Shintarō Katsu

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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).

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Known For

The Tale of Zatoichi

Zatôichi

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Zatoichi

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi

New Tale of Zatoichi

Zatoichi

An Actor's Revenge

Hojin

Zatoichi on the Road

Zatoichi

Zatoichi the Fugitive

Zatoichi

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Zatoichi

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Year	Title	Role
1990	Ronin-gai MOVIE	Goemon
1989	Saga of the Phoenix MOVIE	Jiku Ajari
1989	Celebrity Talk Show TV	胜新太郎
1989	Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally MOVIE	Zatoichi
1988	Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis MOVIE	Eichi Shibusawa
1983	The Women of Osaka Castle MOVIE	Oda Nobunaga
1983	The Politicians MOVIE	Masaki Teranishi
1980	Keishi-K TV	Self
1978	The Blind Swordsman MOVIE	Self
1975	Priest of Darkness TV	Kōchiyama Sōshun
1974	The Homeless MOVIE	Genzo Komagen
1974	Zatoichi Monogatari TV	Zatoichi
1974	Akumyo: Notorious Dragon MOVIE	Asakichi
1974	Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? MOVIE	Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
1973	Yokosuka Navy Prison MOVIE	Self
1973	Mute Samurai TV	Manji
1973	Hanzo the Razor: The Snare MOVIE	Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
1973	The King MOVIE	Sankichi Sakata
1973	Zatoichi's Conspiracy MOVIE	Zatoichi
1972	Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice MOVIE	Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
1972	Zatoichi in Desperation MOVIE	Zatoichi
1972	New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line MOVIE	Kisaburo Omiya
1972	Zatoichi at Large MOVIE	Zatoichi
1971	Inn of Evil MOVIE	Wanderer
1971	Kaoyaku MOVIE	Ryota Tachibana
1971	The Gift of the Fox MOVIE	Self
1971	Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho MOVIE	Self
1971	Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman MOVIE	Zatoichi
1970	Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life MOVIE	Self
1970	Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival MOVIE	Zatoichi
1970	An Ode to Yakuza MOVIE	Minoru Tatematsu
1970	Incident at Blood Pass MOVIE	Gentetsu
1970	Easy Money MOVIE	Self
1970	The Summit of Mt. Fuji MOVIE	Asakichi
1970	Born Fighter MOVIE	Isokichi Yoshida
1970	Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo MOVIE	Zatoichi
1969	Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best MOVIE	Asakichi
1969	The Magoichi Saga MOVIE	Oda Nobunaga
1969	Tenchu! MOVIE	Izo Okada
1969	Devil's Temple MOVIE	Mumyo Taro
1969	Kanto Woman Infamy MOVIE	Self
1969	手錠無用 MOVIE	Self
1968	Samaritan Zatoichi MOVIE	Zatoichi
1968	Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint MOVIE	Ryuzen
1968	The Funeral Racket MOVIE	Ganmen
1968	Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging MOVIE	Kisaburo Omiya
1968	Zatoichi and the Fugitives MOVIE	Zatoichi
1968	The Man Without a Map MOVIE	Detective
1968	Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty MOVIE	Self
1967	Zatoichi Challenged MOVIE	Zatoichi
1967	The Hoodlum Priest MOVIE	Ryuzen
1967	Omnibus TV	Self
1967	Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack MOVIE	Kisaburo Omiya
1967	Zatoichi the Outlaw MOVIE	Zatoichi
1967	Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend MOVIE	Asakichi
1967	The Bogus Policeman MOVIE	Self
1967	Five Star Private MOVIE	Kisaburo Omiya
1967	Zatoichi's Cane Sword MOVIE	Zatoichi
1966	Drunken Harbor MOVIE	Gyoro-matsu
1966	Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom MOVIE	Kisaburo Omiya
1966	Dynamite Doctor Returns MOVIE	Denjirô Daimatsu
1966	Zatoichi's Pilgrimage MOVIE	Zatoichi
1966	The Front Line Showdown MOVIE	Kisaburo Omiya
1966	Dynamite Doctor MOVIE	Denjirô Daimatsu
1966	Zatoichi's Vengeance MOVIE	Zatoichi
1966	Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms MOVIE	Asakichi
1966	The Thieves' Who's Who MOVIE	Banzuke
1966	The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again MOVIE	Kisaburo Omiya
1965	Zatoichi and the Chess Expert MOVIE	Zatoichi
1965	Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men MOVIE	Asakichi
1965	Zatoichi and the Doomed Man MOVIE	Zatoichi
1965	Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. MOVIE	Kisaburo Omiya
1965	Life of Matsu the Untamed MOVIE	Matsugorô Tomishima
1965	Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again MOVIE	Asakichi
1965	Zatoichi's Revenge MOVIE	Zatoichi
1965	Hoodlum Soldier MOVIE	Kisaburo Omiya
1965	駿河遊侠伝　度胸がらす MOVIE	Self
1964	Adventures of Zatoichi MOVIE	Zatoichi
1964	Kojiki taishō MOVIE	Self
1964	Fight, Zatoichi, Fight MOVIE	Zatoichi
1964	The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords MOVIE	Jirocho
1964	Bad Reputation: The Big Drum MOVIE	Asakichi
1964	Zatoichi's Flashing Sword MOVIE	Zatoichi
1964	Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery MOVIE	Self
1964	The Money Dance MOVIE	Hapyaku Machida
1964	Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold MOVIE	Zatoichi
1963	Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo MOVIE	Asakichi
1963	Zatoichi on the Road MOVIE	Zatoichi
1963	Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor MOVIE	Asakichi
1963	Zatoichi the Fugitive MOVIE	Zatoichi
1963	Rabble Tactics MOVIE	Mohei
1963	Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise MOVIE	Self
1963	New Tale of Zatoichi MOVIE	Zatoichi
1963	An Actor's Revenge MOVIE	Hojin
1963	Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men MOVIE	Asakichi
1962	New Bad Reputation Continues MOVIE	Asakichi
1962	The Great Wall MOVIE	Emperor Shih Huang Ti
1962	The Tale of Zatoichi Continues MOVIE	Zatoichi
1962	Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven MOVIE	Self
1962	The Whale God MOVIE	Kishu
1962	The Notorious Man's Return MOVIE	Asakichi
1962	Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo MOVIE	Self
1962	The Tale of Zatoichi MOVIE	Zatôichi
1962	Sabakareru Echizen no kami MOVIE	Self
1962	Third Generation's Loyalty Offering MOVIE	Self
1962	Teppo Yasu no Shogai MOVIE	Self
1962	Keshin MOVIE	Self
1962	The Actress and the Three Rascals MOVIE	Self
1961	Bad Reputation Returns MOVIE	Asakichi
1961	Oniisan to oneesan MOVIE	Self
1961	Buddha MOVIE	Devadatta
1961	Tough Guy MOVIE	Asakichi
1961	Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo MOVIE	Kaku-san
1961	Blind Devotion MOVIE	Aikichi
1961	Three Young Samurai MOVIE	Self
1961	Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut MOVIE	Sasaki Kojiro
1961	Vagabonds from Badgerville MOVIE	Self
1961	The Life of Buddha MOVIE	Self
1960	Tsukinode no ketto MOVIE	Asakichi
1960	The Blind Menace MOVIE	Suginoichi
1960	The Last Betrayal MOVIE	Takabayashi
1960	Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous MOVIE	Self
1960	The Demon of Mount Oe MOVIE	Watanabe-no-Tsuna
1960	The Two Musashis MOVIE	Self
1959	Enchanted Princess MOVIE	Kurisuke
1959	Samurai Vendetta MOVIE	Nakayama Yasubei
1959	The Lord Pretends MOVIE	Koheita Mochizuki
1959	Beauty the Enemy MOVIE	Fujikawa
1959	Jirocho Fuji MOVIE	Mori no Ishimatsu
1959	Jōen MOVIE	Self
1958	Travels of Lord Mito MOVIE	Sutekichi
1958	The Gay Masquerade MOVIE	Toyama Saemonnojo
1958	Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion MOVIE	Shijo Kingo
1958	Hana no yukyo-den MOVIE	Self
1958	The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall MOVIE	Self
1958	The Loyal 47 Ronin MOVIE	Genzô Akagaki
1958	The Magnificent Five MOVIE	Self
1957	Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman MOVIE	Mori no Ishimatsu
1957	Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp MOVIE	Self
1957	Fighting Letter for 29 People MOVIE	Self
1957	An Osaka Story MOVIE	Ichinosuke
1957	Daiei Studio is Bustling MOVIE	Self
1956	Flowery Hood 2 MOVIE	Self
1956	Tsukigata Hanpeita MOVIE	Shusaku Utsugi
1956	The Fiery Magistrate MOVIE	Self
1956	Flowery Hood MOVIE	Self
1956	The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations MOVIE	Minami Sanjirô
1956	Sisters of Gion MOVIE	Self
1956	Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan MOVIE	Tsunashiro
1956	Marathon Samurai MOVIE	Self
1956	Migratory Birds of the Flowers MOVIE	Self
1955	Thief and Magistrate MOVIE	Self
1955	The Dancer and Two Warriors MOVIE	Self
1955	A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love MOVIE	Self
1954	The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing MOVIE	Self
1954	The Great White Tiger Platoon MOVIE	Self

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