Shintarō Katsu
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.
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as ZatoichiWith a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit,...
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An Actor's Revenge
as HojinIn Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their...
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
as ZatoichiReturning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent,...
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Inn of Evil
as WandererThe story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly...
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The Tale of Zatoichi
as ZatôichiThe adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a...
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
as ZatoichiOlder, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful...
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
as ZatoichiZatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is...
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New Tale of Zatoichi
as ZatoichiWishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends...
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Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
as Hanzo 'The Razor' ItamiHanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects...
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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
as ZatoichiZatoichi is mentored by the blind leader of a secret organization as he contends with both the...
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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
as ZatoichiBlind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang...
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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
as ZatoichiBlind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When...
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Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
as Hanzo 'The Razor' ItamiFearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own...
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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
as ZatoichiIchi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he...
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Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
as Hanzo 'The Razor' ItamiAgainst the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo...
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Zatoichi Challenged
as ZatoichiIchi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his...
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Zatoichi on the Road
as ZatoichiZatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself...
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Zatoichi and the Fugitives
as ZatoichiZatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
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Zatoichi the Fugitive
as ZatoichiAfter arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a...
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Zatoichi's Vengeance
as ZatoichiZatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no...
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Zatoichi's Revenge
as ZatoichiItinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher,...
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
as ZatoichiZatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles...
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Tenchu!
as Izo OkadaA ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the...
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as ZatoichiZatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and...
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Zatoichi the Outlaw
as ZatoichiWhen a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a...
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Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Eichi ShibusawaThe reincarnation of a 10th century Japanese general haunts 1920's Tokyo.
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Saga of the Phoenix
as Jiku AjariHell Virgin is granted permission to live on earth for 7 days, if she promises not to cause...
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Zatoichi at Large
as ZatoichiBlind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman,...
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Samaritan Zatoichi
as ZatoichiZatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his...
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Zatoichi in Desperation
as ZatoichiAfter accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the...
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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
as ZatoichiBlind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving...
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Adventures of Zatoichi
as ZatoichiBlind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village...
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The Man Without a Map
as DetectiveA private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is...
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Ronin-gai
as GoemonNear the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Genzô AkagakiJapan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for...
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Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as ZatoichiZatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite...
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Hoodlum Soldier
as Kisaburo OmiyaA young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in...
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Zatoichi's Conspiracy
as ZatoichiZatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many...
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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
as Shijo KingoDuring the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out...
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Buddha
as DevadattaAn Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six...
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The Great Wall
as Emperor Shih Huang TiIn 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his...
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Yokosuka Navy Prison
as uncreditedWhen a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he...
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An Osaka Story
as IchinosukeA poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi...
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Samurai Vendetta
as Nakayama YasubeiTwo amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and...
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The Hoodlum Priest
as RyuzenThe first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in...
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Incident at Blood Pass
as GentetsuIn the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait....
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Kaoyaku
as Ryota TachibanaA detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal.
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The Demon of Mount Oe
as Watanabe-no-TsunaA demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider!...
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Easy Money
as uncreditedAn action-comedy about three men who try to bilk money out of gambling dens.
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Beauty the Enemy
as FujikawaIn a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are...
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The Bogus Policeman
as uncreditedToramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is...
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Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
as Kaku-sanDaiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito...
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The Blind Swordsman
as SelfA documentary about the character created for a series of Japanese films starring Shintaro...
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Devil's Temple
as Mumyo TaroAn abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a...
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The Last Betrayal
as TakabayashiA crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
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Tough Guy
as AsakichiAsakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss....
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Vagabonds from Badgerville
as uncreditedA musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.
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Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
as AsakichiAbout small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means...
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The Blind Menace
as SuginoichiThis is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi
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Enchanted Princess
as KurisukeOnce upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken...
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Life of Matsu the Untamed
as Matsugorô TomishimaA poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband...
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The Homeless
as Genzo KomagenTwo inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross...
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Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
as Sasaki KojiroThe story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and...
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The Magoichi Saga
as Oda NobunagaLord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi...
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Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
as uncreditedSoft-Boiled Goro is a 1970 film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
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Born Fighter
as Isokichi YoshidaStory about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city.
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Jirocho Fuji
as Mori no IshimatsuLegendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire...
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Daiei Studio is Bustling
as uncreditedA studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
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Rabble Tactics
as MoheiThe warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers...
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Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie
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An Ode to Yakuza
as Minoru TatematsuTatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a...
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The Thieves' Who's Who
as BanzukeIn the book of the world's greatest rogues, the number one man can only be one person.
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The Women of Osaka Castle
as Oda NobunagaA television drama aired on November 3, 1983 as a special project to celebrate the 25th...
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Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
as Mori no IshimatsuIshimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of...
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The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing
as uncreditedA kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon...
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Oniisan to oneesan
as uncreditedA 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.
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Travels of Lord Mito
as SutekichiLord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a...
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The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
as JirochoThe second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu....
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Shusaku UtsugiDuring the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing...
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Drunken Harbor
as Gyoro-matsuThird film of the yoidore hakase series
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The Money Dance
as Hapyaku MachidaMachida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time,...
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A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as uncreditedA Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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The Funeral Racket
as GanmenThe film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.
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Blind Devotion
as AikichiLate romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.
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The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
as uncreditedWhen a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her...
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Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
as uncreditedA remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).
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Three Young Samurai
as uncreditedDuring Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after...
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The Two Musashis
as uncreditedDuring the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become...
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The Whale God
as KishuA fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
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Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi
as Minami SanjirôA power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As...
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
as RyuzenIt’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by...
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The Life of Buddha
as uncreditedA re-edited, feature length compilation of the two parts of Ôfuji's The Great Sage Shakyamuni...
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Dynamite Doctor Returns
as Denjirô DaimatsuSecond movie in the yoidore hakase serie
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Marathon Samurai
as uncreditedThe TV drama of Ima Harube was adapted by Yagi Ryuichiro ("Komuso Henge"), directed by Mori...
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Zatoichi monogatari
as ZatoichiBlind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local...
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Mute Samurai
as ManjiA master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered...
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Priest of Darkness
as Kōchiyama SōshunKōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters...
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Keishi-K
as uncredited" Keishi-K " is a detective drama directed and starring Shintaro Katsu. This drama tells the...
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