Cast & creator
Shintarō Katsu
Best known for Omnibus, Celebrity Talk Show, Zatoichi Monogatari
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.
Also known as: Toshio Okumura, Katsumaru Kineya, Shintarô Katsu, Shintaro Katsu, Синтаро Кацу
198
film credits
16
television credits
180
1954–1990 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (214)
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Omnibus
Self
1967
Celebrity Talk Show
胜新太郎
1989
Zatoichi Monogatari
Zatoichi
1974Zatoichi Monogatari
Director
1974Zatoichi Monogatari
Songs
1974Zatoichi Monogatari
Writer
1974
Mute Samurai
Manji
1973Mute Samurai
Theme Song Performance
1973Mute Samurai
Producer
1973Mute Samurai
Director
1973
Shogun Assassin
Producer
1980
Priest of Darkness
Kōchiyama Sōshun
1975Priest of Darkness
Director
1975
Keishi-K
1980Keishi-K
Director
1980Keishi-K
Writer
1980Keishi-K
Creator
1980
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Producer
1972
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
1972Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Producer
1972
Ronin-gai
Goemon
1990
Hana no nijū hachinin shū
1955
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi
1970Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Producer
1970
Haha shirayuki
1956
Anata mo watashi mo o toshigoro
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Zatoichi
1989Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Director
1989Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Screenplay
1989Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Producer
1989
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
1956
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Producer
1972
Tenchu!
Izo Okada
1969
The Rust Cleaner Sings
1955
Red Signal
1957
The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954
The Tale of Zatoichi
Zatôichi
1962
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
1956
Tenka o nerau bishōnen
1955
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Zatoichi
1968
Akutarō uridasu
1955
The Shadow That Kills the Moon
1955
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi
1971Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Producer
1971
Hanazakari otoko ichidai
1955
Saga of the Phoenix
Jiku Ajari
1989
Zatoichi at Large
Zatoichi
1972Zatoichi at Large
Producer
1972
Otomi-san
1954
New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune
1956
Yokosuka Navy Prison
1973
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Eichi Shibusawa
1988
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Producer
1972
An Actor's Revenge
Hojin
1963
New Tale of Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1963Kago de iku no wa
1955
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Zatoichi
1962
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Zatoichi
1964
Inn of Evil
Wanderer
1971
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi
1967
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi
1966
Three Young Samurai
1961
Zatoichi Challenged
Zatoichi
1967
Zatoichi's Revenge
Zatoichi
1965
Buddha
Devadatta
1961
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Zatoichi
1965
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Zatoichi
1963
Zatoichi in Desperation
Zatoichi
1972Zatoichi in Desperation
Director
1972Zatoichi in Desperation
Producer
1972
Zatoichi on the Road
Zatoichi
1963
Samaritan Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1968
An Osaka Story
Ichinosuke
1957
The Magoichi Saga
Oda Nobunaga
1969
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi
1966
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Zatoichi
1964
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Zatoichi
1970Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Producer
1970Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Screenplay
1970
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Zatoichi
1964
Dynamite Doctor
Denjirô Daimatsu
1966
Kaoyaku
Ryota Tachibana
1971Kaoyaku
Director
1971Kaoyaku
Executive Producer
1971Kaoyaku
Screenplay
1971
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi
1973Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Producer
1973
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
1973Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Producer
1973Ōtotsu gankutsuō
1957
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Zatoichi
1965
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
1974Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
Producer
1974
The Great Wall
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
1962
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Asakichi
1970
Adventures of Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1964
Zatoichi the Outlaw
Zatoichi
1967
The Funeral Racket
Ganmen
1968
Ninjō misui
1957
The King
Sankichi Sakata
1973
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
Asakichi
1974
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Genzô Akagaki
1958
The Whale God
Kishu
1962
The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing
1954
Jōen
1959
Devil's Temple
Mumyo Taro
1969
Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
Mori no Ishimatsu
1957
The Homeless
Genzo Komagen
1974The Homeless
Producer
1974
The Man Without a Map
Detective
1968
Incident at Blood Pass
Gentetsu
1970
An Ode to Yakuza
Minoru Tatematsu
1970
The Hoodlum Priest
Ryuzen
1967
Enchanted Princess
Kurisuke
1959
The Women of Osaka Castle
Oda Nobunaga
1983
Jirocho Fuji
Mori no Ishimatsu
1959
Beauty the Enemy
Fujikawa
1959
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Sisters of Gion
1956
The Demon of Mount Oe
Watanabe-no-Tsuna
1960
The Politicians
Masaki Teranishi
1983
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962
Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
1957
Hoodlum Soldier
Kisaburo Omiya
1965
The Fighters
Producer
1974
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964
Blind Devotion
Aikichi
1961
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
Samurai Vendetta
Nakayama Yasubei
1959
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Denjirô Daimatsu
1966
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Shijo Kingo
1958
The Two Musashis
1960
Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
Kisaburo Omiya
1967
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
1970
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
The Gay Masquerade
Toyama Saemonnojo
1958
Born Fighter
Isokichi Yoshida
1970
The Lord Pretends
Koheita Mochizuki
1959
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
1963
Flowery Hood 2
1956
Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best
Asakichi
1969
The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
Teppo Yasu no Shogai
1962
The Blind Menace
Suginoichi
1960
New Bad Reputation Continues
Asakichi
1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
The Gift of the Fox
1971
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Shusaku Utsugi
1956
Flowery Hood
1956
The Money Dance
Hapyaku Machida
1964
Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
Kisaburo Omiya
1966
The Thieves' Who's Who
Banzuke
1966
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
Asakichi
1963
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
Asakichi
1967
Travels of Lord Mito
Sutekichi
1958
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Ryuzen
1968
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
Jirocho
1964
Life of Matsu the Untamed
Matsugorô Tomishima
1965Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
Drunken Harbor
Gyoro-matsu
1966
Oniisan to oneesan
1961
Rabble Tactics
Mohei
1963
The Front Line Showdown
Kisaburo Omiya
1966
Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo
Asakichi
1963
The Life of Buddha
1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Kaku-san
1961
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
1965
Bad Reputation Returns
Asakichi
1961
Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
Kisaburo Omiya
1968
The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
1958
The Bogus Policeman
1967
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
Asakichi
1965
The Notorious Man's Return
Asakichi
1962
手錠無用
1969
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971
Easy Money
1970
Marathon Samurai
1956
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
The Fiery Magistrate
1956
The Blind Swordsman
Self
1978
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
1962
Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961
Five Star Private
Kisaburo Omiya
1967
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968Ōedo ninki otoko
1957
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
Asakichi
1963
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
Kisaburo Omiya
1972New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
Producer
1972
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Asakichi
1964
The Magnificent Five
1958
Keshin
1962
Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.
Kisaburo Omiya
1965Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
Tsunashiro
1956
The Beggar General
1964
Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
Asakichi
1966
Thief and Magistrate
1955
Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
Minami Sanjirô
1956
The Last Betrayal
Takabayashi
1960
Tough Guy
Asakichi
1961
The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
Kisaburo Omiya
1966
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
Asakichi
1965
Tsukinode no ketto
Asakichi
1960
Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
Sasaki Kojiro
1961
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956新 座頭市第14話雪の別れ路
Shimizukō kenka tabi
1957
Shiranui zukin
1957
Yōkina nakama
1958Okesa karasu
1958