Shintarō Katsu
Japanese actor and director (1931-1997) · Japan · On the map · Actors · Died at 65
Shintaro Katsu was a Japanese actor, singer, and filmmaker. He is known for starring in the Akumyo series, the Hoodlum Soldier series, the Hanzo the Razor series, and the Zatoichi series.
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1997Died21 June 19971990
Ronin-gaiFilm, Goemon1989
Celebrity Talk ShowSeries, 胜新太郎
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyFilm, 1989Director, Writer1980
Keishi-KSeries, Director, Writer
Shogun AssassinFilm, 1980Producer1975
Priest of DarknessSeries, Director1974
Zatoichi MonogatariSeries, Director, Writer
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?Film, 1974Producer1973
Mute SamuraiSeries, Director, Producer
Hanzo the Razor: The SnareFilm, 1973Producer1971
Inn of EvilFilm, Wanderer1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalFilm, Writer, Producer1969
Tenchu!Film, Izo Okada1968
Samaritan ZatoichiFilm, Zatoichi1967
OmnibusSeries1966
Zatoichi's PilgrimageFilm, Zatoichi1965
Zatoichi and the Chess ExpertFilm, Zatoichi1964
Adventures of ZatoichiFilm, Zatoichi1962
The Tale of ZatoichiFilm, Zatôichi1960
The Demon of Mount OeFilm, Watanabe-no-Tsuna1931Born29 November 1931
Ronin-gaiFilm, Goemon1989Celebrity Talk ShowSeries, 胜新太郎Zatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyFilm, 1989Director, Writer1980Keishi-KSeries, Director, WriterShogun AssassinFilm, 1980Producer1975Priest of DarknessSeries, Director1974Zatoichi MonogatariSeries, Director, WriterHanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?Film, 1974Producer1973Mute SamuraiSeries, Director, ProducerHanzo the Razor: The SnareFilm, 1973Producer1971Inn of EvilFilm, Wanderer1970Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalFilm, Writer, Producer1969Tenchu!Film, Izo Okada1968Samaritan ZatoichiFilm, Zatoichi1967OmnibusSeries1966Zatoichi's PilgrimageFilm, Zatoichi1965Zatoichi and the Chess ExpertFilm, Zatoichi1964Adventures of ZatoichiFilm, Zatoichi1962The Tale of ZatoichiFilm, Zatôichi1960The Demon of Mount OeFilm, Watanabe-no-Tsuna1931Born29 November 1931People around Shintarō
Akira Ifukube Wrote The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Ichikawa Raizō VIII Also in The Loyal 47 Ronin and An Osaka Story
Kenji Misumi Directed The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Kazuo Ikehiro Directed Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Kimiyoshi Yasuda Directed Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Saburō Date Also in An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Kazuo Mori Directed The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
Masaichi Nagata Produced An Actor's Revenge (1963)- Minoru Inuzuka Wrote New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Tokuzō Tanaka Directed New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Shin Kishida Shintarō produced Shogun Assassin (1980)
Kazuo Koike Also in Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
Kazuo Hasegawa Also in An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Ichirō Saitō Wrote The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Kō Nishimura Also in Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
Takashi Shimura Also in The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Ayako Wakao Also in The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Daisuke Itō Wrote Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Kanako Higuchi Also in Rônin-gai (1992)
Kayo Matsuo Shintarō produced Shogun Assassin (1980)- Takuya Fujioka Also in Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
Akiji Kobayashi Shintarō produced Shogun Assassin (1980)
Taketoshi Naito Shintarō produced Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Toshiro Mifune Shintarō produced Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx 1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance 1972
The Tale of Zatoichi 1962
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades 1972
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage 1966
Filmography 40
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Television 6
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
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Country
Japan
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 1997 · aged 65
