Footsteps
Role unknown
Tale of Army Brutality
as Seikichi, Yahichi's father
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
as Makino Bingo no kami
To Your Majesty, The Emperor
Role unknown
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Takahiro Hori
The Sunshine Girl
Role unknown
Seven Detectives: Find the Woman
Role unknown
Life of Hishakaku
Role unknown
Gang and G-Men Part 2
Role unknown
An Actor's Revenge
Role unknown
1962
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
Role unknown
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Role unknown
Gang vs. G-Men
as Detective Ogata
Chibusa o daku musume tachi
Role unknown
At the Side of the Bridge 2
Role unknown
Ken ni kakeru
Role unknown
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
Role unknown
I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
Role unknown
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Role unknown
Tokyo's Business District
Role unknown
Mid-August Commotion
as Director General of Information Bureau
The Sentencer
Role unknown
At the Side of the Bridge
Role unknown
Love Under the Crucifix
Role unknown
Kiriko no unmei
Role unknown
Tokyo Bay
Role unknown
The Mad Fox
as Shoji
Mother Country
Role unknown
The Broken Commandment
as Ushimatsu's uncle
The Injured Boy
Role unknown
The Christian Revolt
Role unknown
1961
The Catch
Role unknown
Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Role unknown
Immortal Love
as Sojiro
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Role unknown
Fateful Birthplace
Role unknown
Haitoku no mesu
as Hayashi
Man with the Funky Hat
as Kogure
Koi no gashū
as Morihara
北上川悲歌
as Kihachi Yamaguchi
Tale of a Company Boss
Role unknown
Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō
Role unknown
Zero Focus
as Mr. Murota
The Harbor Lights
Role unknown
Incidental Murders
as Kimiteru Soga
1960
Mahiru no wana
as Detective
If You're Man Enough
Role unknown
World War III Breaks Out
as 沢本耕三
The River Fuefuki
as Ojii
Challenge Beneath the Waves
Role unknown
The Brass General
Role unknown
The Sand City in Manchuria
Role unknown
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
Role unknown
Won't Stand for Dying
Role unknown
The Man of Seven Faces
as Officer Kihara
White Cliffs
Role unknown
Delinquent Angel
Role unknown
The Great Road
Role unknown
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Role unknown
Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû
Role unknown
Police Precinct Part 12
Role unknown
1959
Speed Crazy
Role unknown
Four Hours of Terror
as Kobayashi
Tokyo Detective Girl
Role unknown
A Dead Drifter
Role unknown
Hahakogusa
Role unknown
Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla
Role unknown
Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face
Role unknown
A Man's Dark Finger
Role unknown
1958
1957
Glorious Standard Bearer
Role unknown
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
Role unknown
The Eleventh Hour
as Sunaga
The Story of Pure Love
Role unknown
Ghost Ship Part 2
as Gensai Ihara
Showdown in Blood
Role unknown
Sekki shichihenge
Role unknown
Sendō shimai
Role unknown
The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend
as The Fiend with Twenty Faces
Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki
Role unknown
Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a Beauty at Midnight
Role unknown
続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
Role unknown
Rice
Role unknown
Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood
Role unknown
1956
Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer
as Sakata Goro
Mother Peacock
Role unknown
Manchurian Sunset
as Tokimune
G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization
Role unknown
Meiken monogatari
Role unknown
Tengoku wa doko da
Role unknown
Darkness at Noon
as Oshima
Avalanche
Role unknown
鍔鳴浪人
Role unknown
Lightning Karate Blow
Role unknown
Samurai of the Great Earth
Role unknown
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
Role unknown