Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno (勝野 洋, Katsuno Hiroshi; born July 27, 1949 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University.^[1] Katsuno's debut was as a detective Texas in the television series Taiyō ni Hoero! in 1974 and he won great popularity through the role.^[2] The episode his character Texas was killed recorded 42.5% audience rating, it was highest audience rating in Taiyō ni Hoero!.^[3]

Hiroshi Katsuno
Born	(1949-07-27) July 27, 1949 (age 76) Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1972–present
Agent	Studio K Group
Spouse	Kathy Nakajima (1979–present)
Children	Nanami Katsuno Kanae Katsuno Yōsuke Katsuno

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref.
1978	Blue Christmas	Oki	Kihachi Okamoto	Lead role
1983	Shōsetsu Yoshida gakkō	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Shirō Moritani
1987	Aitsu ni Koishite	Taku Shinjo	Police officer
1993	Bloom in the Moonlight	Daikichi Taki	Shinichiro Sawai
2005	Yamato	Nobue Morishita	Junya Sato
2006	Sun Scarred
2009	Rookies: Graduation	Takuma Chiba	Yūichiro Hirakawa
2014	Over Your Dead Body	Michisaburō/Matazaemon	Takashi Miike
2020	The Sun Stands Still	Professor Otabe	Eiichirō Hasumi
2023	Be My Guest, Be My Baby		Mitsuhito Shiraha		[4]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
1974–76	Taiyō ni Hoero!	Officer Jun "Texas" Mikami	NTV
1978-79	Sanshiro Sugata	Sanshiro Sugata	NTV	Lead role
1979	Oretachi wa Tenshi da!	Katsura	NTV
1983	Tokugawa Ieyasu	Tokugawa Hidetada	NHK	Taiga drama
1987	Dokuganryū Masamune	Tokugawa Hidetada	NHK	Taiga drama
1988	Takeda Shingen	Ōkuma Tomohide	NHK	Taiga drama
1990-93	Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi	Yagyū Jūbei	TV Asahi
1991	Taiheiki	Hōjō (Akahashi) Moritoki	NHK	Taiga drama
	Onihei Hankachō	Sakai Yūsuke	Fuji TV
1992	Nobunaga: King of Zipangu	Hosokawa Fujitaka	NHK	Taiga drama
1994	Hana no Ran	Ibuki Jūrota	NHK	Taiga drama
1998	Tokugawa Yoshinobu	Kondō Isami	NHK	Taiga drama
2000	Aoi	Ii Naomasa	NHK	Taiga drama
2005	1 Litre no Namida	Yoshifumi Asō	Fuji TV
2006	Kōmyō ga Tsuji	Shibata Katsuie	NHK	Taiga drama
2011	Saka no Ue no Kumo	Murakami Masamichi	NHK
2014	Gunshi Kanbei	Niwa Nagahide	NHK	Taiga drama
2016	Kamen Rider Ghost	Adonis	TV Asahi