Shigeo Katô

Born: 1925-06-16


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Seven Samurai

as Farmer
Released: 1954-04-26

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town...

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Ikiru

as (uncredited)
Released: 1952-10-09

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position...

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The Return of Godzilla

as Captain of the Yahata Maru
Released: 1984-12-15

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than...

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Dreams

as uncredited
Released: 1990-05-11

A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.

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Terror of Mechagodzilla

as uncredited
Released: 1975-03-15

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur...

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Battle in Outer Space

as Astronomer
Released: 1959-12-26

In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global...

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Mothra

as Dam Watchman
Released: 1961-07-30

Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific...

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Beauty in Rope Hell

as Hiyama(光子の父) / Mitsuko's Father
Released: 1983-08-26

A mailman becomes obsessed with a pretty, young wife. He captures the woman, tortures her and...

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Madadayo

as Stationmaster
Released: 1993-04-17

Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida...

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Rhapsody in August

as uncredited
Released: 1991-05-25

The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed...

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Godzilla 1985

as Ship Captain
Released: 1985-08-23

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily...

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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

as uncredited
Released: 1989-02-04

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful...

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The Vampire Doll

as Man from Ogawara Town Hall
Released: 1970-07-04

A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and...

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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Soldier (uncredited)
Released: 1954-09-25

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to...

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Space Amoeba

as Islander (uncredited)
Released: 1970-08-01

When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide...

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The H-Man

as Matsu-chan - Fisherman
Released: 1958-06-24

Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.

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Lake of Dracula

as Guest at a coffee shop (uncredited)
Released: 1971-06-11

A young girl suffers a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. Eighteen...

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Lullaby of the Earth

as Seisuke
Released: 1976-06-12

The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who...

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Gorath

as South Pole Base Worker
Released: 1962-03-21

In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth....

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The Imperial Navy

as uncredited
Released: 1981-08-08

A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of...

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Station

as uncredited
Released: 1981-11-07

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in...

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Half Human

as Villager (uncredited)
Released: 1955-08-14

Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as...

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Operation Sewer Rats

as (uncredited)
Released: 1962-06-01

Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from...

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裸足の青春

as uncredited
Released: 1956-10-16

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ESPY

as International Conference Center Security Officer
Released: 1974-12-28

The film deals with the recruitment of race car driver Jiro Miki (Masao Kusakari) and his dog,...

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Fort Graveyard

as Deguchi
Released: 1965-09-18

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the...

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Oban kanketsu hen

as Takiyama
Released: 1958-07-01

Ushinosuke returns to Tokyo with new ambitions. Fourth and final part of the film adaptation of...

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The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

as uncredited
Released: 1982-12-11

Youth suspense movie.

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The Corporation

as uncredited
Released: 1976-08-14

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The Man Who Came to Port

as (uncredited)
Released: 1952-11-27

An Ishiro Honda film.

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Eagle of the Pacific

as uncredited
Released: 1953-10-21

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his...

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Double Suicide of Sonezaki

as uncredited
Released: 1978-04-29

Suicide has long been used as a form of social protest in Japan. In this film, set in 1703,...

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Tokyo Sweetheart

as uncredited
Released: 1952-07-15

Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo...

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You Can Succeed, Too

as uncredited
Released: 1964-05-30

A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.

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Ôban

as Takaiyama
Released: 1957-03-05

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader....

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Without Complaint

as uncredited
Released: 1975-02-01

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.

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Lovetide

as (uncredited)
Released: 1955-01-09

An Ishiro Honda film.

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Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

as uncredited
Released: 1957-07-19

Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. ...

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The Blossom and the Sword

as uncredited
Released: 1973-11-17

Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who...

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Too Young to Die

as Police Officer
Released: 1969-06-14

A young couple, composed of a cheating wife and a retired car racer, arrive at a drive-in. A man...

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Judge and Jeopardy

as uncredited
Released: 1968-06-08

It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's...

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Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

as uncredited
Released: 1969-06-14

A timid salaryman is the subject of this black comedy.

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Ultra Q

as Residential police
First aired: 1966-01-02

As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be...

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