Takeshi Katō

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Takeshi Katō (加藤 武 Katō Takeshi, 24 May 1929 – 31 July 2015) was a Japanese stage and film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films.

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Total trailers found: 139

The Gambling Monk Trailer (1963)

13 October 1963

One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral.

None But the Brave Trailer (1965)

24 February 1965

American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations.

Seven Samurai Trailer (1954)

26 April 1954

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

Mifune: The Last Samurai Trailer (2016)

02 December 2016

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity Trailer (1973)

13 January 1973

In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

Japan's Longest Day Trailer (1967)

03 August 1967

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender.

Four Days of Snow and Blood Trailer (1989)

17 June 1989

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military.

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project Trailer (2001)

18 August 2001

Mr. Takano, a company employee, announces plans to take an early retirement so he can return to his home town and spend his days fishing.

The Thick-Walled Room Trailer (1956)

31 October 1956

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

Night Scandal in Japan Trailer (1964)

12 March 1964

Mayumi Ogawa stars in the tale of a Turkey miss—basically a prostitute who services men in Turkish baths—whose plans to get rich in the stock market, open a beauty salon, and marry her sweetie are turned upside down by the arrival of her boyfriend-stealing half sister Mako Midori.

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi Trailer (1963)

12 May 1963

Odin: Starlight Mutiny Trailer (1985)

10 August 1985

Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight.

The Geisha House Trailer (1999)

15 January 1999

Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence.

Zero Trailer (1984)

11 August 1984

Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero.

Virgin Road Trailer (1989)

21 July 1989

Based on the comic book by Tatsuo Kanai

Ran Trailer (1985)

01 June 1985

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan.

The Spying Sorceress Trailer (1964)

12 December 1964

Second part of the series where sex magic skills of female and Iga ninjas clash over enourmous treasure of the Toyotomi family, discovered in connection with the plot to overthrow the shogunate.

Koto: The Ancient City Trailer (1980)

20 December 1980

Chieko (Momoe Yamaguchi) has been raised as the only child of parents who run a dry goods store. When Chieko was a middle-school student, she learned that her parents are not her biological parents.

Pigs and Battleships Trailer (1961)

21 January 1961

In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.

The Phoenix Trailer (1978)

12 August 1978

This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life.

The Tale of Genji Trailer (1991)

27 December 1991

TV movie based on the novel "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, which tells about the life of Prince Hikaru Genji, who was nicknamed "Shining" by people for his dazzling noble beauty.

Yojimbo Trailer (1961)

25 April 1961

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade.

High and Low Trailer (1963)

01 March 1963

In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake.

The Gate of Youth Trailer (1975)

15 February 1975

Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens.

The First Catch Trailer (1980)

27 December 1980

Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yûsuke Aoyagi.

Dora-heita Trailer (2000)

13 May 2000

A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.

Battle of the Japan Sea Trailer (1969)

01 August 1969

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan.

Ninja, A Band of Assassins Trailer (1962)

01 December 1962

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his task.

Love and Faith Trailer (1978)

03 June 1978

Sen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who advises warlord Hideyoshi in sixteenth-century feudal Japan.

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp Trailer (1982)

13 March 1982

This film stays very faithful to the original down to the smallest details, save for the kangaroo-rat that suddenly appears twenty minutes into the movie and subsequently follows Aladdin around, serving no purpose in the story but fulfilling the role of token animal mascot.

Location Trailer (1984)

22 September 1984

The melodramatic story of a pink crew’s tragi-comedic adventures on location. A fictionalized adaptation of set photographer Ichiro Tsuda's 1980 book The Location (Za Rokēshon), an illustrated 229-page document about the cameraman’s experiences with pink cast and crew on the sets of several films produced in the late 1970's.

Company Executives Trailer (1989)

10 June 1989

A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.

Whirlpool of Flesh Trailer (1964)

21 October 1964

During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched.

The Fir Trees Remain Trailer (1983)

01 December 1983

The 21-year-old feudal on Sendai, Tsunamune Date, was prohibited to go out in the daytime for his misbehavior during his short stay in Edo.

Tracing Jake Trailer (2004)

07 February 2004

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in many countries around the world.

Yume de aimasho Trailer (1962)

15 September 1962

1962 Japanese movie

House of Terrors Trailer (1965)

01 August 1965

A hunchbacked caretaker presides over a forlorn mansion inhabited by the ghosts of his previous masters.

An Inlet of Muddy Water Trailer (1953)

23 November 1953

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself in.

The Hidden Fortress Trailer (1958)

28 December 1958

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.

Throne of Blood Trailer (1957)

15 January 1957

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures.

Free and Easy 10 Trailer (1998)

08 August 1998

Su-san resigns after getting fed up with corporate life, but he finds himself back in familiar surroundings on his first assignment at a new job.

Free and Easy 18 Trailer (2007)

08 September 2007

Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up during his inaugural speech as the company chairman.

Free and Easy 4 Trailer (1991)

23 December 1991

Hama-chan and his wife are ecstatic about their long-awaited pregnancy. Meanwhile, Su-san's nephew joins Hama-chan's department at the company.

Queen Bee Trailer (1978)

11 February 1978

To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.

Scorpion Trailer (1967)

13 May 1967

Japanese drama film.

Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai Trailer (1971)

20 March 1971

Fighting Elegy Trailer (1966)

09 November 1966

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.

The Bad Sleep Well Trailer (1960)

19 September 1960

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi.

Noh Mask Murders Trailer (1991)

15 March 1991

The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater, his granddaughter or grandson.

This Madding Crowd Trailer (1962)

28 June 1962

Free and Easy 20: Final Trailer (2009)

26 December 2009

The Inugami Family Trailer (1976)

16 October 1976

When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.

Free and Easy 8 Trailer (1996)

10 August 1996

When Su-san invites his late friend's daughter to come along on a fishing trip, she falls in love with Hama-chan's fishing protégé.

Three Yakuza Trailer (1965)

22 May 1965

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics Trailer (1974)

15 January 1974

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.

For Kayako Trailer (1984)

10 November 1984

A film about the substantial population of Koreans living in Japan, and the love affair between Kayako, a Japanese girl, and Im, a Korean.

Free and Easy 5 Trailer (1992)

26 December 1992

Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.

Sword of the Beast Trailer (1965)

18 September 1965

Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot.

Two Lives, Two Yakuza Trailer (1964)

23 September 1964

An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an ambush.

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy Trailer (1972)

12 August 1972

Japanese youngsters enduring hard training in Recruit Camp and then going to Iwo Jima in the last days of World War II.