was a Japanese entertainer and actor. Katō starred in the long-running TV series '' Ōoka Echizen'' (1970~2006).

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'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

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s, '' Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976) and '' Shishi no jidai'' (1980). He died on 18 June 2018.

Filmography

Film

*'' A Legend or Was It?'' (1963) - Hideyuki Sonobe *'' 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 *'' Men and War Part II'' (1971) - Tatsuo Hattori *'' 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 *''

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'' (1986) - Yoshiaki Fujita *'' Death of a Tea Master'' (1989) - Oribe Furuta *'' Bloom in the Moonlight'' (1993) - Yoshihiro Taki *''

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'' (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)

Television

*'' Kenkaku Shōbai'' (1973) - Akiyama Daijirō *'' Ōoka Echizen'' (1970-1999) -

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

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*'' Sosa Kenji Ukon Makoto no Satsujin Chosho'' (June 10, 2000) - Makoto Ukon *''Sosa Kenji Ukon Makoto no Satsujin Chosho 2'' (December 9, 2000) - Makoto Ukon *''Sosa Kenji Ukon Makoto no Satsujin Chosho 3'' (2005) - Makoto Ukon *'' Clouds Over the Hill'' (2009-2011) -

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*''Yuriko-san no Ehon'' (2016) - Nobutsuna Sasaki *'' Ōoka Echizen'' (2016) - Kazama Gorōzaemon

Honours

* Medal with Purple Ribbon (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 Actors 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