Director
Tai Katō
110 years · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan · 59 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 59
The Street of Desire
1984 · Writer
Amagi Pass
1983 · Screenplay
The Ondekoza
1981 · Director
Flames of Blood
1981 · Screenplay, Director
A Scream from Nowhere
1977 · Director, Screenplay
The Story of Yumeji Takehisa: In Love
1975 · Screenplay
The Blossom and the Sword
1973 · Director, Screenplay
Miyamoto Musashi
1973 · Director
Flower and Dragon
1973 · Director, Screenplay
Theater of Life
1972 · Director, Screenplay
Modern Lady Gambler
1972 · Director
The Witty Samurai
1972 · Screenplay
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
1971 · Director, Screenplay
花も実もある為五郎
1971 · Screenplay
やるぞみておれ為五郎
1971 · Screenplay
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
1970 · Director, Screenplay
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
1969 · Director
On MUBI
I, the Executioner
1968 · Director, Writer
On MUBI
Eighteen Years in Prison
1967 · Director
On OVID
The Blazing Sword
1966 · Screenplay
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
1966 · Director, Screenplay
Nothing But Bones
1966 · Director
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
1966 · Director
On OVID
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966 · Director, Screenplay
On MUBI