Gō Katō Explained

Gō Katō
Birth Date:	1938 2, df=y
Birth Place:	Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1962–2018
Spouse:	Makiko Itō

was a Japanese entertainer and actor.^[1]

Katō starred in the long-running TV series Ōoka Echizen (1970~2006).

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The son of an elementary school principal, Katō studied literature and theatre. As an actor, he made his film debut in 1964. Katō rose in popularity through his role as Toshiro Mifune's son in Samurai Rebellion. He performed some of his most famous roles in films directed by Kei Kumai, such as The Long Darkness (1972), Cape of North (1976) and Death of a Tea Master (1989).

Katō played the lead role in two Taiga dramas, Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976) and Shishi no jidai (1980).

He died on 18 June 2018.^[2]

Films

• A Legend or Was It? (1963) - Hideyuki Sonobe^[3]
• The Scent of Incense (1964) - Ezaki
• Sword of the Beast (1965) - Jurata Yamane
• Samurai Rebellion (1967) - Yogoro Sasahara
• Men and War Part I (1970) - Tatsuo Hattori^[4]
• Men and War Part II (1971) - Tatsuo Hattori^[5]
• Shinobu Kawa (1972) - Tetsuro
• Long Journey into Love (1973) - Yōzō
• Castle of Sand (1974) - Eiryo Waga
• Cape of North (1976) - Mitsuo
• Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978) - Okubo Sadonokami
• Demon Pond (1979) - Akira Hagiwara
• Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986) - Yoshiaki Fujita
• Death of a Tea Master (1989) - Oribe Furuta
• Bloom in the Moonlight (1993) - Yoshihiro Taki
• Anne no Nikki (1995) - Otto Frank
• The Unbroken (2009) - the Prime Minister Yasushi Tonegawa
• The Great Passage (2013) - Tomosuke Matsumoto
• Color Me True (2018) - old Kenji (his final role)

TV dramas

• Kenkaku Shōbai (1973) - Akiyama Daijirō
• Ōoka Echizen (1970-1999, TBS) - Ōoka Tadasuke
• Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976, NHK) - Taira no Masakado
• Sekigahara (1981, TBS) - Ishida Mitsunari
• Sosa Kenji Ukon Makoto no Satsujin Chosho (June 10, 2000, TV Asahi) - Makoto Ukon
• Sosa Kenji Ukon Makoto no Satsujin Chosho 2 (December 9, 2000, TV Asahi) - Makoto Ukon
• Sosa Kenji Ukon Makoto no Satsujin Chosho 3 (2005) - Makoto Ukon
• Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009-2011, NHK) - Itō Hirobumi
• Yuriko-san no Ehon (2016, NHK) - Nobutsuna Sasaki
• Ōoka Echizen (2016, NHK) - Kazama Gorōzaemon

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (2001)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2008)

References

1. News: MOVIE REVIEWS A PAEAN TO OLD-FASHIONED FAMILY LIFE . 2011-04-01 . Kevin . Thomas . July 18, 1986 . 2012-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106084349/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57982758.html?dids=57982758:57982758&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+18,+1986&author=KEVIN+THOMAS&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=MOVIE+REVIEWS+A+PAEAN+TO+OLD-FASHIONED+FAMILY+LIFE&pqatl=google . dead .
2. News: 加藤剛さん死去 ８０歳 時代劇「大岡越前」、映画「砂の器」など出演 -. 8 July 2018 . スポニチ Sponichi Annex . ja.
3. Web site: 死闘の伝説. June 28, 2023. eiga.com.
4. Web site: 戦争と人間. October 8, 2023. eiga.com.
5. Web site: 戦争と人間 第二部・愛と悲しみの山河. October 8, 2023. eiga.com.

External links

• Profile at Haiyuza (in Japanese)