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Takeshi Katō
Acting
Born: May 24, 1929
Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Takeshi Katō (加藤 武 Katō Takeshi, 24 May 1929 – 31 July 2015) was a Japanese stage and film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films.
Known For

Seven Samurai
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

Ran
as Koyota Hatakeyama

High and Low
as Detective Nakao

Throne of Blood
as Guard killed by Washizu

Yojimbo
as Ronin Kobuhachi

The Hidden Fortress
as Samurai (uncredited)

XX: Beautiful Weapon
as Yasuhiro Kokubu

The Inugami Family
as Police Chief Tachibana

Japan's Longest Day
as Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu

The Bad Sleep Well
as Itakura