Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Actor

Tokyo, Japan
May 24, 1929

Biography

Takeshi Katō (加藤 武 Katō Takeshi, 24 May 1929 – 31 July 2015) was a Japanese stage and film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films.

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Representative Works

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
8.5
/ Japanese
Ran
Ran
8.0
/ Japanese
High and Low
High and Low
8.4
/ Japanese
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
8.1
/ Japanese
XX: Beautiful Weapon
XX: Beautiful Weapon
8.9
/ Japanese
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
7.9
/ Japanese
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress
8.0
/ Japanese
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well
7.7
/ Japanese
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985
6.8
/ Japanese
Free and Easy 17
Free and Easy 17
5.8
/ Japanese
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
7.3
/ Japanese
The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family
7.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Seven Samurai
1954Winner

Best Performance

Seven Samurai

Ran
1985Winner

Best Performance

Ran

High and Low
1963Winner

Best Performance

High and Low

Career Highlights

Yojimbo
1961Highlight

Best Performance

Yojimbo

XX: Beautiful Weapon
1993Highlight

Best Performance

XX: Beautiful Weapon

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