Where to watch Takeshi Katō in the UK

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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.

Acting
Born 24 May 1929
Died 31 July 2015 (age 86)
Tokyo, Japan
162 credits

Takeshi Katō films streaming in the UK

Most-watched films featuring Takeshi Katō, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.

Seven Samurai

1954 · ★ 8.4

as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

as Guard killed by Washizu

The Hidden Fortress

1958 · ★ 8.0

as Samurai (uncredited)

as Professor Yamashiro

Godzilla 1985

1985 · ★ 6.8

as Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka

as Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973 · ★ 7.0

as Noboru Uchimoto

Takeshi Katō TV shows streaming in the UK

Selected TV credits featuring Takeshi Katō.

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Natchan no shashinkan

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

1983

Cast

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Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Kahei Nirei
Seven Samurai (1954) as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Kimi no na wa (1991) as 永橋
High and Low (1963) as Detective Nakao
Ran (1985) as Koyota Hatakeyama
Choudenshi Bioman (1984) as Takashi
Akō Rōshi (1964) as Horibe Yasubee
Life of a Flower (1963) as Kaneko Magojiro
Yojimbo (1961) as Ronin Kobuhachi
Natchan no shashinkan (1980) as 父・西城賢輔
Throne of Blood (1957) as Guard killed by Washizu
The Hidden Fortress (1958) as Samurai (uncredited)
Iki no Iiyatsu (1987) Cast
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Itakura
Hana no Asuka-gumi! (1988) as Shinomiya
Japan Sinks (2006) as Professor Yamashiro
Godzilla 1985 (1985) as Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka
XX: Beautiful Weapon (1993) as Yasuhiro Kokubu
Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) as Noboru Uchimoto
The Inugami Family (1976) as Police Chief Tachibana
The Gambling Monk (1963) Cast
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) as Noburo Uchimoto
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) as Noburo Uchimoto
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) as Chief of Staff Officer Kato
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin (1983) Cast
Island of Hell (1977) as Inspector Todoroki
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) as Kohei Kashi
Pigs and Battleships (1961) as Ohachi
Queen Bee (1978) as Detective Todoroki
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963) Cast
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982) as Grand Wazir (voice)
Odin: Starlight Mutiny (1985) as Takeshi Suzuka
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji (2001) Cast
Foundry Town (1962) as Mr. Noda
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962) as Uenoyama
Dora-heita (2000) as Toneri Uchijima
Fighting Elegy (1966) Cast
Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) as Todoroki Shochô
Company Executives (1989) Cast

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Most-watched Takeshi Katō films currently: Seven Samurai (1954), High and Low (1963), Ran (1985), Yojimbo (1961), Throne of Blood (1957).

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Selected TV credits: Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983), Kimi no na wa (1991), Choudenshi Bioman (1984), Akō Rōshi (1964), Life of a Flower (1963).

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