was a

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. He appeared in over 200 films, including

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dyna ...

's ''

Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. It follows the story of a village of desperate farmers who hire seven ...

'', ''

Rashomon is a 1950 Jidaigeki psychological thriller/crime film directed and written by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura ...

'', ''

Yojimbo is a 1961 Japanese Samurai cinema, samurai film co-written, produced, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Katō, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Ats ...

'', and ''

Ikiru is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed and co-written (with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni) by Akira Kurosawa. The film examines the struggles of a terminally ill Tokyo bureaucrat (played by Takashi Shimura) and his final quest for meaning. ...

''. He also worked repeatedly for noted

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such as

Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in t ...

Mikio Naruse was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 89 films spanning the period 1930 to 1967. Naruse is known for imbuing his films with a bleak and pessimistic outlook. He made primarily shomin-geki ("common people drama") films with female protagonists, ...

and

Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who directed about one hundred films during his career between 1923 and 1956. His most acclaimed works include ''The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums'' (1939), ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952), ''Uget ...

Career

Born as Tokunosuke Katō to a theatrical family, his older brother was the actor

Kunitarō Sawamura was a Japanese kabuki and film actor. Career Sawamura, whose original name was Yūichi Katō, was born in Tokyo to the kabuki actor Denzō Takeshiba. He studied acting under Sōjūrō Sawamura VII before taking the stage name Kunitarō Sawamura I ...

and his older sister the actress

Sadako Sawamura was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1935 and 1985. Her brothers were the actors Daisuke Katō and Kunitarō Sawamura. Her autobiography, ''My Asakusa'', has been translated into English. Sawamura married fellow ...

. He joined the Zenshinza Theatre Company in 1933 and appeared in a number of stage and film productions under the stage name Enji Ichikawa, including

Sadao Yamanaka was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed 26 films between 1932 and 1938. He was a contemporary of Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi and one of the primary figures in the development of the ''jidaigeki'', or historic ...

's '' Humanity and Paper Balloons'' and Kenji Mizoguchi's '' The 47 Ronin''. After spending the

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, he returned to Japan and signed with the

Daiei Film Daiei Film Co. Ltd. ( Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, producing ...

studio, appearing now under the name Daisuke Katō. In addition to appearing in traditional

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roles, notably as one of Kurosawa's ''

'', Katō became a popular

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in contemporary shōshimin-eiga movies. His transfer to

Toho is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer an ...

in 1951 was an astute career choice, as he emerged as one of their most prolific performers; by the late 1950's he was headlining minor films and co-starring in major ones, including their ''Company President'' (''Shachō'') comedies. Toho leveraged Katō's cherubic appeal, featuring him heavily in promotional materials, and his celebrity grew beyond the typical status of a supporting player. His 1961 book about his wartime experiences, ''Minami no shima ni yuki ga furu'' (''Snow in the South Seas''), was adapted by Toho as a showcase for Katō, who was top-billed, paired with major studio comic actor Junzaburō Ban (who received the only other solo screen credit), and supported with guest appearances by A-list Toho stars

Hisaya Morishige was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka, he graduated from Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School), and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in ...

Tatsuya Mihashi was a Japanese actor best known internationally for his role as Commander Minoru Genda in the 1970 Japanese-American war epic ''Tora! Tora! Tora!''. In addition, Mihashi was known for his roles in Akira Kurosawa's ''The Bad Sleep Well'', ''The Hu ...

Keiju Kobayashi was a Japanese actor who appeared in 253 films in a career spanning 67 years. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942. In 1956 he moved to Toho film ...

, and

Frankie Sakai (13 February 1929 – 10 June 1996) was a Japanese comedian, actor, and musician. Career From his days at Keio University, Sakai worked as a jazz drummer at American Army camps during the Occupation of Japan, often doing comic routines with his ...

. The book later became an

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television drama, a stage play, and a second film.

Honors

Daisuke Katō won the Blue Ribbon Award and

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for Best Supporting Actor in 1952 for ''Kettō Kagiya no Tsuji'' and ''

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'', and the Blue Ribbon Award in 1954 for ''

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a 1955 Japanese jidaigeki and drama film directed by Tomu Uchida. Plot The samurai Sakawa Kojūrō is on the road to Edo with his two servants Genta and Genpachi. Kojūrō is a kindly master, but his character totally changes when he consum ...

'' and ''Koko ni izumi ari''. On June 7, 1963, Katō was the subject of the

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Interview, a distinction reserved for notable members of the arts, sports, political, and business communities. In 2008, Katō was one of the actors commemorated in the ''Seven Supporting Characters'' film festival held at the now-defunct Cinema Artone in Tokyo's

Shimokitazawa is a commercial and entertainment area in Kitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo. It is located in the southwestern corner of the Kitazawa district, hence the name "Shimo-kitazawa" (literally ''lower Kitazawa''). Also known as "Shimokita", the neighbourhood ...

entertainment district.

Family

Kato's nephews are the actors

Masahiko Tsugawa , born Masahiko Katō (加藤雅彦 ''Katō Masahiko''; January 2, 1940 – August 4, 2018) was a Japanese actor and director. Career Tsugawa was born January 2, 1940, in Kyoto, Japan. After acting as a child, he made his major debut at the age ...

and

Hiroyuki Nagato , stage name of Akio Kato (加藤晃夫), was a Japanese actor. He starred in ''Season of the Sun'', '' Endless Desire'', '' My Second Brother'', '' Stolen Desire'', and '' Sukeban Deka'', and ''Yo-Yo Girl Cop''. Life and career Nagato was bo ...

. His son, Haruyuki Katō, married

Kazuko Kurosawa is a Japanese costume designer. She won the 2008 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design. She is the daughter of famous filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and actress Yōko Yaguchi, her son is actor Takayuki Kato. She is married to the son of a ...

, the costume designer and daughter of Akira Kurosawa. His grandson by Harayuki and Kazuko is actor Takayuki Kato.

Selected Filmography

* ''

Kōchiyama Sōshun was a historical Japanese person. A servant at Edo Castle in Japan, he became a model for characters in ''kōdan'', ''kabuki'', film and television. Works of fiction sometimes write the name with a different final character as 河内山宗俊 or ...

'' (河内山宗俊) (1936) - Kenta * '' Humanity and Paper Balloons'' (人情紙風船 Ninjō kami fūsen) (1937) - Isuke - Yatagoro henchman * ''Abe ichizoku'' (1938) * '' The 47 Ronin'' (元禄忠臣蔵 Genroku chushingura) (1941) - Fuwa Kazuemon (uncredited) * ''Bosu'' (1949) * ''Bangaku Edo e yuku'' (1949) * ''Saheiji torimonohikae: Murasaki zukin'' (1949) - Yasu * ''Saheiji torimonohikae: Murasaki zukin - Kaiketsu-hen'' (1949) - Yasu * ''Shinshaku Yotsuya kaidan: kōhen'' (1949) - Shinkichi * ''Onna koroshi abura jigoku'' (1949) * ''Tengu hikyaku'' (1949) * ''Nippon G Men: Dai-ni-wa - Nansenzaki no kettō'' (1950) * ''Ore wa yojinbo'' (1950) * ''Harukanari haha no kuni'' (1950) - Tommy Shōkyokusai * ''

'' (羅生門 Rashōmon) (1950) - Policeman * ''Akagi Kara kita otoko'' (1950) * ''Gorotsuki-bune'' (1950) - Sōkichi * ''Oboro kago'' (1951) * ''Tsuki no wataridori'' (1951) - Matagorō * ''Jiyū gakkō'' (1951) - Takayama * ''Joshu Garasu'' (1951) * ''Mesu inu'' (1951) - Matoba * ''

Vendetta for a Samurai is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori made for Toho and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura. The script was written by Akira Kurosawa. Plot Araki Mataemon ( Toshiro Mifune), a renowned swordsman, helps a young ma ...

'' (1952) - Rokusuke * ''

The Life of Oharu is a 1952 Japanese historical fiction film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi from a screenplay by Yoshikata Yoda. It stars Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu, a one-time concubine of a ''daimyō'' (and mother of a later ''daimyō'') who struggles to escape the sti ...

'' (1952) - Tasaburo Hishiya * ''Zoku Shurajō hibun - Hiun no maki'' (1952) - Inosuke * ''

'' (おかあさん Okāsan) (1952) - Uncle Kimura * ''Yonjū-hachinin me no otoko'' (1952) * ''Shanhai no onna'' (1952) - Liu, Ding's men * ''

'' (1952) - Yakuza * ''Ashi ni sawatta onna'' (1952) * ''Fuun senryobune'' (1952) * ''Jinsei gekijo: dai ichi bu/dai ni bu'' (1952) * ''Edokko hangan'' (1953) * ''Pu-san'' (1953) * ''Yasugorō shusse'' (1953) * ''Aoiro kakumei'' (1953) - Takegoro Inugai * ''Jirochō sangokushi: hatsu iwai Shimizu Minato'' (1953) * ''Kaiketsu Murasaki-zukin: Sōshūban'' (1953) * ''Jirochō sangokushi: seizoroi Shimizu Minato'' (1953) * ''Yonin no haha'' (1954) * ''

'' (七人の侍 Shichinin no Samurai) (1954) - Shichirōji * ''Shiosai'' (1954) - Chiyoko's Father, the lighthouse keeper * ''Watashi no subete o'' (1954) * ''

Late Chrysanthemums is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It follows four retired geisha and their struggles to make ends meet in post World War II Japan. The film is based on three short stories by female author Fumiko Hayashi. Plot ''Late Chrysa ...

'' (1954) - Itaya * ''Toran būran: Tsuki no hikari'' (1954) - Private Sasaki * ''Dorodarake no seishun'' (1954) - Miyamori, publicity manager * '' Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto'' (1954) - Toji * ''Tarao bannai hayabusa no maō'' (1955) * ''

Floating Clouds is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on the novel of the same name by Japanese writer Fumiko Hayashi, published just before her death in 1951. The film received numerous national awards upon its release and remai ...

'' (1955) - Seikichi Mukai * ''Koko ni izumi ari'' (1955) * ''

'' (血槍富士 Chiyari Fuji) (1955) - Genta * ''No Time for Tears'' (1955) - Magazine reporter * '' Tōjūrō no Koi'' (藤十郎の恋) (1955) - Kichisuke * ''Tasogare sakaba'' (1955) - Kibe * '' Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple'' (続宮本武蔵一乗寺の決闘 Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō) (1955) - Tōji Gion * ''

The Lone Journey , also known as ''The Road'', is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Production design was by Takeo Kita and Makoto Sono and sound recording was by Choshichiro Mikami. The lighting technician Electrical lighting ...

'' (旅路 Tabiji) aka ''The Road'' (1955) * ''Mune yori mune ni'' (1955) - Hazama * ''Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island'' (1956) - Toji Gion * '' Sudden Rain'' (1956) - Kawakami * '' Early Spring'' (1956) - Sakamoto * ''Izumi'' (1956) * ''Kengō nitōryū'' (1956) - Kamo Jinnai * ''

Street of Shame is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is the personal tales of several Japanese women of different backgrounds who work together in a brothel. It was Mizoguchi's last film. The film is based on the novel '' Su ...

'' (赤線地帯 ''Akasen chitai'') (1956) - president of Brothel Owners' Association * ''Tsuma no kokoro'' (1956) * ''Shiroi magyo'' (1956) * ''Gendai no yokubō'' (1956) - Inoue * ''Onibi'' (1956) * ''

Ani to sono musume aka ''Brother and Sister'', is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film drama directed by Shūe Matsubayashi. Cast * Setsuko Hara Setsuko (written: or in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, la ...

'' (1956) - Hayashi * ''

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'' (1956) - Ishii * ''Gogo 8 ji 13 pun'' (1956) - Keisaku Yatabe * '' Flowing'' (1956) - Yoneko's ex * ''Itohan monogatari'' (1957) - Matsukichi * ''Ôban'' (1957) - Ushinosuke Akaba * ''Wasureji no gogo 8 ji 13 pun'' (1957) - Police Detective Yatabe * ''

Snow Country is a novel by the Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata. The novel is considered a classic work of Japanese literature and was among the three novels the Nobel Committee cited in 1968, when Kawabata was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Writ ...

'' (1957) * '' Untamed'' (1957) - Her second husband * ''Salaryman shusse taikōki'' (1957) - Hajime Sōda * ''Zoku Ôban: Fūun hen'' (1957) - Ushinosuke Akaba * ''Ippon-gatana dohyō iri'' (1957) - Mohei Komagata * ''Zoku sarariman shussetai kōki'' (1957) * ''Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotō hen'' (1957) - Ushinotsuke Akabane * ''Shachō sandaiki'' (1958) * ''Futari dake no hashi'' (1958) - Takeshi Saitō * ''Zoku shachō sandaiki'' (1958) * ''A Holiday in Tokyo'' (1958) - Sales Manager * ''Yajikata dōchū sugoroku'' (1958) - Yajirobei Tochimen'ya * ''

Anzukko is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on a novel by Saisei Murō. Plot Kyoko, daughter of successful writer Hirayama, rejects several marriage prospects before taking Ryokichi, owner of a small used book store, ...

'' (1958) - Suga * ''Oban kanketsu hen'' (1958) * ''Shu to midori'' (1958) * '' Summer Clouds'' (1958) * ''Zokuzoku sarariman shussetai kōki'' (1958) * ''Wakai musumetachi'' (1958) - Zenkichi Shibata - Sumiko's father * ''Kami no taisho'' (1958) * ''Hadaka no taishō'' (1958) - Master of Restaurant * ''Yajikita dōchū sugoroku'' (1958) - Yajirobei Tochimen'ya * ''Shachō taiheiki'' (1959) - Gōnosuke Asahina * ''Zoku shachō taiheiki'' (1959) * ''Kitsune to tanuki'' (1959) * ''Sarariman shussetai koki daiyonbu'' (1959) - Hajime * ''Daigaku no nijuhachin'' (1959) * ''Moro no Ichimatsu yūrei dochu'' (1959) * ''Shin santō jūyaku'' (1959) - Kumehei Onizuka * ''Uwayaku, shitayaku, godōyaku'' (1959) * ''Wakai koibitotachi'' (1959) - Renzō Dōjima * ''

The Three Treasures is a 1959 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The film is based on the legends ''Kojiki'' and '' Nihon Shoki'' and the origins of ''Shinto''. The film was the highest-grossing film of 1959 for Toho and the second highest grossing domestic ...

'' (1959) - God Fudetama * ''Osorubeki hiasobi'' (1959) * ''Yari hitosuji nihon bare'' (1959) - Genshin Tawaraboshi * ''Watashi wa kai ni naritai'' (1959) * ''Kiri aru jyoji'' (1959) * ''Shiranami gonin otoko: tenka no ō-dorobō'' (1960) * ''Shin santō jūyaku: Tabi to onna to sake no maki'' (1960) * ''Yama no kanata ni - Dai ichi-bu: Ringo no hoo: Dai ni-bu: Sakana no seppun'' (1960) - Yakichi Wada * ''Hito mo arukeba'' (1960) - Namigoro Namiki * ''Sarariman shussetai kōki daigobu'' (1960) - Hajime * ''Kunisada Chūji'' (1960) - Enzo Niko * ''Hawai Middowei daikaikūsen: Taiheiyō no arashi'' (1960) * ''Shin santō jūyaku: Ataru mo hakke no maki'' (1960) - Uchū Takeda * ''Musume tsuma haha'' (1960) - Shusuke Tetsumoto * ''Taiyō o dake'' (1960) - Kyōsuke Tsumura * ''Shin santo juyaku: teishu kyo iku no maki'' (1960) * ''Shin jōdaigaku'' (1960) * ''Gametsui yatsu'' (1960) * ''Aki tachinu'' (1960) - Tomioka - The Lover * ''Kane-dukuri taikō-ki'' (1960) - Hirayama, Shūhei * ''

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs is a 1960 Japanese drama directed by Mikio Naruse. Plot Keiko (called " Mama" by the other characters), a young widow approaching 30, is a hostess at a bar in Ginza. Realizing she is getting older, she decides after talking to her bar manager, ...

'' (1960) - Matsukichi Sekine * ''Jiyūgaoka fujin'' (1960) * ''Zoku sararîman Chūshingura'' (1961) - Jyusaburo Onodera * ''

'' (用心棒 Yōjinbō) (1961) - Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother * ''Zoku shachō dochuki: onna oyabun taiketsu no maki'' (1961) * ''Shachō dōchūki'' (1961) * ''Honkon no yoru'' (1961) * ''

The End of Summer is a 1961 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu for Toho Films. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was his penultimate; only '' An Autumn Afternoon'' (1962) followed it, which he made for Shochiku Films. P ...

'' (1961) - Kitagawa Yanosuke * ''Ganba'' (1961) * ''Kigeki ekimae bentō'' (1961) * ''Salary man Shimizu minato'' (1962) - Ômasa * ''Onna no za'' (1962) - Tamura Ryokichi, Matsuyo no otto * ''Zoku sararîman shimizu minato'' (1962) * ''Ika naru hoshi no moto ni'' (1962) - Sōtarō * ''Shachō yōkōki'' (1962) * ''Zoku shachō yōkōki'' (1962) * ''Ottamage ningyo monogatari'' (1962) - Heiroku Tsubaki * ''Star of Hong Kong'' (1962) - Shūhei * ''Shin kitsune to tanuki'' (1962) * ''Hōrō-ki'' (1962) - Nobuo Sadaoka * ''Chūshingura'' (1962) - Kichiemon Terasaka * ''

An Autumn Afternoon is a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu for Shochiku Films. It stars Ozu regular Chishū Ryū as the patriarch of the Hirayama family who eventually realises that he has a duty to arrange a marriage for his daughter Michiko (Shim ...

'' (1962) - Yoshitarō Sakamoto * ''Kawa no hotori de'' (1962) - Kenkichi Takayama * ''Kigeki: Detatoko shōbu - 'Chinjarara monogatari' yori'' (1962) - Nishiyama * ''Shachō manyūki'' (1963) * ''Onna ni tsuyoku naru kufū no kazukazu'' (1963) - Daizō Sugishita * ''Zoku shachō manyūki'' (1963) * ''Shachō gaiyūki'' (1963) * ''Kureji sakusen: Sentehisshō'' (1963) * ''Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai'' (1963) - Denji Tamaki * ''Minami no shima ni yuki ga furu'' (1963) * ''Zoku shachō gaiyūki'' (1963) * ''Kigeki ekimae chagama'' (1963) * ''Miren'' (1963) - Master at 'Sekine' * ''Onna no rekishi'' (1963) * ''Warera sarariman'' (1963) * ''Shachō shinshiroku'' (1964) * ''Kigeki ekimae okami'' (1964) - Rikizō Kawaguchi * ''Zoku shachō shinshiroku'' (1964) * ''Ore wa bodigado'' (1964) * ''Samé'' (1964) - Genji * ''Hadaka no jūyaku'' (1964) - Tadokori - Executive * ''Nippon paradaisu'' (1964) - Daiten Kuramoto * ''Kuro no chōtokkyu'' (1964) - Nakae * ''Danchi: Nanatsu no taizai'' (1964) - Ichirō Mitani * ''Shachō ninpōchō'' (1965) * ''Zoku shachō ninpōchō'' (1965) - Tyuzo Togashi * ''Hi no ataru isu'' (1965) - Natsuki Shibusawa * ''Radishes and Carrots'' (1965) - Bit Part * ''Sanshiro Sugata'' (1965) - Hansuke Murai * ''Senjo ni nagareru uta'' (1965) - Yamamoto * ''Aku no kaidan'' (1965) - Konishi * ''Shachō gyōjōki'' (1966) * ''Abare Gōemon'' (1966) - Budeuemon Hattori * ''

The Stranger Within a Woman is a 1966 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on the 1951 novel ''The Thin Line'' by Edward Atiyah. Plot Isao and Masako Toshiro are what looks like a happily married middle-class couple with two children. One day, Sayuri ...

'' (1966) * ''Zoku shachō gyōjōki'' (1966) - Tyuzo Togashi * ''Hikinige'' (1966) - Kawashima * ''Nakano Spy School'' (1966) - Lieutenant Kusanagi * ''Rikugun Nakano gakko: Kumoichigō shirei'' (1966) - Kusanagi * ''The Daphne'' (1966) - Shimada * ''Akogare'' (1966) * ''Shachō senichiya'' (1967) * ''Rikugun Nakano gakko: Ryu-sango shirei'' (1967) * ''Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri'' (1967) - Gunpei Otaguro * ''Zoku izuko e'' (1967) * ''Zoku namonaku mazushiku utsukushiku: Haha to ko'' (1967) - Taro * ''Chichi to ko: Zoku Na mo naku mazushiku utsukushiku'' (1967) - Shintaro Sakai * ''Zoku shachō senichiya'' (1967) * ''Rikugun Nakano gakko: Mitsumei'' (1967) * ''

Japan's Longest Day is a 1967 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto. The subject of the majority of the movie is the period between noon on August 14, 1945 and noon on August 15, 1945, when Emperor Hirohito's decision to surrender to the Allies in World ...

'' (1967) - Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director * ''Kigeki: Ippatsu shōbu'' (1967) - Tadashi Ninomiya * ''

Scattered Clouds is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse starring Yōko Tsukasa and Yūzō Kayama. It was Naruse's final film after a long lasting career which started in 1930. Plot Shortly before Yumiko's and her husband Hiroshi's (an employee o ...

'' (1967) - Hayashida * ''Nise keiji'' (1967) * ''Shachō hanjōki'' (1968) * ''Zoku shacho hanjōki'' (1968) * ''Rikugun Nakano gakkō: Kaisen zen'ya'' (1968) * ''Bakuchi-uchi: Nagurikomi'' (1968) - Kichigorō * ''Niji no naka no remon'' (1968) - Gōzō Maeda * ''Rengō kantai shirei chōkan: Yamamoto Isoroku'' (1968) - Chief of Press Section * ''Kōdōkan hamonjō'' (1968) - Junpei Sekine * ''Shachō enmachō'' (1969) * ''Zoku shachō enmachō'' (1969) * ''Shachō gaku ABC'' (1970) * ''Zoku shachō gaku ABC'' (1970) * ''Futari dake no asa'' (1971) * ''Showa hito keta shachō tai futaketa shain'' (1971) * ''Zoku Showa hito keta shachō tai futaketa shain: Getsu-getsu kasui moku kinkin'' (1971) * ''Hajimete no tabi'' (1972) * ''Tokyo do mannaka'' (1974)

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