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

The Tale of Zatoichi

as Zatôichi

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

as Zatoichi

New Tale of Zatoichi

as Zatoichi

An Actor's Revenge

as Hojin

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Zatoichi

Zatoichi the Fugitive

as Zatoichi

Zatoichi on the Road

as Zatoichi

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

as Zatoichi

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

as Zatoichi

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

as Zatoichi