# Shintaro Katsu

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Japanese actor (1931–1997)

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Shintaro Katsu Shintaro Katsu in 1956 Born Toshio Okumura (1931-11-29)29 November 1931 Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan Died 21 June 1997(1997-06-21) (aged 65) Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan Occupations Actor, singer, producer, writer and director Spouse Tamao Nakamura

**Shintaro Katsu** ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): 勝 新太郎, [Hepburn](/source/Hepburn_romanization): **Katsu Shintarō**; 29 November 1931 – 21 June 1997) was a Japanese actor, singer, and filmmaker. He is known for starring in the [*Akumyo* series](/source/Akumy%C5%8D), the [*Hoodlum Soldier* series](/source/The_Hoodlum_Soldier), the [*Hanzo the Razor* series](/source/Hanzo_the_Razor), and the *[Zatoichi](/source/Zatoichi)* series.

## Life and career

Born **Toshio Okumura** (奥村 利夫 *Okumura Toshio*) on 29 November 1931. He was the son of Minoru Okumura (奥村 実), a noted [kabuki](/source/Kabuki) performer who went by the stage name Katsutōji Kineya (杵屋 勝東治) and who was renowned for his [nagauta](/source/Nagauta) and [shamisen](/source/Shamisen) skills. He was the younger brother of actor [Tomisaburo Wakayama](/source/Tomisaburo_Wakayama).

Shintaro Katsu began his career in entertainment as a [shamisen](/source/Shamisen) player. He switched to acting because he noticed it was better paid. In the 1960s he starred simultaneously in three long-running series of films, the [Akumyo series](/source/Akumyo_series), the [Hoodlum Soldier series](/source/The_Hoodlum_Soldier), and the [Zatoichi](/source/Zatoichi) series.

He played the role of blind masseur [Zatoichi](/source/Zatoichi) in a series of 25 films between 1962 and 1973, in 100 episodes across a four season television series from 1974 to 1979, and in a 26th and final film in 1989, which he also directed.[1]

In 1967, Katsu formed the company Katsu Productions.[2]

In 1972, Katsu Productions released the initial [chanbara](/source/Chanbara) film in a trilogy with the *Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice* based on a [gekiga](/source/Gekiga) by [Koike Kazuo](/source/Koike_Kazuo). *Hanzo the Razor: The Snare* would be released in 1973, and *Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?* in 1974.

Katsu had a troubled personal life. A heavy [drinker](/source/Alcoholic_beverage#Alcohol_consumption), Katsu had several brushes with the law over [drug use](/source/Recreational_drug_use) as well, including [marijuana](/source/Marijuana), [opium](/source/Opium) and [cocaine](/source/Cocaine) with arrests in 1978, 1990 and 1992.[3]

He had also developed a reputation as a troublemaker on set. When director [Akira Kurosawa](/source/Akira_Kurosawa) cast him for the lead role in *[Kagemusha](/source/Kagemusha)* (1980), Katsu left before the first day of shooting was over.[4] Though accounts differ as to the incident, the most consistent one details Katsu's clash with Kurosawa regarding bringing his own film crew to the set (to film Kurosawa in action for later exhibition to his own acting students).[5][6] Kurosawa is reputed to have taken great offense at this, resulting in Katsu's termination (he was replaced by [Tatsuya Nakadai](/source/Tatsuya_Nakadai)). In her book, *Waiting on the Weather*, about her experiences with director Kurosawa, script supervisor [Teruyo Nogami](/source/Teruyo_Nogami) chalks the differences between Katsu and Kurosawa up to a [personality clash](/source/Personality_clash) that had unfortunate artistic results.[7]

He was the husband of actress [Tamao Nakamura](/source/Tamao_Nakamura) (married in 1962), and father of actor Ryutaro Gan (*Gan Ryūtarō*).[8]

Stunt actor Yukio Kato was killed on the set of [the 26th *Zatoichi* film](/source/Zatoichi_(1989_film)) by Katsu's son, who was co-starring, when an actual sword was mistaken for a prop, fatally wounding Kato.

In her book, *Geisha, A Life*, [Kyoto](/source/Kyoto) [geisha](/source/Geisha) [Mineko Iwasaki](/source/Mineko_Iwasaki) claimed to have had a long time affair with Katsu, whom she calls by his given name, Toshio. The affair ended in 1976, and eventually the two became good friends until his death.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Katsu produced the [manga](/source/Manga)-based *[Lone Wolf and Cub](/source/Lone_Wolf_and_Cub)* (*[Kozure Okami](/source/Lone_Wolf_and_Cub)*) series of [jidaigeki](/source/Jidaigeki) films starring his brother [Tomisaburo Wakayama](/source/Tomisaburo_Wakayama), two of which were later compiled into the movie *[Shogun Assassin](/source/Shogun_Assassin)*, as well as co-writing, producing, and acting alongside his brother in the TV [jidaigeki](/source/Jidaigeki) series *[Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan](/source/Oshizamurai_Kiichih%C5%8Dgan)* (*Mute Samurai*) and *[Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun](/source/Ts%C5%ABkai!_K%C5%8Dchiyama_S%C5%8Dshun)*.

His other television work includes the police drama *[Keishi-K](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keishi-K&action=edit&redlink=1) [[Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q11632382#sitelinks-wikipedia)]* (*Superintendent K*) which he starred in (as Katsutoshi Gatsu), co-wrote, directed, and produced. His daughter, [Masami Okumura](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Masami_Okumura&action=edit&redlink=1) [[Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q127048325#sitelinks-wikipedia)], co-starred.

His film work includes the *[Hanzo the Razor](/source/Hanzo_the_Razor)* series as Detective Itami Hanzo. He was also an accomplished [shamisen](/source/Shamisen) player, as well as a vocalist, recording several albums in both pop and [Enka](/source/Enka).

He died of [pharyngeal cancer](/source/Pharyngeal_cancer) on 21 June 1997.

## Filmography

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### As actor

Year Title Japanese Romanization Character 1955 A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love 薔薇いくたびか Bara ikutabika Akira Takakura 1956 Migratory Birds of the Flowers 花の渡り鳥 Hana no Wataridori 1956 The Renyasai Yagyu Hidden Story 柳生連也斎 秘伝月影抄 Yagyū Ren'yasai Hidentsuki Kageshō 1956 Sisters of the Gion 祇園の姉妹 Gion no shimai 1956 まらそん侍 Marason zamurai 1956 Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi 怪猫五十三次 Kaibyo Gojusan-tsugi 1956 月形半平太 Tsukigata Hanpeita 1957 An Osaka Story 大阪物語 Osaka monogatari 1957 二十九人の喧嘩状 Nijūkyū-nin no Kenka-jō 1957 Ghost Cat of Yonaki Swamp 怪猫夜泣き沼 Kaibyo Yonaki numa 1958 Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion 日蓮と蒙古大襲来 Nichiren to mōko daishūrai 1958 The Gay Masquerade 弁天小僧 Benten kozō 1958 The Loyal 47 Ronin 忠臣蔵 Chūshingura 1958 Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred 怪猫呪いの壁 Kaibyō noroi no kabe 1959 Samurai Vendetta 薄桜記 Hakuōki 1959 関の弥太っぺ Seki no yatappe 1959 紅あざみ Beni azami 1959 Beauty Is Guilty 美貌に罪あり Bibō ni tsumi ari 1959 初春狸御殿 Hatsuharu tanuki gotten 1960 続次郎長富士 Zoku Jirocho Fuji 1960 The Demon of Mount Oe 大江山酒呑童子 Ooe-yama Shuten-dōji Watanabe no Tsuna 1960 Secrets of a Court Masseur also titled The Blind Menace and Agent Shiranui 不知火檢校 Shiranui kengyō 1960 月の出の決闘 Tsukinode no ketto 1961 水戸黄門海を渡る Mito komon umi o wataru 1961 風と雲と砦 Kaze to kumo to toride 1961 花くらべ狸道中 Hanakurabe tanuki dochu 1961 Blind Devotion みだれ髪 Midaregami 1961 Tough Guy 悪名 Akumyō Asakichi 1961 Buddha 釈迦 Shaka Devadatta 1961 Tough Guy, Part 2 続悪名 Zoku akumyo Asakichi 1962 The Whale God 鯨神 Kujira gami 1962 The Tale of Zatoichi 座頭市物語 Zatōichi monogatari Ichi 1962 New Bad Reputation 新悪名 Shin akumyo Asakichi 1962 The Great Wall 秦・始皇帝 Shin no shikōtei 1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues 続・座頭市物語 Zoku Zatōichi monogatari Ichi 1962 New Bad Reputation Continues 続・新悪名 Zoku shin akumyo Asakichi 1963 The Money Dance ど根性物語 銭の踊り Dokonjo monogatari – zeni no odori 1963 第三の悪名 Daisan no akumyo Asakichi 1963 An Actor's Revenge 雪之丞変化 Yukinojo henge 1963 New Tale of Zatoichi 新・座頭市物語 Shin Zatōichi monogatari Ichi 1963 悪名市場 Akumyo ichiba Asakichi 1963 Zatoichi The Fugitive 座頭市兇状旅 Zatōichi kyojo tabi Ichi 1963 悪名波止場 Akumyo hatoba Asakichi 1963 Zatoichi on the Road 座頭市喧嘩旅 Zatōichi kenka-tabi Ichi 1963 悪名一番 Akumyo ichiban Asakichi 1964 Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold 座頭市千両首 Zatōichi senryō-kubi Ichi 1964 駿河遊侠伝 賭場荒し Suruga yūkyōden: Toba arashi 1964 Zatoichi's Flashing Sword 座頭市あばれ凧 Zatōichi abare tako Ichi 1964 悪名太鼓 Akumyo daiko Asakichi 1964 駿河遊侠伝 破れ鉄火 Suruga yūkyōden yabure tekka 1964 Fight, Zatoichi, Fight 座頭市血笑旅 Zatōichi kesshō-tabi Ichi 1964 Kojiki Taishō 乞食大将 Kojiki taisho Gotō Matabei 1964 If You're Happy, Clap Your Hands 幸せなら手をたたこう Shiawasa nara te wo tatakou 1964 Adventures of Zatoichi 座頭市関所破り Zatōichi sekisho yaburi Ichi 1964 Rōnin-gai 1964 ど根性物語 図太い奴 Dokonjō monogatari: Zubutoiyatsu 1965 駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす Suruga yūkyōden: Dokyō garasu 1965 The Hoodlum Soldier 兵隊やくざ Heitai yakuza Kisaburo Omiya 1965 Zatoichi's Revenge 座頭市二段斬り Zatōichi nidan-kiri Ichi 1965 Akumyo nobori Asakichi 1965 Life of Matsu the Untamed 無法松の一生 Muhomatsu no issho 1965 Zatoichi and the Doomed Man 座頭市逆手斬り Zatōichi sakate giri Ichi 1965 悪名無敵 Akumyo muteki Asakichi 1965 Zatoichi and the Chess Expert 座頭市地獄旅 Zatōichi Jigoku tabi Ichi 1965 Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. 続・兵隊やくざ Zoku heitai yakuza Ichi 1966 悪名桜 Akumyo zakura Asakichi 1966 Zatoichi's Vengeance 座頭市の歌が聞える Zatōichi no uta ga kikoeru Ichi 1966 Zatoichi's Pilgrimage 座頭市海を渡る Zatōichi umi o wataru Ichi 1966 Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again 新・兵隊やくざ Shin heitai yakuza 1966 兵隊やくざ 脱獄 Heitai yakuza datsugoku 1966 兵隊やくざ 大脱走 Heitai yakuza daidassō 1967 The Hoodlum Priest やくざ坊主 Yakuza bozu 1967 兵隊やくざ 俺にまかせろ Heitai yakuza ore ni makasero 1967 Zatoichi's Cane Sword 座頭市鉄火旅 Zatōichi tekka tabi Ichi 1967 悪名一代 Akumyo ichidai Asakichi 1967 Zatoichi the Outlaw 座頭市牢破り Zatōichi rōyaburi Ichi 1967 Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack 兵隊やくざ 殴り込み Heitai yakuza nagurikomi 1967 Zatoichi Challenged 座頭市血煙り街道 Zatōichi chikemuri kaidō Ichi 1968 続やくざ坊主 Zoku yakuza bozu 1968 とむらい師たち Tomuraishi tachi 1968 兵隊やくざ 強奪 Heitai yakuza godatsu 1968 悪名十八番 Akumyo juhachi-ban Asakichi 1968 The Man Without a Map 燃えつきた地図 Moetsukita chizu 1968 Zatoichi and the Fugitives 座頭市果し状 Zatōichi hatashi-jō Ichi 1968 Samaritan Zatoichi 座頭市喧嘩太鼓 Zatōichi kenka-daiko Ichi 1969 Devil's Temple 鬼の棲む館 Oni no sumu yakata 1969 Hitokiri 人斬り Hitokiri Okada Izō 1969 The Magoichi Saga 尻啖え孫市 Shirikurae Magoichi Oda Nobunaga 1969 悪名一番勝負 Akumyo ichiban shobu Asakichi 1970 喧嘩屋一代 どでかい奴 Kenka ichidai: Dodekai yatsu 1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo 座頭市と用心棒 Zatōichi to Yōjinbō Ichi 1970 玄海遊侠伝 破れかぶれ Genkai yūkyōden: Yabure kabure 1970 Incident at Blood Pass 待ち伏せ Machibuse 1970 Yakuza Zessyō やくざ絶唱 Yakuza zessyō 1970 Zatoichi at the Fire Festival 座頭市あばれ火祭り Zatōichi abare-himatsuri Ichi 1970 Fuji sanchō 富士山頂 Fuji sanchō 1971 Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman 新座頭市・破れ！唐人剣 Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! Tojin-ken Ichi 1971 Inn of Evil いのちぼうにふろう Inochi bō ni furō 1971 The Gift of the Fox 狐のくれた赤ん坊 Kitsune no kureta akanbō 1971 Kaoyaku 顔役 Kaoyaku 1972 Zatoichi at Large 座頭市御用旅 Zatōichi goyō-tabi Ichi 1972 新・兵隊やくざ 火線 Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen 1972 Zatoichi in Desperation 新座頭市物語・折れた杖 Shin Zatōichi monogatari: Oreta tsue aka Ichi also director 1972 Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice 御用牙 Goyōkiba Hanzo Itami 1973 Mute Samurai 唖侍鬼一法眼 Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (TV series) Manji 1973 Zatoichi's Conspiracy 新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り Shin Zatōichi monogatari: Kasama no chimatsuri Ichi 1973 王将 Ōshō Sankichi Sakata 1973 Hanzo the Razor: The Snare 御用牙 かみそり半蔵地獄責め Goyōkiba: Kamisori Hanzō jigoku zeme Hanzo Itami 1974 The Homeless 無宿 Yadonashi 1974 Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? 御用牙 鬼の半蔵やわ肌小判 Goyōkiba: Oni no Hanzō yawahada koban Hanzo Itami 1974 Akumyo: Notorious Dragon 悪名 縄張荒らし Akumyo: shima arashiaka Asakichi 1974 Zatōichi monogatari (TV series) 座頭市物語 Zatōichi monogatari Ichi 1975 Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (TV series) 痛快!河内山宗俊 Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun Kōchiyama Sōshun 1983 迷走地図 Meiso chizu 1987 The one-eyed dragon Masamune (TV series) 独眼竜政宗 Dokuganryu Masamune Toyotomi Hideyoshi 1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 帝都物語 Teito Monogatari Shibusawa Eiichi 1989 Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally 座頭市 Zatōichi Ichi also director 1990 Saga of the Phoenix 孔雀王アシュラ伝説 Kujaku ō: Ashura densetsu 1990 Ronin Gai 浪人街 Rōnin-gai

### As producer

Year Title Japanese Romanization Role 1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Zatōichi to Yōjinbō producer 1970 Zatoichi at the Fire Festival Zatōichi abare-himatsuri producer 1971 Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! Tojin-ken producer 1971 Kaoyaku Kaoyaku executive producer 1972 Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice Goyōkiba producer 1972 Zatoichi at Large Zatōichi goyō-tabi producer 1972 New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen producer 1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance Kozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru producer 1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx Kozure Ōkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma producer 1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades Kozure Ōkami: Shinikazeni mukau ubaguruma producer 1972 Zatoichi in Desperation Shin Zatōichi monogatari: Oreta tsue producer 1973 Mute Samurai Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (TV series) executive producer 1973 Zatoichi's Conspiracy Shin Zatōichi monogatari: Kasama no chimatsuri 1973 Hanzo the Razor: The Snare Goyōkiba: Kamisori Hanzō jigoku zeme 1974 The Homeless Yadonashi producer 1974 Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? Goyōkiba: Oni no Hanzō yawahada koban producer 1974 Akumyo: Notorious Dragon Akumyo: shima arashiaka 1980 Shogun Assassin producer 1989 Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi Zatōichi

### As director

Year Title Japanese Romanization 1971 Kaoyaku Kaoyaku 1972 Zatoichi in Desperation Shin Zatōichi monogatari: Oreta tsue 1973 Mute Samurai Oshi samurai (TV series) 1974 Zatoichi Zatōichi monogatari (TV series) (episode "A Memorial Day and the Bell of Life") 1989 Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally Zatōichi

### As writer

Year Title Japanese Romanization 1970 Zatoichi at the Fire Festival Zatōichi abare-himatsuri 1971 Kaoyaku Kaoyaku 1989 Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally Zatōichi

### As himself

Year Film Film type 1978 The Blind Swordsman Documentary

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- [Shintaro Katsu](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441526/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Shintaro Katsu](http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0170060.htm) at the [Japanese Movie Database](/source/Japanese_Movie_Database) (in Japanese)

v t e Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor Masayuki Mori (1947) Chishū Ryū (1948) Takashi Shimura (1949) Shin Saburi (1950) Chishū Ryū (1951) Shin Saburi (1952) Ken Uehara (1953) So Yamamura (1954) Hisaya Morishige (1955) Keiji Sada (1956) Toshiro Mifune (1957) Keiju Kobayashi (1958) Eiji Funakoshi (1959) Keiju Kobayashi (1960) Tatsuya Nakadai (1961) Taiji Tonoyama (1962) Keiju Kobayashi (1963) Kō Nishimura (1964) Rentarō Mikuni (1965) Shoichi Ozawa (1966) Kunie Tanaka (1967) Minori Terada (1968) Kiyoshi Atsumi (1969) Hisashi Igawa (1970) Shintaro Katsu (1971) Takeo Chii (1972) Tetsurō Tamba (1973) Rentarō Mikuni (1974) Shin Saburi (1975) Tetsuya Watari (1976) Ken Takakura (1977) Ken Ogata (1978) Tomisaburo Wakayama (1979) Tatsuya Nakadai (1980) Takahiro Tamura (1981) Kō Nishimura (1982) Ken Ogata (1983) Tsutomu Yamazaki (1984) Kin'ya Kitaōji (1985) Eiji Okuda (1986) Masahiko Tsugawa (1987) Hajime Hana (1988) Rentarō Mikuni (1989) Masato Furuoya (1990) Masatoshi Nagase (1991) Kyōzō Nagatsuka (1992) Gorō Kishitani (1993) Eiji Okuda (1994) Koji Yakusho (1995) Koji Yakusho (1996) Yoshio Harada (1997) Masahiro Motoki (1998) Keiju Kobayashi (1999) Tadanobu Asano (2000) Tatsuya Mihashi (2001) Hiroyuki Sanada (2002) Toshiyuki Nishida (2003) Takeshi Kitano (2004) Tadanobu Asano (2005) Kōichi Satō (2006) Taichi Kokubun (2007) Hiroshi Abe (2008) Kenichi Matsuyama (2009) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2010) Mirai Moriyama (2011) Isao Natsuyagi (2012) Ryuhei Matsuda (2013) Go Ayano (2014) Shinya Tsukamoto (2015) Masahiro Motoki (2016) Masaki Suda (2017) Tasuku Emoto (2018) Ryo Narita (2019) Mirai Moriyama (2020) Takeru Satoh (2021) Kenji Sawada (2022) Ryohei Suzuki (2023)

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