was a Japanese entertainer and actor. Katō starred in the long-running TV series ''

Ōoka Echizen is a prime-time television ''jidaigeki'' in Japan. From March 16, 1970 to March 15, 1999, 402 episodes and 15 seasons were broadcast. Also, a two-hour special aired on March 20, 2006, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the '' National Geki ...

'' (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 was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as ''Rashomon'', ''Seven Samurai'', ''The Hidden Fortress'', ''Throne of Blood'', and '' ...

's son in '' Samurai Rebellion''. He performed some of his most famous roles in films directed by Kei Kumai, such as ''

The Long Darkness is a 1972 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. The film is about a young couple who get together despite the tragedy that befalls their lives. The film received several year end awards from ''Kinema Junpo'' and the Mainichi Film Awards. Ca ...

'' (1972), ''

Cape of North is a Japanese movie directed by Kei Kumai (1976) The film, based on a novel of Kunio Tsuji, deals with the relationship between rich countries and the Third World. In the center of the story, Marie Therese (Claude Jade), a Swiss religious missi ...

'' (1976) and ''

Death of a Tea Master ''Death of a Tea Master'' ( ja, 千利休本覺坊遺文, ''Sen no Rikyu: Honkakubô ibun'' also known as ''Sen no Rikyū: Honkakubo's Student Writings'') is a 1989 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It is based on real life e ...

'' (1989). Katō played the lead role in two Taiga dramas, '' Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976) and ''

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'' (1980). He died on 18 June 2018.

Films

*'' The Scent of Incense'' (1964) - Ezaki *'' Sword of the Beast'' (1965) - Jurata Yamane *'' Samurai Rebellion'' (1967) - Yogoro Sasahara *''

Shinobu Kawa is a 1972 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. The film is about a young couple who get together despite the tragedy that befalls their lives. The film received several year end awards from ''Kinema Junpo'' and the Mainichi Film Awards. Ca ...

'' (1972) - Tetsuro *'' Long Journey into Love'' (1973) - Yōzō *'' Castle of Sand'' (1974) - Eiryo Waga *''

'' (1976) - Mitsuo *''

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha. Based on the novel ''Kumokiri Nizaemon'' written by Shōtarō Ikenami. Cast *Tatsuya Nakadai as Kumokiri Nizaemon *Shima Iwashita as Chiyo *Kōshirō Matsumoto as Shikubu Abe * Takashi Yamaguchi a ...

'' (1978) - Okubo Sadonokami *'' Big Joys, Small Sorrows'' (1986) - Yoshiaki Fujita *''

'' (1989) -

Oribe Furuta , whose birth name was , was a daimyō and celebrated master of the Japanese tea ceremony. He was originally a retainer of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Biography His teacher in the tea ceremony was Sen no Rikyū. He became the foremost ...

*''

Bloom in the Moonlight is a 1993 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Shinichiro Sawai about the life of pianist Rentarō Taki. Cast * Tōru Kazama as Rentarō Taki * Isako Washio as Yuki Nakano * Yuko Asano as Misako * Hiroshi Katsuno as Daikichi Taki * Tak ...

'' (1993) - Yoshihiro Taki *''

Anne no Nikki , also known as ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', is a 1995 Japanese anime film based on Anne Frank's 1942-1944 ''The Diary of a Young Girl''. It is a feature film by Madhouse, was directed by Akinori Nagaoka and released on August 19, 1995. Voice c ...

'' (1995) - Otto Frank *''

The Unbroken ''The Unbroken'' is a 2021 epic fantasy novel, the debut novel by C.L. Clark. It is the first book in a planned trilogy entitled ''Magic of the Lost''. It received critical acclaim for its exploration of colonialism in the setting of an epic fa ...

'' (2009) - the Prime Minister Yasushi Tonegawa *'' The Great Passage'' (2013) - Tomosuke Matsumoto *''

Color Me True , also known as ''Tonight, at the Movies'', is a Japanese romantic-fantasy film starring Haruka Ayase and Kentaro Sakaguchi, with original screenplay by Keisuke Uyama and direction by Hideki Takeuchi. It premiered in Japan on 10 February 2018. ...

'' (2018) - old Kenji (his final role)

TV dramas

*''

Kenkaku Shōbai { is a series of popular historical novels written by Shōtarō Ikenami and one of the representative novels of Ikenami along with ''Onihei Hankachō'' and ''Shikakenin Fujieda Baian''. The stories were originally serialized in the Shōsetsu Shin ...

'' (1973) - Akiyama Daijirō *''

'' (1970-1999, TBS) -

Ōoka Tadasuke was a Japanese samurai in the service of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, as a magistrate (''machi-bugyō'') of Edo, his roles included chief of police, judge and jury, and Yamada Magistrate ( Yamada bugyō) prio ...

*'' Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976, NHK) - Taira no Masakado *''Sekigahara'' (1981, TBS) -

Ishida Mitsunari Ishida Mitsunari (, 1559 – November 6, 1600) was a Japanese samurai and military commander of the late Sengoku period of Japan. He is probably best remembered as the commander of the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the A ...

*'' 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 , or "Clouds Above the Hill" is a Japanese historical novel by Shiba Ryōtarō originally published serially from 1968 to 1972 in eight volumes. A three-year NHK television special drama series based on the novel and also entitled '' Saka no U ...

'' (2009-2011, NHK) - Itō Hirobumi *''Yuriko-san no Ehon'' (2016, NHK) - Nobutsuna Sasaki *''

'' (2016, NHK) - Kazama Gorōzaemon

Honours

Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and we ...

(2001) * Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2008)

References

External links

Profile at Haiyuza
(in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kato, Go 1938 births 2018 deaths Japanese entertainers Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors People from Shizuoka Prefecture Taiga drama lead actors Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class Waseda University alumni Deaths from cancer in Japan Deaths from gallbladder cancer