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Takeshi Katō (actor)
Japanese actor (1929–2015) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 100 films.
Career
Graduating from Waseda University, Katō first became a middle school teacher, but then joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1952.[1] Beyond appearing in and directing plays on stage, he also appeared in films by such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shohei Imamura, Kon Ichikawa, and Kiriro Urayama.[1]
He died on 31 July 2015 after collapsing in a sauna.[2]
Selected filmography
Films
Television
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