
Shintarō Katsu
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 29, 1931
- Died
- June 21, 1997 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known For

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Shogun Assassin

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

New Tale of Zatoichi

An Actor's Revenge

Zatoichi on the Road

Zatoichi the Fugitive

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Filmography

Anata mo watashi mo o toshigoro
Movie

Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon
Movie

Ronin-gai
Movie · as Goemon

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Movie · as Zatoichi

Saga of the Phoenix
Movie · as Jiku Ajari

Celebrity Talk Show
TV · as 胜新太郎 · 1 ep

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Movie · as Eichi Shibusawa

The Women of Osaka Castle
Movie · as Oda Nobunaga

The Politicians
Movie · as Masaki Teranishi

Keishi-K
TV · 13 eps

The Blind Swordsman
Movie · as Self

Priest of Darkness
TV · as Kōchiyama Sōshun · 26 eps

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
Movie · as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
Movie · as Asakichi

The Homeless
Movie · as Genzo Komagen

Zatoichi Monogatari
TV · as Zatoichi · 100 eps

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Movie · as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Movie · as Zatoichi

Yokosuka Navy Prison
Movie

The King
Movie · as Sankichi Sakata

Mute Samurai
TV · as Manji · 26 eps

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Movie · as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

Zatoichi at Large
Movie · as Zatoichi

Zatoichi in Desperation
Movie · as Zatoichi

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
Movie · as Kisaburo Omiya

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Movie · as Zatoichi

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Movie

The Gift of the Fox
Movie

Kaoyaku
Movie · as Ryota Tachibana

Inn of Evil
Movie · as Wanderer

The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Movie · as Asakichi

Incident at Blood Pass
Movie · as Gentetsu

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Movie · as Zatoichi

Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
Movie

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Movie · as Zatoichi

Easy Money
Movie

An Ode to Yakuza
Movie · as Minoru Tatematsu

Born Fighter
Movie · as Isokichi Yoshida

Kanto Woman Infamy
Movie

Tenchu!
Movie · as Izo Okada

Devil's Temple
Movie · as Mumyo Taro

The Magoichi Saga
Movie · as Oda Nobunaga

Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best
Movie · as Asakichi

手錠無用
Movie

Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Movie · as Zatoichi

Samaritan Zatoichi
Movie · as Zatoichi

The Man Without a Map
Movie · as Detective

The Funeral Racket
Movie · as Ganmen

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Movie · as Ryuzen

Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
Movie · as Kisaburo Omiya

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Movie

Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Movie · as Zatoichi

Zatoichi the Outlaw
Movie · as Zatoichi

Zatoichi Challenged
Movie · as Zatoichi

The Bogus Policeman
Movie

The Hoodlum Priest
Movie · as Ryuzen

Five Star Private
Movie · as Kisaburo Omiya

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
Movie · as Kisaburo Omiya

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
Movie · as Asakichi

Omnibus
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Zatoichi's Vengeance
Movie · as Zatoichi

Dynamite Doctor
Movie · as Denjirô Daimatsu

Dynamite Doctor Returns
Movie · as Denjirô Daimatsu

Drunken Harbor
Movie · as Gyoro-matsu

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Movie · as Zatoichi

The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
Movie · as Kisaburo Omiya

The Front Line Showdown
Movie · as Kisaburo Omiya

Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
Movie · as Kisaburo Omiya

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
Movie · as Asakichi

The Thieves' Who's Who
Movie · as Banzuke

Zatoichi's Revenge
Movie · as Zatoichi

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Movie · as Zatoichi

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Movie · as Zatoichi

Hoodlum Soldier
Movie · as Kisaburo Omiya

Life of Matsu the Untamed
Movie · as Matsugorô Tomishima

Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.
Movie · as Kisaburo Omiya

Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
Movie · as Asakichi

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
Movie · as Asakichi

駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
Movie

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
Movie · as Jirocho

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Movie · as Zatoichi

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Movie · as Zatoichi

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Movie · as Zatoichi

Adventures of Zatoichi
Movie · as Zatoichi

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Movie

The Beggar General
Movie

The Money Dance
Movie · as Hapyaku Machida

Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Movie · as Asakichi

An Actor's Revenge
Movie · as Hojin

New Tale of Zatoichi
Movie · as Zatoichi

Zatoichi the Fugitive
Movie · as Zatoichi

Zatoichi on the Road
Movie · as Zatoichi

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
Movie · as Asakichi

Rabble Tactics
Movie · as Mohei

Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo
Movie · as Asakichi

Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
Movie · as Asakichi

Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
Movie · as Asakichi

Yaburegasa Choan
Movie

A Life of Bad Temper
Movie

Keshin
Movie

Teppo Yasu no Shogai
Movie

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Movie

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
Movie

The Tale of Zatoichi
Movie · as Zatôichi

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Movie · as Zatoichi

Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Movie

The Great Wall
Movie · as Emperor Qin Shi Huang

The Whale God
Movie · as Kishu

The Notorious Man's Return
Movie · as Asakichi

New Bad Reputation Continues
Movie · as Asakichi

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Movie

The Actress and the Three Rascals
Movie

Buddha
Movie · as Devadatta

Three Young Samurai
Movie

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Movie · as Kaku-san

Tough Guy
Movie · as Asakichi

The Life of Buddha
Movie

Blind Devotion
Movie · as Aikichi

Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
Movie · as Sasaki Kojiro

Vagabonds from Badgerville
Movie

Bad Reputation Returns
Movie · as Asakichi

Oniisan to oneesan
Movie

Tobidashita onna daimyō
Movie

Kenka fuji
Movie

Dodonpa suikoden
Movie

The Blind Menace
Movie · as Suginoichi

The Demon of Mount Oe
Movie · as Watanabe-no-Tsuna

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Movie

The Two Musashis
Movie

The Last Betrayal
Movie · as Takabayashi

Tsukinode no ketto
Movie · as Asakichi

Fūun shōgidani
Movie

Yosakoi sandogasa
Movie

Hitohada jumon
Movie

Gentarō fune
Movie

Tōkaidō chakkiri musume
Movie

Genroku onna daimyō
Movie

Samurai Vendetta
Movie · as Nakayama Yasubei

Jirocho Fuji
Movie · as Mori no Ishimatsu

Enchanted Princess
Movie · as Kurisuke

Beauty the Enemy
Movie · as Fujikawa

The Lord Pretends
Movie · as Koheita Mochizuki

Jōen
Movie

Tenryū no karasu
Movie

Beni azami
Movie

Chiyoda Castle in Flames
Movie

Naruto no hanayome
Movie

Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri
Movie

Seki no Yatappe
Movie

Travels of Lord Mito
Movie · as Sutekichi

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
Movie

Hana no yukyo-den
Movie

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Movie · as Shijo Kingo

The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie · as Genzô Akagaki

The Gay Masquerade
Movie · as Toyama Saemonnojo

The Magnificent Five
Movie
Okesa karasu
Movie

Yōkina nakama
Movie

Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono
Movie

Fūraibō ichiban shōbu
Movie

Tōkaidō no yarōdomo
Movie

Chi mojisen
Movie

Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
Movie

An Osaka Story
Movie · as Ichinosuke

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
Movie · as Mori no Ishimatsu

Daiei Studio is Bustling
Movie

Fighting Letter for 29 People
Movie

Ninjō misui
Movie

Red Signal
Movie
Ōtotsu gankutsuō
Movie
Ōedo ninki otoko
Movie

Shiranui zukin
Movie

Shimizukō kenka tabi
Movie

The Fiery Magistrate
Movie

Sisters of Gion
Movie

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
Movie · as Minami Sanjirô
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
Movie · as Tsunashiro

Tsukigata Hanpeita
Movie · as Shusaku Utsugi

Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Movie

Flowery Hood 2
Movie

Flowery Hood
Movie

Marathon Samurai
Movie

New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune
Movie

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
Movie

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
Movie

Haha shirayuki
Movie

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Movie

Thief and Magistrate
Movie

The Dancer and Two Warriors
Movie
Kago de iku no wa
Movie

Hanazakari otoko ichidai
Movie

Tenka o nerau bishōnen
Movie

The Shadow That Kills the Moon
Movie

Hana no nijū hachinin shū
Movie

The Rust Cleaner Sings
Movie

Akutarō uridasu
Movie

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing
Movie

The Great White Tiger Platoon
Movie

Otomi-san
Movie