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 Challenged
as ZatoichiIchi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his...
Movie pageZatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
as ZatoichiOlder, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful...
Movie pageZatoichi's Revenge
as ZatoichiItinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher,...
Movie pageThe Tale of Zatoichi Continues
as ZatoichiReturning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent,...
Movie pageThe Tale of Zatoichi
as ZatôichiThe adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a...
Movie pageZatoichi and the Chess Expert
as ZatoichiZatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and...
Movie pageZatoichi in Desperation
as ZatoichiAfter accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the...
Movie pageAn Actor's Revenge
as HojinIn Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their...
Movie pageZatoichi and the Doomed Man
as ZatoichiBlind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving...
Movie pageZatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as ZatoichiWith a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit,...
Movie pageZatoichi's Pilgrimage
as ZatoichiZatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles...
Movie pageZatoichi at Large
as ZatoichiBlind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman,...
Movie pageNew Tale of Zatoichi
as ZatoichiWishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends...
Movie pageHanzo 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...
Movie pageZatoichi's Cane Sword
as ZatoichiZatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite...
Movie pageThe Great Wall
as Emperor Shih Huang TiIn 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his...
Movie pageRonin-gai
as GoemonNear the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district...
Movie pageZatoichi 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...
Movie pageSaga of the Phoenix
as Jiku AjariHell Virgin is granted permission to live on earth for 7 days, if she promises not to cause...
Movie pageFight, Zatoichi, Fight
as ZatoichiBlind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When...
Movie pageZatoichi's Vengeance
as ZatoichiZatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no...
Movie pageThird Generation's Loyalty Offering
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie
Movie pageKaoyaku
as Ryota TachibanaA detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal.
Movie pageSamaritan Zatoichi
as ZatoichiZatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his...
Movie pageIncident at Blood Pass
as GentetsuIn the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait....
Movie pageHanzo the Razor: The Snare
as Hanzo 'The Razor' ItamiAgainst the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo...
Movie pageZatoichi the Outlaw
as ZatoichiWhen a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a...
Movie pageZatoichi's Flashing Sword
as ZatoichiBlind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang...
Movie pageTenchu!
as Izo OkadaA ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the...
Movie pageHanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
as Hanzo 'The Razor' ItamiFearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own...
Movie pageZatoichi on the Road
as ZatoichiZatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself...
Movie pageZatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
as ZatoichiZatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is...
Movie pageZatoichi and the Fugitives
as ZatoichiZatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
Movie pageJirocho Fuji
as Mori no IshimatsuLegendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire...
Movie pageTokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Eichi ShibusawaThe reincarnation of a 10th century Japanese general haunts 1920's Tokyo.
Movie pageAdventures of Zatoichi
as ZatoichiBlind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village...
Movie pageZatoichi's Conspiracy
as ZatoichiZatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many...
Movie pageTsukigata Hanpeita
as Shusaku UtsugiDuring the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing...
Movie pageZatoichi the Fugitive
as ZatoichiAfter arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a...
Movie pageMito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
as Kaku-sanDaiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito...
Movie pageZatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
as ZatoichiZatoichi is mentored by the blind leader of a secret organization as he contends with both the...
Movie pageThe Hoodlum Priest
as RyuzenThe first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in...
Movie pageAn Osaka Story
as IchinosukeA poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi...
Movie pageThe Loyal 47 Ronin
as Genzô AkagakiJapan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for...
Movie pageTravels of Lord Mito
as SutekichiLord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a...
Movie pageBuddha
as DevadattaAn Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six...
Movie pageSamurai Vendetta
as Nakayama YasubeiTwo amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and...
Movie pageThe Funeral Racket
as GanmenThe film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.
Movie pageInn of Evil
as WandererThe story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly...
Movie pageGhost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
as uncreditedA remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).
Movie pageThe Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing
as uncreditedA kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon...
Movie pageThe 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!...
Movie pageThe Man Without a Map
as DetectiveA private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is...
Movie pageThe Last Betrayal
as TakabayashiA crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
Movie pageAn Ode to Yakuza
as Minoru TatematsuTatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a...
Movie pageRabble Tactics
as MoheiThe warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers...
Movie pageUseless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
as uncreditedSoft-Boiled Goro is a 1970 film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
Movie pageHoodlum Soldier
as Kisaburo OmiyaA young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in...
Movie pageNichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
as Shijo KingoDuring the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out...
Movie pageKojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
as Sasaki KojiroThe story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and...
Movie pageVagabonds from Badgerville
as uncreditedA musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.
Movie pageA Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as uncreditedA Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
Movie pageThe Bogus Policeman
as uncreditedToramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is...
Movie pageThe Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
as uncreditedWhen a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her...
Movie pageGhost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi
as Minami SanjirôA power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As...
Movie pageEasy Money
as uncreditedAn action-comedy about three men who try to bilk money out of gambling dens.
Movie pageThe Homeless
as Genzo KomagenTwo inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross...
Movie pageBlind Devotion
as AikichiLate romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.
Movie pageAkumyo: Notorious Dragon
as AsakichiAbout small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means...
Movie pageThe Whale God
as KishuA fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
Movie pageYokosuka Navy Prison
as uncreditedWhen a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he...
Movie pageDevil's Temple
as Mumyo TaroAn abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a...
Movie pageHoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
as RyuzenIt’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by...
Movie pageBorn Fighter
as Isokichi YoshidaStory about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city.
Movie pageIshimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
as Mori no IshimatsuIshimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of...
Movie pageThe Blind Menace
as SuginoichiThis is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi
Movie pageTough Guy
as AsakichiAsakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss....
Movie pageThree Young Samurai
as uncreditedDuring Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after...
Movie pageThe Thieves' Who's Who
as BanzukeIn the book of the world's greatest rogues, the number one man can only be one person.
Movie pageThe Two Musashis
as uncreditedDuring the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become...
Movie pageThe Magoichi Saga
as Oda NobunagaLord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi...
Movie pageThe Money Dance
as Hapyaku MachidaMachida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time,...
Movie pageEnchanted Princess
as KurisukeOnce upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken...
Movie pageDynamite Doctor Returns
as Denjirô DaimatsuSecond movie in the yoidore hakase serie
Movie pageDaiei Studio is Bustling
as uncreditedA studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
Movie pageThe 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....
Movie pageDrunken Harbor
as Gyoro-matsuThird film of the yoidore hakase series
Movie pageThe Blind Swordsman
as SelfDirected by filmmaker and Japanese-culture scholar John Nathan, this documentary from 1978 takes...
Movie pageThe Blind Swordsman
as SelfA documentary about the character created for a series of Japanese films starring Shintaro...
Movie pageThe Life of Buddha
as uncreditedA re-edited, feature length compilation of the two parts of Ôfuji's The Great Sage Shakyamuni...
Movie pageThe Funeral Racket
as uncreditedA comedy directed by Kenji Misumi, director of "Zatoichi Bloodsmoke Road," and adapted by...
Movie pageMute Samurai
as ManjiA master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered...
TV Show pagePriest of Darkness
as Kōchiyama SōshunKōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters...
TV Show pageKeishi-K
as uncredited" Keishi-K " is a detective drama directed and starring Shintaro Katsu. This drama tells the...
TV Show pageZatoichi monogatari
as ZatoichiBlind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local...
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