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Home/People/Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu profile photo
Born
Nov 29, 1931Died: Jun 21, 1997
Lived 65 years
Place of Birth
Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

150
Movies
6
TV Shows
7
Directed
Also Known As
Toshio Okumura
Katsumaru Kineya
Shintarô Katsu
Shintaro Katsu
Синтаро Кацу
+1 more
IMDb Profile

Shintarō Katsu

Acting

Biography
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.
Ronin-gai poster

Ronin-gai

as Goemon
1990
Saga of the Phoenix poster

Saga of the Phoenix

as Jiku Ajari
1989
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally poster

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

as Zatoichi
1989
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis poster

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as Eichi Shibusawa
1988
The Women of Osaka Castle poster

The Women of Osaka Castle

as Oda Nobunaga
1983
The Politicians poster

The Politicians

as Masaki Teranishi
1983
The Blind Swordsman poster

The Blind Swordsman

as Self
1978
The Homeless poster

The Homeless

as Genzo Komagen
1974
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon poster

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

as Asakichi
1974
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? poster

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
1974
Yokosuka Navy Prison poster

Yokosuka Navy Prison

Cast
1973
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare poster

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
1973
The King poster

The King

as Sankichi Sakata
1973
Zatoichi's Conspiracy poster

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

as Zatoichi
1973
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice poster

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
1972
Zatoichi in Desperation poster

Zatoichi in Desperation

as Zatoichi
1972
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line poster

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

as Kisaburo Omiya
1972
Zatoichi at Large poster

Zatoichi at Large

as Zatoichi
1972
Inn of Evil poster

Inn of Evil

as Wanderer
1971
Kaoyaku poster

Kaoyaku

as Ryota Tachibana
1971
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