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Shintarō Katsu
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Shintarō Katsu (勝 新太郎 Katsu Shintarō?), born Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫 Okumura Toshio, November 29, 1931—June 21, 1997; nicknamed Katsu-shin) was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya (Kineya Katsutōji) who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills, younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama (Wakayama Tomisaburō), husband of actress Tamao Nakamura (married in 1962), and father of actor Ryutaro Gan (Gan Ryūtarō). Description above from the Wikipedia article Shintaro Katsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
as Zatoichi
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Eichi Shibusawa
An Actor's Revenge
as Hojin
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
Ronin-gai
as Goemon
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
as Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
as Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi
as Zatôichi
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
as Zatoichi
Buddha
as Devadatta
