Kai Atō

Kai Atō (阿藤 快, Atō Kai; 14 November 1946 – 15 November 2015) was a Japanese actor and television personality. His birth name was Kōichi Atō (阿藤 公一, Atō Kōichi),^[1] and until 14 November 2001, his stage name was written with different kanji characters as (阿藤 海).^[2]

Kai Atō
阿藤 快
Born	Kōichi Atō (1946-11-14)14 November 1946 Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
Died	15 November 2015(2015-11-15) (aged 69) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Body discovered	15 November 2015
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Tokyo Metropolitan University
Occupation(s)	Actor, television personality
Years active	1970 - 2015
Agent	Bonito LLC

Biography

Atō was born on 14 November 1946 in Odawara, Kanagawa.^[3] He attended Tokyo Metropolitan University, studying law.^[2]

Atō was found dead at his home in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on 15 November 2015, a day after his 69th birthday.^[4] His agency website lists his date of death as 14 November 2015, approximately at his 69th birthday.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41	Ogata
1973	Lady Snowblood	Henchman
1973	Mushukunin mikogami no jôkichi: Tasogare ni senko ga tonda
1976	Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare
1976	Seishun no satsujinsha
1978	Osou!	Ôkubo
1978	Mottomo kiken na yuugi	Keiji B
1978	Never Give Up
1978	Satsujin yugi	Bunta Izutsu
1979	Woman with Red Hair	Takao
1979	Hakuchyu no shikaku	Tatekawa
1979	Oretachi ni haka wa nai	Kanbe
1979	The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf	Nosaka
1979	Yasha-ga-ike	The Bone
1979	Dôran
1980	Kagemusha	Zenjiro Amemiya
1980	Yajû shisubeshi	Tojo
1980	Za ûman
1980	Disciples of Hippocrates	Kanzaki
1980	Tosa No Ipponzuri	Kuma
1981	Masho no natsu - 'Yotsuya kaidan' yori
1981	Kôfuku
1981	Station	Ryosuke Honjo
1982	Kaseki no kouya	Police Iwashita
1982	Waisetsu kazoku: haha to musume	Mishima
1982	Kaze no uta o kike	DJ
1982	Yaju-deka	Kita
1982	Kaikyô
1983	Amagi goe
1983	Nogare no machi	Hatta
1984	Irodori-gawa	Det. Yoshino
1984	Kita no hotaru	Ryuzo
1985	Capone Cries a Lot	Bank Manager
1985	Penguin's Memory - Shiawase monogatari	Al	Voice
1985	Bi bappu haisukuru	Mr. Baba
1986	Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma	Sonojo Sawamura
1987	Yogisha	Samejima
1987	Jiyu na megami tachi	Umekichi
1987	Shinjuku Jun'ai Monogatari	Tashiro
1987	Kikuropusu	Michio Sonezaki
1987	Gorufu yoakemae
1987	Don Matsugorô no daibôken	Kanda Criminal
1988	Ikoka modoroka
1988	Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad	Raizo Hayashi	(Episode 3)
1988	Kanashi iro yanen	Ritsuo
1990	Hong Kong Paradise	Tsukada
1992	Kira kira hikaru
2000	Another Heaven	Shinji Ohno
2004	Atarashii kaze - Wakaki hi no Yoda Benzo	Takozo
2005	Cromartie High - The Movie	Kai Atō
2005	Sô kamo shirenai
2007	Tantei monogatari
2008	Johnen: Sada no ai
2008	20-seiki shônen: Honkaku kagaku bôken eiga
2008	Hômuresu ga chûgakusei
2009	Chikujô seyo!
2011	Deadball
2013	Setouchi kaizoku monogatari
2014	Nemurihime: Dream On Dreamer
2014	Itsukano, genkantachi to
2014	Tsuki ga kirei desune
2015	Shinema no tenshi
2016	Tosa no ipponzuri