Takeshi Katō (actor)
Appearance
Takeshi Katō | |
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Born | |
Died | 31 July 2015 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 86)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1954–2015 |
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.
Career
Graduating from Waseda University, Katō first became a middle school teacher, but then joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1952.[1] Beyond appearing in and directing plays on stage, he also appeared in films by such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shohei Imamura, Kon Ichikawa, and Kiriro Urayama.[1]
He died on 31 July 2015 after collapsing in a sauna.[2]
Selected filmography
Films
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1963 | Hana no Shōgai | Magojirō | NHK | Taiga drama |
1964 | Akō Rōshi | Horibe Yasubei | NHK | Taiga drama |
1966 | Minamoto no Yoshitsune | Taira no Kagekiyo | NHK | Taiga drama |
1967 | San Shimai | Ōmura Masujirō | NHK | Taiga drama |
1969 | Ten to Chi to | Nagao Toshikage | NHK | Taiga drama |
1971 | Daichūshingura | Takebe Masanoki | NET | |
1979 | Kusa Moeru | Ōba Kagechika | NHK | Taiga drama |
1985–86 | Sanada Taiheiki | Honda Tadakatsu | NHK | |
1999 | Genroku Ryōran | Shindō Toshishige | NHK | Taiga drama |
2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Morozumi Torasada | NHK | Taiga drama |
2009 | Tenchijin | Hokkō Zenshuku | NHK | Taiga drama |
References
- ^ a b "Katō Takeshi". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "加藤武さん、サウナで倒れ急死 86歳". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
External links
- Takeshi Katō at IMDb