Katō Daisuke
Katō Daisuke ( Japanese 加 東 大 介 , actually Katō Tokunosuke ( 加藤 徳 之 助 ); * February 18, 1911 ; † July 31, 1975 ) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 films, including Kurosawa Akira's The Seven Samurai (as the faithful comrade Shichiroji), Rashomon , Yojimbo , Ikiru , and Hiroshi Inagaki's samurai trilogy .
Career
Katō Tokunosuke comes from a family of actors. His older brother is the actor Sawamura Kunitarō , his older sister Sawamura Sadako . In 1933 he became a member of the Zenshinza Theater Company and appeared under the stage name Ichikawa Enji ( 市 川 莚 司 ) in a number of plays and films, including Mizoguchi Kenji's 47 Rōnin . After the end of World War II , he returned from New Guinea to Japan and performed under the name Katō Daisuke.
family
Katō's nephews are the actors Tsugawa Masahiko and Nagato Hiroyuki . His son Katō Haruyuki married the costume designer and daughter of Kurosawa Akira, Kurosawa Kazuko .
Filmography (selection)
- 47 Rōnin (元 禄 忠臣 蔵 Genroku chushingura) (1941–1942)
- Rashomon (羅 生 門 Rashōmon) (1950)
- Really Live Once (生 き る Ikiru) (1952)
- The life of Mrs. Oharu (西 鶴 一代 女 Saikaku Ichidai Onna) (1952)
- The Seven Samurai (七 人 の 侍 Shichinin no Samurai) (1954)
- Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō (続 宮本 武 蔵 一 乗 寺 の 決 闘 Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō) (1955)
- Yojimbo (用心 棒 Yōjinbō) (1961)
- An Autumn Afternoon (秋刀魚 の 味 Samma no aji) (1962)
Web links
- Katō Daisuke in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Kōdansha: Katō Daisuke. Retrieved May 22, 2015 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Katō, Daisuke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 加 東 大 介 (Japanese); 加藤 徳 之 助 (Japanese, real name); Katō Tokunosuke (real name); 市 川 莚 司 (Japanese, stage name); Ichikawa Enji (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1911 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1975 |