Shintarō Katsu
Acting Born: 1931-11-29 Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Movies
The Tale of Zatoichi
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Ronin-gai
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
The Loyal 47 Ronin
An Actor's Revenge
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
The Lord Pretends
The Demon of Mount Oe
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Adventures of Zatoichi
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Jirocho Fuji
The Blind Menace
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Buddha
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
An Osaka Story