1980Nominee
Best Picture
Shogun Assassin
Shintarō Katsu
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
November 29, 1931
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1990Nominee
Best Performance
Ronin-gai
1971Nominee
Best Performance
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Career Highlights
1972Highlight
Best Performance
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1963Highlight
Best Performance
New Tale of Zatoichi
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Shogun Assassin
Ronin-gai
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman