Person
Shintarō Katsu
Acting · 1931–1997 · Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Shintarō Katsu (勝 新太郎 Katsu Shintarō?), born Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫 Okumura Toshio, November 29, 1931—June 21, 1997; nicknamed Katsu-shin) was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya (Kineya Katsutōji) who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills, younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama (Wakayama Tomisaburō), husband of actress Tamao Nakamura (married in 1962), and father of actor Ryutaro Gan (Gan Ryūtarō). Description above from the Wikipedia article Shintaro Katsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Omnibus
Self
Celebrity Talk Show
胜新太郎
Zatoichi Monogatari
Zatoichi
Mute Samurai
Manji
Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
Mori no Ishimatsu
Priest of Darkness
Kōchiyama Sōshun
The Two Musashis
1960
The Funeral Racket
Ganmen
Blind Devotion
Aikichi
The Magoichi Saga
Oda Nobunaga
Filmography
- 1990Ronin-gaiGoemon
- 1989Saga of the PhoenixJiku Ajari
- 1989Celebrity Talk Show胜新太郎
- 1989Zatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyZatoichi
- 1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisEichi Shibusawa
- 1983The Women of Osaka CastleOda Nobunaga
- 1983The PoliticiansMasaki Teranishi
- 1980Shogun AssassinProducer
- 1980Keishi-K
- 1978The Blind SwordsmanSelf
- 1975Priest of DarknessKōchiyama Sōshun
- 1974The HomelessGenzo Komagen
- 1974Zatoichi MonogatariZatoichi
- 1974Akumyo: Notorious DragonAsakichi
- 1974Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
- 1974The FightersProducer
- 1973Yokosuka Navy Prison
- 1973Mute SamuraiManji
- 1973Hanzo the Razor: The SnareHanzo 'The Razor' Itami
- 1973The KingSankichi Sakata
- 1973Zatoichi's ConspiracyZatoichi
- 1972Hanzo the Razor: Sword of JusticeHanzo 'The Razor' Itami
- 1972Zatoichi in DesperationZatoichi
- 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to HadesProducer
- 1972New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing LineKisaburo Omiya
- 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River StyxProducer
- 1972Zatoichi at LargeZatoichi
- 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of VengeanceProducer
- 1971Inn of EvilWanderer
- 1971KaoyakuRyota Tachibana
- 1971The Gift of the Fox
- 1971Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
- 1971Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed SwordsmanZatoichi
- 1970Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
- 1970Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalZatoichi
- 1970An Ode to YakuzaMinoru Tatematsu
- 1970Incident at Blood PassGentetsu
- 1970Easy Money
- 1970The Summit of Mt. FujiAsakichi
- 1970Born FighterIsokichi Yoshida
- 1970Zatoichi Meets YojimboZatoichi
- 1969Bad Reputation: Showdown of the BestAsakichi
- 1969The Magoichi SagaOda Nobunaga
- 1969Tenchu!Izo Okada
- 1969Devil's TempleMumyo Taro
- 1969Kanto Woman Infamy
- 1969手錠無用
- 1968Samaritan ZatoichiZatoichi
- 1968Hoodlum Priest And The Gold MintRyuzen
- 1968The Funeral RacketGanmen
- 1968Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and PillagingKisaburo Omiya
- 1968Zatoichi and the FugitivesZatoichi
- 1968The Man Without a MapDetective
- 1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
- 1967Zatoichi ChallengedZatoichi
- 1967The Hoodlum PriestRyuzen
- 1967OmnibusSelf
- 1967Hoodlum Soldier on the AttackKisaburo Omiya
- 1967Zatoichi the OutlawZatoichi
- 1967Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of LegendAsakichi
- 1967The Bogus Policeman
- 1967Five Star PrivateKisaburo Omiya
- 1967Zatoichi's Cane SwordZatoichi
- 1966Drunken HarborGyoro-matsu
- 1966Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to FreedomKisaburo Omiya
- 1966Dynamite Doctor ReturnsDenjirô Daimatsu
- 1966Zatoichi's PilgrimageZatoichi
- 1966The Front Line ShowdownKisaburo Omiya
- 1966Dynamite DoctorDenjirô Daimatsu
- 1966Zatoichi's VengeanceZatoichi
- 1966Bad Reputation: Cherry BlossomsAsakichi
- 1966The Thieves' Who's WhoBanzuke
- 1966The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts AgainKisaburo Omiya
- 1965Zatoichi and the Chess ExpertZatoichi
- 1965Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious MenAsakichi
- 1965Zatoichi and the Doomed ManZatoichi
- 1965Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.Kisaburo Omiya
- 1965Life of Matsu the UntamedMatsugorô Tomishima
- 1965Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike AgainAsakichi
- 1965Zatoichi's RevengeZatoichi
- 1965Hoodlum SoldierKisaburo Omiya
- 1965駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
- 1964Adventures of ZatoichiZatoichi
- 1964Kojiki taishō
- 1964Fight, Zatoichi, FightZatoichi
- 1964The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken SwordsJirocho
- 1964Bad Reputation: The Big DrumAsakichi
- 1964Zatoichi's Flashing SwordZatoichi
- 1964Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
- 1964The Money DanceHapyaku Machida
- 1964Zatoichi and the Chest of GoldZatoichi
- 1963Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in TokyoAsakichi
- 1963Zatoichi on the RoadZatoichi
- 1963Bad Reputation: The Notorious HarborAsakichi
- 1963Zatoichi the FugitiveZatoichi
- 1963Rabble TacticsMohei
- 1963Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
- 1963New Tale of ZatoichiZatoichi
- 1963An Actor's RevengeHojin
- 1963Bad Reputation: Three Notorious MenAsakichi
- 1962New Bad Reputation ContinuesAsakichi
- 1962The Great WallEmperor Shih Huang Ti
- 1962The Tale of Zatoichi ContinuesZatoichi
- 1962Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
- 1962The Whale GodKishu
- 1962The Notorious Man's ReturnAsakichi
- 1962Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
- 1962The Tale of ZatoichiZatôichi
- 1962Sabakareru Echizen no kami
- 1962Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
- 1962Teppo Yasu no Shogai
- 1962Keshin
- 1962The Actress and the Three Rascals
- 1961Bad Reputation ReturnsAsakichi
- 1961Oniisan to oneesan
- 1961BuddhaDevadatta
- 1961Tough GuyAsakichi
- 1961Mito Komon’s Journey to EzoKaku-san
- 1961Blind DevotionAikichi
- 1961Three Young Samurai
- 1961Kojiro's Turning Swallow CutSasaki Kojiro
- 1961Vagabonds from Badgerville
- 1961The Life of Buddha
- 1960Tsukinode no kettoAsakichi
- 1960The Blind MenaceSuginoichi
- 1960The Last BetrayalTakabayashi
- 1960Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
- 1960The Demon of Mount OeWatanabe-no-Tsuna
- 1960The Two Musashis
- 1959Enchanted PrincessKurisuke
- 1959Samurai VendettaNakayama Yasubei
- 1959The Lord PretendsKoheita Mochizuki
- 1959Beauty the EnemyFujikawa
- 1959Jirocho FujiMori no Ishimatsu
- 1959Jōen
- 1958Travels of Lord MitoSutekichi
- 1958The Gay MasqueradeToyama Saemonnojo
- 1958Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionShijo Kingo
- 1958Hana no yukyo-den
- 1958The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
- 1958The Loyal 47 RoninGenzô Akagaki
- 1958The Magnificent Five
- 1957Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed SwordsmanMori no Ishimatsu
- 1957Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
- 1957Fighting Letter for 29 People
- 1957Ninjō misui
- 1957An Osaka StoryIchinosuke
- 1957Daiei Studio is Bustling
- 1956Flowery Hood 2
- 1956Tsukigata HanpeitaShusaku Utsugi
- 1956The Fiery Magistrate
- 1956Flowery Hood
- 1956The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three StationsMinami Sanjirô
- 1956Sisters of Gion
- 1956Hidden Story of the Yagyu ClanTsunashiro
- 1956Marathon Samurai
- 1956Migratory Birds of the Flowers
- 1955Thief and Magistrate
- 1955The Dancer and Two Warriors
- 1955A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
- 1954The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing
- 1954The Great White Tiger Platoon
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