Shintarō Katsu
Popularity:7.295
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1931-11-29
Place of Birth:Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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Also Known As:Toshio Okumura, Katsumaru Kineya, Shintarô Katsu, Shintaro Katsu, Синтаро Кацу, 胜新太郎
Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of...
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town...
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After...
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords (1964)
The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will...
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen...
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the...
Teppo Yasu no Shogai (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a...
Tenchu! (1969)
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life (1970)
Soft-Boiled Goro is a 1970 film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering (1962)
1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring...
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in...
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries....
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. He...
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974)
Hanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects with Heisuke Takei a friend from his youth, offers...
Travels of Lord Mito (1958)
Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip to various provinces with his students...
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after...
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have...
Sabakareru Echizen no kami (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.
The Great Wall (1962)
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted...
The Fiery Magistrate (1956)
Film adaption by Kenji Misumi
The Blind Menace (1960)
This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi
Dynamite Doctor (1966)
Film by director Kenji Misumi
Dynamite Doctor Returns (1966)
Second movie in the yoidore hakase serie
Drunken Harbor (1966)
Third film of the yoidore hakase series
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her,...
Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of...
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a...
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a...
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours...
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader who has disappeared. As he helps her investigate...
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged...
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to...
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After...
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies. He takes the...
Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned...
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel -...
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same...
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
The reincarnation of a 10th century Japanese general haunts 1920's Tokyo.
The Man Without a Map (1968)
A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, the detective's own life begins to resemble the man...
Easy Money (1970)
An action-comedy about three men who try to bilk money out of gambling dens.
Samurai Vendetta (1959)
Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous...
Kaoyaku (1971)
A detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal.
Ronin-gai (1990)
Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel...
Devil's Temple (1969)
An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women,...
Jirocho Fuji (1959)
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.
Enchanted Princess (1959)
Once upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken father. One day after they disguised themselves as...
The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and...
The Bogus Policeman (1967)
Toramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is dismissed the force when his pistol is stolen while...
The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (1958)
When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall....
The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing (1954)
A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim.
Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp (1957)
A remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).
Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi (1956)
A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks revenge, he finds Namiji's cat...
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (1974)
About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family...
Buddha (1961)
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha...
Hoodlum Soldier (1965)
A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an...
The Magoichi Saga (1969)
Lord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi and his 3.000 gunners.
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (1956)
It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars...
The Homeless (1974)
Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest brothel. There they make the...
Life of Matsu the Untamed (1965)
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.
Saga of the Phoenix (1989)
Hell Virgin is granted permission to live on earth for 7 days, if she promises not to cause armageddon whilst she's there. She accepts and tries to...
The Whale God (1962)
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
Yokosuka Navy Prison (1973)
When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is sent to the Yokosuka Naval Prison.
Beauty the Enemy (1959)
In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.
Three Young Samurai (1961)
During Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after Takeda Shingen's forces overran their castle. When...
An Ode to Yakuza (1970)
Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her...
The Women of Osaka Castle (1983)
A television drama aired on November 3, 1983 as a special project to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Yomiuri Television and the...
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders...
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the...
The Gay Masquerade (1958)
The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo...
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (1960)
The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome...
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo (1961)
Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's journey to the land of the Ainu. As the shogun's...
The Blind Swordsman (1978)
A documentary about the character created for a series of Japanese films starring Shintaro Katsu. There are behind-the-scenes interviews on the set...
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (1955)
A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
The Great White Tiger Platoon (1954)
The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa...
Tough Guy (1961)
Asakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss. When Kotoito, the geisha Asakichi is in love with,...
The Life of Buddha (1961)
A re-edited, feature length compilation of the two parts of Ôfuji's The Great Sage Shakyamuni Buddha - the culmination of Noburô...
The Two Musashis (1960)
During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the finest swordsman in the land by defeating the Yagyu...
An Osaka Story (1957)
A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it...
The Funeral Racket (1968)
The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.
Blind Devotion (1961)
Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.
The Money Dance (1964)
Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him...
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut (1961)
The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.
Inn of Evil (1971)
The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an...
The Hoodlum Priest (1967)
The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and...
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint (1968)
It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Katsu Shintaro as he tries to help a woman who...
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972)
Born Fighter (1970)
Story about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city.
The Last Betrayal (1960)
A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
Rabble Tactics (1963)
The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are...
Vagabonds from Badgerville (1961)
A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.
Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman (1957)
Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through...
Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging (1968)
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men (1965)
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend (1967)
Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo (1963)
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again (1965)
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty (1968)
Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956)
During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the...
Daiei Studio is Bustling (1957)
A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
The Thieves' Who's Who (1966)
In the book of the world's greatest rogues, the number one man can only be one person.
Oniisan to oneesan (1961)
A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.
Marathon Samurai (1956)
The TV drama of Ima Harube was adapted by Yagi Ryuichiro ("Komuso Henge"), directed by Mori Issei ("I Am Fujikichirou"), and cinematographed by Honda...
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972)
Keishi-K (1980)
" Keishi-K " is a detective drama directed and starring Shintaro Katsu. This drama tells the story of Inspector Katsutoshi Gatsu, a hammy detective,...
Priest of Darkness (1975)
Kōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters of the Tokugawa shogunate but he works behind the...
Zatoichi monogatari (1974)
Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.
Mute Samurai (1973)
A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before....
Celebrity Talk Show (1970)
Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.
Celebrity Talk Show (1970)
Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.
Celebrity Talk Show (1970)
A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before....
Celebrity Talk Show (1970)
A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before....
Celebrity Talk Show (1970)
A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before....
Celebrity Talk Show (1970)
" Keishi-K " is a detective drama directed and starring Shintaro Katsu. This drama tells the story of Inspector Katsutoshi Gatsu, a hammy detective,...
Celebrity Talk Show (1970)
" Keishi-K " is a detective drama directed and starring Shintaro Katsu. This drama tells the story of Inspector Katsutoshi Gatsu, a hammy detective,...
Celebrity Talk Show (1970)
Kōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters of the Tokugawa shogunate but he works behind the...
Celebrity Talk Show (1970)
" Keishi-K " is a detective drama directed and starring Shintaro Katsu. This drama tells the story of Inspector Katsutoshi Gatsu, a hammy detective,...