Directing • AGE 68
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...


The Street of Desire
Writer
1984

Amagi Pass
Screenplay
1983

The Ondekoza
Director
1981

Flames of Blood
Director
1981

A Scream from Nowhere
Screenplay
1977

Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
Screenplay
1975

The Blossom and the Sword
Director
1973

Miyamoto Musashi
Director
1973

Flower and Dragon
Director
1973

Theater Of Life
Director
1972

Modern Lady Gambler
Director
1972

The Witty Samurai
Screenplay
1972

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Director
1971

花も実もある為五郎
Screenplay
1971

やるぞみておれ為五郎
Screenplay
1971

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Director
1970

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Director
1969

I, the Executioner
Director
1968

Eighteen Years in Prison
Director
1967

The Blazing Sword
Screenplay
1966

Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
Director
1966

Nothing But Bones
Director
1966

Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
Director
1966

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Director
1966

Blood of Revenge
Director
1965

Tale of Ninja Duty
Screenplay
1965

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
Director
1964

Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man
Director
1964

Warrior of the Wind
Director
1964

The Honest Fool
Screenplay
1964

Sasuke and His Comedians
Director
1963

River Washes Away the Moon
Screenplay
1963

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Screenplay
1963

The Mysterious Purple Hood
Screenplay
1963

Abekobe dōchū
Screenplay
1962

Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
Director
1962

In Search of Mother
Director
1962

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
Director
1961

Way of Morning Mist
Director
1961

Castle of Flames
Director
1960

Road Warriors
Director
1960

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
Director
1960

Mission to Hell
Director
1959

Turbulent Highways
Screenplay
1959

A Young Rabble
Screenplay
1959

Eight Views of Samurai
Director
1958

Wind, Woman and Road
Director
1958

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
Director
1958

The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Director
1958

Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Director
1957

Lovestruck Ronin
Director
1957

Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion
Screenplay
1955

Gyakushû Orochimaru
Director
1955

Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
Director
1955

Chronicle of the Bulbul
Director
1952

Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
Director
1952

Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star
Director
1951

Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind
Director
1951

Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan
Assistant Director
1951

Rashomon
Assistant Director
1950

Goblin Courier
Assistant Director
1949

The Grand Master
Assistant Director
1948

Lice Are Scary
Director
1943

The Abe Clan
Assistant Director
1938