Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/29/1931
Place of Birth
Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Shintarō Katsu
Biography
Known For
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
as Zatoichi
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Eichi Shibusawa
Saga of the Phoenix
as Jiku Ajari
Ronin-gai
as Goemon
Tenchu!
as Izo Okada
Zatoichi Challenged
as Zatoichi
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
as Zatoichi
Samaritan Zatoichi
as Zatoichi
An Actor's Revenge
as Hojin
Zatoichi at Large
as Zatoichi
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as Zatoichi
An Ode to Yakuza
as Minoru Tatematsu
The Tale of Zatoichi
as Zatôichi
The Demon of Mount Oe
as Watanabe-no-Tsuna
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
as Zatoichi
The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing
Unknown Role
Dynamite Doctor
as Denjirô Daimatsu
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Zatoichi
The Gift of the Fox
Unknown Role
The Whale God
as Kishu
Career Timeline
1989
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
Role unknown
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
as Zatoichi
An Ode to Yakuza
as Minoru Tatematsu
Incident at Blood Pass
as Gentetsu
Easy Money
Role unknown
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
as Asakichi
Born Fighter
as Isokichi Yoshida
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Zatoichi
1969
1968
Samaritan Zatoichi
as Zatoichi
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
as Ryuzen
The Funeral Racket
as Ganmen
Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
as Kisaburo Omiya
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
as Zatoichi
The Man Without a Map
as Detective
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Role unknown
1967
Zatoichi Challenged
as Zatoichi
The Hoodlum Priest
as Ryuzen
Omnibus
as Self
Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
as Kisaburo Omiya
Zatoichi the Outlaw
as Zatoichi
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
as Asakichi
The Bogus Policeman
Role unknown
Five Star Private
as Kisaburo Omiya
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Zatoichi
1966
Drunken Harbor
as Gyoro-matsu
Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
as Kisaburo Omiya
Dynamite Doctor Returns
as Denjirô Daimatsu
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
as Zatoichi
The Front Line Showdown
as Kisaburo Omiya
Dynamite Doctor
as Denjirô Daimatsu
Zatoichi's Vengeance
as Zatoichi
Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
as Asakichi
The Thieves' Who's Who
as Banzuke
The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
as Kisaburo Omiya
1965
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as Zatoichi
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
as Asakichi
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
as Zatoichi
Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.
as Kisaburo Omiya
Life of Matsu the Untamed
as Matsugorô Tomishima
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
as Asakichi
Zatoichi's Revenge
as Zatoichi
Hoodlum Soldier
as Kisaburo Omiya
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
Role unknown
1964
Adventures of Zatoichi
as Zatoichi
Kojiki taishō
Role unknown
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
as Zatoichi
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
as Jirocho
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
as Asakichi
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
as Zatoichi
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Role unknown
The Money Dance
as Hapyaku Machida
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
as Zatoichi
1963
Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo
as Asakichi
Zatoichi on the Road
as Zatoichi
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
as Asakichi
Zatoichi the Fugitive
as Zatoichi
Rabble Tactics
as Mohei
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
Role unknown
New Tale of Zatoichi
as Zatoichi
An Actor's Revenge
as Hojin
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
as Asakichi
1962
New Bad Reputation Continues
as Asakichi
The Great Wall
as Emperor Shih Huang Ti
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
as Zatoichi
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Role unknown
The Whale God
as Kishu
The Notorious Man's Return
as Asakichi
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Role unknown
The Tale of Zatoichi
as Zatôichi
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Role unknown
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
Role unknown
Teppo Yasu no Shogai
Role unknown
Keshin
Role unknown
The Actress and the Three Rascals
Role unknown
1961
Bad Reputation Returns
as Asakichi
Oniisan to oneesan
Role unknown
Buddha
as Devadatta
Tough Guy
as Asakichi
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
as Kaku-san
Blind Devotion
as Aikichi
Three Young Samurai
Role unknown
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
as Sasaki Kojiro
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Role unknown
The Life of Buddha
Role unknown
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
Flowery Hood 2
Role unknown
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Shusaku Utsugi
The Fiery Magistrate
Role unknown
Flowery Hood
Role unknown
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
as Minami Sanjirô
Sisters of Gion
Role unknown
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
as Tsunashiro
Marathon Samurai
Role unknown
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Role unknown