Directed credits
47
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Tai Katō
Directing
Career Snapshot
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1.7
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Directed movies: 47Directed series: 0All crew credits: 64
TMDB ID: 239213
IMDb ID: nm0441397
Known for: Directing
Born: August 25, 1916
Died: June 15, 1985
Age: 68
Place of birth: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1938 - 1984
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 8.04
Wikidata: Q7675769
Also known as
Като Тай • Тай Като
Frequent jobs
Director (42)Assistant Director (5)Screenplay (16)Writer (1)
Biography
Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Kato was the nephew of the film director Sadao Yamanaka. He entered the Toho studio in 1937 and first began by working on documentaries. He worked as an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa in Rashomon. After World War II he switched to making jidaigeki.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tai Katō.
7.3
The Ondekoza
Director
1981 Movie
7.0
Flames of Blood
Director
1981 Movie
7.0
The Blossom and the Sword
Director
1973 Movie
7.1
Miyamoto Musashi
Director
1973 Movie
10.0
Flower and Dragon
Director
1973 Movie
10.0
Theater Of Life
Director
1972 Movie
7.0
Modern Lady Gambler
Director
1972 Movie
7.3
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Director
1971 Movie
6.3
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Director
1970 Movie
7.0
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Director
1969 Movie
7.2
I, the Executioner
Director
1968 Movie
8.7
Eighteen Years in Prison
Director
1967 Movie
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
Director
1966 Movie
Nothing But Bones
Director
1966 Movie
6.6
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
Director
1966 Movie
8.0
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Director
1966 Movie
6.6
Blood of Revenge
Director
1965 Movie
6.8
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
Director
1964 Movie
7.0
Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man
Director
1964 Movie
6.7
Warrior of the Wind
Director
1964 Movie
5.8
Sasuke and His Comedians
Director
1963 Movie
8.0
Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
Director
1962 Movie
6.0
In Search of Mother
Director
1962 Movie
7.3
The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
Director
1961 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tai Katō.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tai Katō.
8.0
Rashomon
Assistant Director
1950 Movie
6.3
Amagi Pass
Screenplay
1983 Movie
7.1
Miyamoto Musashi
Director
1973 Movie
6.6
Blood of Revenge
Director
1965 Movie
The Street of Desire
Writer
1984 Movie
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Screenplay
1963 Movie
7.2
I, the Executioner
Director
1968 Movie
6.0
A Scream from Nowhere
Screenplay
1977 Movie
7.0
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Director
1969 Movie
8.7
Eighteen Years in Prison
Director
1967 Movie
6.3
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Director
1970 Movie
6.8
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
Director
1964 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tai Katō.
The Street of Desire
Writer
1984 Movie
6.3
Amagi Pass
Screenplay
1983 Movie
6.0
A Scream from Nowhere
Screenplay
1977 Movie
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
Screenplay
1975 Movie
The Witty Samurai
Screenplay
1972 Movie
花も実もある為五郎
Screenplay
1971 Movie
やるぞみておれ為五郎
Screenplay
1971 Movie
7.2
The Blazing Sword
Screenplay
1966 Movie
1.0
Tale of Ninja Duty
Screenplay
1965 Movie
The Honest Fool
Screenplay
1964 Movie
River Washes Away the Moon
Screenplay
1963 Movie
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Screenplay
1963 Movie
The Mysterious Purple Hood
Screenplay
1963 Movie
Abekobe dōchū
Screenplay
1962 Movie
Turbulent Highways
Screenplay
1959 Movie
5.0
A Young Rabble
Screenplay
1959 Movie