Gō Katō

Gō Katō (加藤剛, Katō Gō; 4 February 1938 – 18 June 2018) was a Japanese entertainer and actor.^[1]

Gō Katō
November, 2007
Born	(1938-02-04)4 February 1938 Shizuoka, Japan
Died	18 June 2018(2018-06-18) (aged 80)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1962–2018
Spouse	Makiko Itō

Katō starred in the long-running TV series Ōoka Echizen (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'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).^{[citation needed]}

Katō played the lead role in two Taiga dramas, Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976) and Shishi no jidai (1980).^{[citation needed]}

He died on 18 June 2018.^[2]

Filmography

Film

with Yōichi Masuzoe (at the Central Government Building No.5 in November 2007)

• A Legend or Was It? (1963) - Hideyuki Sonobe^[3]
• 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^[4]
• Men and War Part II (1971) - Tatsuo Hattori^[5]
• 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
• Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986) - Yoshiaki Fujita
• Death of a Tea Master (1989) - Oribe Furuta
• Bloom in the Moonlight (1993) - Yoshihiro Taki
• Anne no Nikki (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) - Ōoka Tadasuke
• Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976) - Taira no Masakado
• Sekigahara (1981) - Ishida Mitsunari
• 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) - Itō Hirobumi^[6]
• 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)