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Yoshi Katô

Yoshi Katô

Actor · Died March 1, 1988, aged 75 · Tokyo, Japan

Yoshi Katô was born on 12 January 1913 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Tampopo (1985), Furusato (1983) and The Fall of Ako Castle (1978). He was married to Isuzu Yamada. He died on 1 March 1988.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 12, 1913
Died
March 1, 1988 (aged 75)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 287 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Yoshi Katô's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Survival
19%
Morality
14%
Self
12%
Power
11%
Ideas
11%
Society
10%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 6

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
10
Dread
6
Contemplative
6
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yoshi Katô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshi Katô's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

287 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Yen Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Tokijiro

  • An Early Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Story of Hachikō(1987)

    as Kondo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Spectacle of Buds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Minamoto

  • Tampopo(1985)

    as Noodle-making Master

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Nezumi Kozō kaitō den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Hometown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Denzo

  • The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Kyôdan(1982)

    as Seisaku Araki

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ekisutora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • A Woman in Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The Black Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Aoba gakuen monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Terrifying Man-eating Shark Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • May Love Be Restored(1980)

    as Shogen

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hunter in the Dark(1979)

    as Zenzaemon

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hell(1979)

    as Haruichi Yamao

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • So Soft, So Cunning(1979)

    as Kunio Takagi

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vengeance Is Mine(1979)

    as Kyohei Kawashima

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Jido

  • Rika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Ore wa Ueno no puresurī (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Lord Mito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Taibei

  • The Fall of Ako Castle(1978)

    as Yahei Horibe

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Doctor

  • The Okinawa War of Ten Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • The White Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 31 episodes · as 大河内清作

  • I Am A Man of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Ballad of Orin(1977)

    as Isuke

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Village of Eight Gravestones(1977)

    as Igawa Ushimatsu

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mount Hakkoda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sakuemon

  • The Corporation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Harada

  • Please Hire Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Roads Men Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Tsujimoto

  • Dragon Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • 松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as 西秀太郎

  • A Bird of Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Main Line to Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Solar Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Chief Public Prosecutor

  • Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees(1975)

    as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Great Jailbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Kazami

  • Without Complaint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Virgin Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Chiaki's father

  • The Castle of Sand(1974)

    as Chiyokichi Motoura

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Beast Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Himiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Ohkimi

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons(1973)

    as Kuroda Naritaka

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Men and War III: The Final Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Koichiro Amemiya

  • Miyamoto Musashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Sado Nagaoka

  • Hiroshima Death Match(1973)

    as Choji Otomo

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Internal Sleuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Etsuko's Father-in-Law

  • The Wanderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Michinari Shibatsuji

  • The Fearless Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Professional Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • My Voiceless Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance(1972)

    as Danjô Tonami

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Kogarashi Monjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Jiroemon

  • Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Old man

  • Blood Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Kōnosuke Ushio

  • Patience Has An End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Blood for Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • A Woman Called En (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Challenge at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • 花も実もある為五郎 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Shadow of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Just for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Takita

  • Inside a Girl's Dormitory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The All-Out Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • An Ode to Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father

  • Sex Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Blind Woman's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Jutaro Mitsui

  • Okinawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • River Without a Bridge Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Rainbow Over Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Priest

  • Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Tokujiro Kuranari

  • Gambling Den Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Second generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Married Woman: Another Law of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Sea Anemone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Love and Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Komiya (segment "Abe Sada jiken")

  • Bloody Territories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Kôjirô Oonogi, Oonogi Clan boss

  • Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Japan Organized Crime Boss(1969)

    as Yasokichi Kamiyama

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Broken Swords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Double Suicide(1969)

    as Gosaemon

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Only Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Big, Big Fellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Girl in College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Profound Desires of the Gods(1968)

    as Ryugen Ryu

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Escape Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Sister Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Black Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Young Boss, Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Woman Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Portrait of Chieko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Sokichi Naganuma

  • Rebellion of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Inochi hateru hi made (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Shiroi Kyotô(1966)

    as Professor Ōkōchi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ohana han: Dai ni bu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Heizo Asao

  • Ohana han (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Heizo Asao

  • Seven Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Makabe

  • A Chain of Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Witness' Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Chief of the Human Rights Protection Division, Okamoto

  • Tale of Japanese Burglars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Lawyer Fujimoto

  • Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Untouchable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Ryosuke Hosokawa

  • A Fugitive from the Past(1965)

    as Yae's Father

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as 水野忠政

  • Gamblers and Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct: Missing Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Kawahara

  • The Scarlet Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Kihei Musashiya

  • Fight, Zatoichi, Fight(1964)

    as Temple priest

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Denbei Niwa

  • The Glamorous Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Hospital Guard

  • Giant Rumble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Shingo Hamamura

  • Intentions of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Seizo Takahashi

  • The Sharks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Frolic of the Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Dear Mr. Prime Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Edo Crime Book: Black Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Sasaki Jyuemon

  • A Public Benefactor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Life of Hishakaku 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Third Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Jinsei Gekijo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Detective

  • Fight of the Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Dragon Crest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Okashina yatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Tamekichi Takamizu

  • The Gambling Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Prince of Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Bungorô

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • A Legend or Was It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Shintaro Shimizu

  • At the Side of the Bridge 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct Part 22: Teenage Footsteps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Tale of Army Brutality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Seikichi, Yahichi's father

  • A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Makino Bingo no kami

  • Bushido(1963)

    as Takahiro Hori

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Sunshine Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Seven Detectives: Find the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Life of Hishakaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • An Actor's Revenge(1963)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Uragirimono wa jigoku daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Ninja, A Band of Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Yozo

  • Gang vs. G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Detective Ogata

  • Farm Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • At the Side of the Bridge 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Betting on the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • I. George monogatari taiyō no ko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Demon of Sendai's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Tokyo's Business District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Mid-August Commotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Director General of Information Bureau

  • The Sentencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • At the Side of the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Love Under the Crucifix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Kiriko no unmei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow(1962)

    as Shoji

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mother Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Broken Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Ushimatsu's uncle

  • The Injured Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Christian Revolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Catch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Immortal Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Sojiro

  • Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Fateful Birthplace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Haitoku no mesu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Hayashi

  • Man with the Funky Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kogure

  • Koi no gashū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Morihara

  • 北上川悲歌 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kihachi Yamaguchi

  • Tale of a Company Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Zero Focus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mr. Murota

  • The Harbor Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Incidental Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kimiteru Soga

  • Mahiru no wana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Detective

  • If You're Man Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The River Fuefuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Ojii

  • World War III Breaks Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as 沢本耕三

  • Challenge Beneath the Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Last Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Shigeji Hoshino

  • The Brass General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Sand City in Manchuria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Won't Stand for Dying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Man of Seven Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Officer Kihara

  • White Cliffs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Delinquent Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Great Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct Part 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Speed Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Four Hours of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Kobayashi

  • Tokyo Detective Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • A Dead Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Hahakogusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • A Man's Dark Finger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Outsiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Sugita

  • Points and Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Jutaro Toriumi

  • The Sword Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Detective Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct Part 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Night Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Wind, Woman and Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • No Advice Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Glorious Standard Bearer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sunaga

  • The Story of Pure Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Ghost Ship Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Gensai Ihara

  • Showdown in Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Sekki shichihenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Sendō shimai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as The Fiend with Twenty Faces

  • Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a Beauty at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • 続二等兵物語　決戦体制の巻 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Rice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Sakata Goro

  • Mother Peacock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Manchurian Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Tokimune

  • G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Meiken monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Where's Paradise? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Darkness at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Oshima

  • Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • 鍔鳴浪人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Lightning Karate Blow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Samurai of the Great Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Yukiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Seven Masks of Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Further Adventures of Genta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Lieutenant Ishimaru

  • 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as 大月忠馬

  • Foul Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Chief Inspector Udagawa

  • A Billionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Sanpeita Den

  • Fall of the Shogun's Militia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Wakai hito-tachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Pleasures of Vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Police officer

  • Ditch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Street Without Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ishizuka

  • Tomoshibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The End of a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Hiroshima(1953)

    as Hideo Endo

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • At the End of the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Kaminari-san

  • Tower of Lilies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Hokusai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Narrator

  • Vacuum Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Lieutenant Hayashi

  • Castle of Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Miss Hanaogi and Santa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Aru yoru no dekigoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Become a Mother, Become a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Principal

  • Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Tales of a Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • 限りなき情熱 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • A Man from Akagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Fencing Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Kagebōshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as 日向一角

  • Kyō ware renaisu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Apostasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 287 titles from 1948 to 1988; peak year 1973.

Biggest box office

The Story of Hachikō (1987)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

The Story of Hachikō (1987)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

May Love Be Restored (1980)

Film career

19481988

Peak 1973 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting287 of 287: 287 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score90th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s76 · acting1960s126 · acting1970s66 · acting1980s16 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
53687378

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Yoshi Katô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

So Soft, So Cunning (1979)

67th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tampopo (1985)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yoshi Katô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshi Katô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jun Hamamura shares the most, 4.

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Writers

Actors

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Producers