Tai Katō
Japanese film director (1916-1985) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 68
Tai Kato was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was best known for making yakuza films at Toei Company in the 1960s.
Tai Katō is read about 47 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1985Died17 June 19851984
The Street of DesireFilm, Writer1981
Flames of BloodFilm, Director, Writer1977
A Scream from NowhereFilm, Director, Writer1973
Flower and DragonFilm, Director, Writer1971
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill YouFilm, Director, Writer1970
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's ReturnFilm, Director, Writer1968
I, the ExecutionerFilm, Director, Writer1966
By a Man's Face Shall You Know HimFilm, Director, Writer1964
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's DownfallFilm, Director1963
Sasuke and His ComediansFilm, Director1961
The Tale of Oiwa's GhostFilm, Director, Writer1959
A Young RabbleFilm, Writer1958
Eight Views of SamuraiFilm, Director1955
Gyakushû OrochimaruFilm, Director1916Born24 August 1916
The Street of DesireFilm, Writer1981Flames of BloodFilm, Director, Writer1977A Scream from NowhereFilm, Director, Writer1973Flower and DragonFilm, Director, Writer1971Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill YouFilm, Director, Writer1970Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's ReturnFilm, Director, Writer1968I, the ExecutionerFilm, Director, Writer1966By a Man's Face Shall You Know HimFilm, Director, Writer1964Cruel Story of the Shogunate's DownfallFilm, Director1963Sasuke and His ComediansFilm, Director1961The Tale of Oiwa's GhostFilm, Director, Writer1959A Young RabbleFilm, Writer1958Eight Views of SamuraiFilm, Director1955Gyakushû OrochimaruFilm, Director1916Born24 August 1916People around Tai
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Tomisaburō Wakayama Tai directed Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)
Sumiko Fuji Tai directed Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Match (1969)
Yorozuya Kinnosuke Tai directed Brave Records of the Sanada Clan (1963)
Yoshitarō Nomura Also in Flower and Dragon and Miyamoto Musashi
Kanjūrō Arashi Also in Blood of Revenge (1965)
Noribumi Suzuki Also in Blood of Revenge (1965)
Ken Takakura Tai directed Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Match (1969)
Harue Akagi Tai directed In Search of Mother (1962)
Kin Sugai Tai directed Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)
Kōji Tsuruta Tai directed Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (1971)
Masakane Yonekura Also in Sasuke and His Comedians (1963)
Seichō Matsumoto Also in Amagi Pass and The Street of Desire
Ryōtarō Shiba Also in Warrior of the Wind (1964)
Kajirō Yamamoto Directed Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion (1955)
Jūzō Itami Tai directed By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)
Michiyo Kogure Tai directed In Search of Mother (1962)
Taiji Tonoyama Tai directed Wind, Woman and Road (1958)
Isao Yamagata Tai directed In Search of Mother (1962)
Mikijirō Hira Also in Sasuke and His Comedians and Amagi Pass
Yasushi Sasaki Directed A Young Rabble (1959)
Yōko Mihara Also in Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (1966)
Chiyonosuke Azuma Also in Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon (1962)
Ryūtarō Ōtomo Also in Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon (1962)
Shigehiro Ozawa Directed Turbulent Highways (1959)
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About this person
Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 1985 · aged 68
