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Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Birthday: 1931-11-29 | Place of Birth: Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1989
Saga of the Phoenix

as    Jiku Ajari

1989
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

as    Zatoichi

1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as    Eichi Shibusawa

1983
The Politicians

as    Masaki Teranishi

1983
The Women of Osaka Castle

as    Oda Nobunaga

1978
The Blind Swordsman

as    Self

1975
Priest of Darkness

as    Kōchiyama Sōshun

1974
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

as    Asakichi

1974
The Homeless

as    Genzo Komagen

1974
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

as    Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

1974
Zatoichi Monogatari

as    Zatoichi

1973
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

as    Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

1973
Mute Samurai

as    Manji

1973
Zatoichi's Conspiracy

as    Zatoichi

1972
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

as    Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

1972
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

as    Kisaburo Omiya

1972
Zatoichi at Large

as    Zatoichi

1972
Zatoichi in Desperation

as    Zatoichi

1971
1970
The Summit of Mt. Fuji

as    Asakichi

1970
Incident at Blood Pass

as    Gentetsu

1970
An Ode to Yakuza

as    Minoru Tatematsu

1970
1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as    Zatoichi

1969
Tenchu!

as    Izo Okada