Biography
Yoshi Katō (加藤 嘉, Katō Yoshi, 12 January 1913 – 1 March 1988) was a Japanese stage and film actor who appeared in nearly 180 films between 1948 and 1988. After leaving Keiō Gijuku High School prematurely, Katō gave his stage debut in 1934. He later joined the Shinkyo Theatre Company, which was forced to disband by the authorities in 1940. After the war, he first became a member of the Mingei Theatre Company before moving to the Bungakuza Theatre Company.In 1948, Katō gave his film debut in Kōzaburō Yoshimura's Waga shōgai no kagayakeru hi. In the following years, he worked for directors such as Keisuke Kinoshita, Kaneto Shindō and Satsuo Yamamoto, and regularly starred in films of Tadashi Imai.
Katō was married to actress Isuzu Yamada from 1950 to 1953.
Filmography
all 240
Movies 231
TV Shows 9
Narrator 1
The Yen Family (1988)
An Early Autumn (1987)
Hachiko (1987)
Spectacle of Buds (1986)
Tampopo (1985)
Sanada Taiheiki (1985)
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den (1984)
Hometown (1983)
The Shogun's Vault: The Gold Mines of Sado (1983)
The Shootout (1982)
The Black Hood (1981)
Aoba gakuen monogatari (1981)
May Love Be Restored (1980)
The Lion Era (1980)
Hunter in the Dark (1979)
The Inferno (1979)
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly (1979)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Devil's Flute (1979)
Lord Mito (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
The Demon (1978)
The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978)
The White Tower (1978)
Truck Rascals VI: Momojiro, The One and Only (1977)
Ballad of Orin (1977)
Village of Eight Gravestones (1977)
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
The Corporation (1976)
Please Hire Me! (1976)
Against The Grain (1976)
Dragon Princess (1976)
Main Line to Terror (1975)
A Bird of Africa (1975)
Solar Eclipse (1975)
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
Great Jailbreak (1975)
Without Complaint (1975)
Virgin Blues (1974)
The Castle of Sand (1974)
The Beast Shall Die (1974)
The Key (1974)
Himiko (1974)
Men and War III: The Final Chapter (1973)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
Internal Sleuth (1973)
The Wanderers (1973)
The Fearless Avenger (1972)
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972)
Professional Killers (1972)
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (1972)
My Voiceless Friends (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)
Silence (1971)
Blood Vendetta (1971)
Patience Has An End (1971)
Blood For Blood (1971)
A Woman Called En (1971)
Shadow of Deception (1971)
Just for You (1970)
The All-Out Game (1970)
An Ode to Yakuza (1970)
Sex Revolution (1970)
Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
Okinawa (1970)
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies! (1970)
River Without a Bridge Part 2 (1970)
Rainbow Over Paris (1970)
Gambling Den Desire (1970)
Sleepy Eyes Of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay (1969)
Married Woman: Another Law of the Night (1969)
Love and Crime (1969)
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2 (1969)
Bloody Territories (1969)
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)
Broken Swords (1969)
Double Suicide (1969)
Only Child (1969)
Girl in College (1969)
Heaven and Earth (1969)
The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2 (1968)
Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy (1968)
The Sister Gamblers (1967)
Black Ninja (1967)
Young Boss, Fugitive (1967)
The Woman Gambler (1967)
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 (1967)
Portrait of Chieko (1967)
Rebellion of Japan (1967)
The Great White Tower (1966)
Seven Gamblers (1966)
The Betrayal (1966)
A Chain of Islands (1965)
Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965)
Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man (1965)
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965)
Gamblers and Racketeers (1964)
Police Department Story Pt.24: Missing (1964)
The Scarlet Camellia (1964)
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Revenge (1964)
The Glamorous Ghost (1964)
The Great Duel (1964)
Gambler (1964)
Intentions of Murder (1964)
Kemono no tawamure (1964)
Life of Hishakaku 3 (1964)
The Third Ninja (1964)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964)
Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama (1964)
The Fight of the Gamblers (1963)
The Dragon Crest (1963)
Okashina yatsu (1963)
The Gambling Monk (1963)
Prince of Wolves (1963)
Kyôkatsu (1963)
The Navy (1963)
A Legend, or Was It? (1963)
Tale of Army Brutality (1963)
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (1963)
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
The Sunshine Girl (1963)
Life of Hishakaku (1963)
Gang and G-Men Part 2 (1963)
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze (1962)
Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962)
Gang vs. G-Men (1962)
Tokyo Untouchable (1962)
Chibusa o daku musume tachi (1962)
Ano hashi no hotori de dai 2-bu (1962)
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori (1962)
Ken ni kakeru (1962)
I. George monogatari taiyō no ko (1962)
Aoba-jō no oni (1962)
Tokyo's Business District (1962)
Mid-August Commotion (1962)
The Sentencer (1962)
Ano hashi no hotori de (1962)
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
Kiriko no unmei (1962)
Tokyo Bay (1962)
The Mad Fox (1962)
Mother Country (1962)
The Broken Commandment (1962)
The Injured Boy (1962)
The Christian Revolt (1962)
The Catch (1961)
Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san (1961)
Immortal Love (1961)
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm (1961)
Fateful Birthplace (1961)
Haitoku no mesu (1961)
Man with the Funky Hat (1961)
北上川悲歌 (1961)
Tale of a Company Boss (1961)
Zero Focus (1961)
The Harbor Lights (1961)
The Matsukawa Incident (1961)
Incidental Murders (1961)
Mahiru no wana (1960)
If You're Man Enough (1960)
World War III Breaks Out (1960)
The River Fuefuki (1960)
The Sand City in Manchuria (1960)
Won't Stand for Dying (1960)
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (1960)
The Man of Seven Faces (1960)
The Great Road (1960)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (1960)
Police Precinct Part 12 (1960)
Speed Crazy (1959)
Four Hours of Terror (1959)
Tokyo Detective Girl (1959)
A Dead Drifter (1959)
Hahakogusa (1959)
Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla (1959)
Keishichō monogatari gao no nai on'na (1959)
The Outsiders (1958)
Points and Lines (1958)
The Sword Knows (1958)
Detective Duel (1958)
Night Drum (1958)
Wind, Woman and Road (1958)
No Advice Taken (1958)
Glorious Standard Bearer (1957)
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (1957)
The Eleventh Hour (1957)
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
Ghost Ship Part 2 (1957)
Showdown in Blood (1957)
Sekki shichihenge (1957)
The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend (1957)
Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki (1957)
続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻 (1957)
Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood (1957)
Rice (1957)
Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer (1956)
Mother Peacock (1956)
Manchurian Sunset (1956)
G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization (1956)
Meiken monogatari (1956)
Tengoku wa doko da (1956)
Darkness at Noon (1956)
Avalanche (1956)
鍔鳴浪人 (1956)
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye (1956)
Yukiko (1955)
Seven Masks of Revenge (1955)
The Further Adventures of Genta (1955)
Sisters (1955)
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 (1955)
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
Foul Play (1955)
Fall of the Shogun's Militia (1954)
A Billionaire (1954)
The Ditch (1954)
The Street Without Sun (1954)
Tomoshibi (1954)
The End of a Day (1954)
Hiroshima (1953)
At the End of the Clouds (1953)
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953)
Tower of Lilies (1953)
Hokusai (1953)
Vacuum Zone (1952)
Castle of Revenge (1952)
Become a Mother, Become a Woman (1952)
Tales of a Drifter (1951)
限りなき情熱 (1951)
A Man from Akagi (1950)
Fencing Master (1950)
Kagebōshi (1950)
Apostasy (1948)
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1913-01-12
Deathday1988-03-01 (75 years old)
Birth Name加藤 嘉
Birth PlaceTokyo Prefecture, Japan
RelationshipsIsuzu Yamada (1950-01-01 - 1954-01-01)
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsYoshi Kato, 加藤嘉 , Ёси Като
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