Shintaro Katsu
Japanese: 勝 新太郎 Real Name: Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫) Best known for playing Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu (29 November 1931 – 21 June 1997) was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. Katsu was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya, and younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama (Lone Wolf and Cub). In the 1960s, Katsu starred simultaneously in the Akumyo film series, the Hoodlum Soldier series, and the Zatoichi series. Katsu played Zatoichi in 25 films between 1962 and 1973, a television series, and a final film in 1989.
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 | 座頭市 | Feature Film | 1989 |
 | 座頭市あばれ凧 | Feature Film | 1964-07-11 |
 | 座頭市あばれ火祭り | Feature Film | 1970-08-12 |
 | 座頭市と用心棒 | Feature Film | 1970-01-15 |
 | 座頭市の歌が聞える | Feature Film | 1966-05-03 |
 | 座頭市二段斬り | Feature Film | 1965-04-03 |
 | 座頭市兇状旅 | Feature Film | 1963 |
 | 座頭市千両首 | Feature Film | 1964-03-14 |
 | 座頭市喧嘩太鼓 | Feature Film | 1968 |
 | 座頭市喧嘩旅 | Feature Film | 1963 |
 | 座頭市地獄旅 | Feature Film | 1965-12-24 |
 | 座頭市御用旅 | Feature Film | 1972 |
 | 座頭市果し状 | Feature Film | 1968-08-10 |
 | 座頭市海を渡る | Feature Film | 1966-08-13 |
 | 座頭市牢破り | Feature Film | 1967-08-12 |
 | 座頭市物語 | Feature Film | 1962-04-18 |
 | 座頭市血煙り街道 | Feature Film | 1967-12-30 |
 | 座頭市血笑旅 | Feature Film | 1964-10-17 |
 | 座頭市逆手斬り | Feature Film | 1965-09-18 |
 | 座頭市鉄火旅 | Feature Film | 1967-01-03 |
 | 座頭市関所破り | Feature Film | 1964-12-30 |
 | 新・座頭市物語 | Feature Film | 1963-03-15 |
 | 新座頭市・破れ！唐人剣 | Feature Film | 1971-01-13 |
 | 新座頭市物語・折れた杖 | Feature Film | 1972 |
 | 新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り | Feature Film | 1973 |
 | 続・座頭市物語 | Feature Film | 1962-10-12 |
Directed By 1
| 新座頭市物語・折れた杖 | Feature Film | 1972 |
Director 1
| 座頭市 | Feature Film | 1989 |