Yoshi Katō: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 81
- on screen
- 1948–1988
- box office
- $348K
Yoshi Katō's Career in Numbers
Yoshi Katō's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Yoshi Katō works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Apostasy (1948) to The Yen Family (1988), and the 1960s were the busiest decade.
Yoshi Katō Movies by Decade
- 1940s 1
- 1950s 10
- 1960s 39
- 1970s 29
- 1980s 2
The 1960s were Yoshi Katō's busiest decade, with 39 films.
Yoshi Katō Movies by Genre
- Drama 29
- Crime 12
- Action 11
- History 5
- Romance 5
- Comedy 3
- Horror 3
- Adventure 2
- Mystery 2
- Thriller 2
Drama is the genre Yoshi Katō has worked in most, with 29 films, ahead of crime (12).
Yoshi Katō Career Milestones
- First film
- Apostasy 1948
- Biggest box office hit
- The Yen Family $347K worldwide
- Newest film
- The Yen Family 1988
Yoshi Katō Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Yoshi Katō is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
- 1988
The Yen Family as Tokijiro · Comedy Worldwide box office: $347K - 1987
Hachiko as Kondo · Family - 1979
Hunter in the Dark as Zenzaemon · Drama - 1979
The Inferno as Haruichi Yamao · Horror - 1979
Devil’s Flute as Jido · Crime - 1978
The Fall of Ako Castle as Yahei Horibe · History - 1978
The Okinawa War of Ten Years Crime - 1977
I Am A Man of Honor Romance - 1977
Ballad of Orin as Isuke · Drama - 1977
Village of Eight Gravestones as Igawa Ushimatsu · Horror - 1977
Mount Hakkoda as Sakuemon · History - 1976
Dragon Princess Action - 1975
Main Line to Terror Drama - 1975
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees as Old Man · Horror - 1975
Great Jailbreak as Kazami · Action - 1974
Virgin Blues as Chiaki's father · Drama - 1974
The Castle of Sand as Chiyokichi Motoura · Drama - 1974
The Beast Shall Die Crime - 1974
The Key - 1974
Himiko as Ohkimi · History - 1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons as Kuroda Naritaka · Action - 1973
Miyamoto Musashi as Sado Nagaoka · Drama - 1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima as Choji Otomo · Drama - 1973
Internal Sleuth as Etsuko's Father-in-Law · Crime - 1972
The Fearless Avenger Action - 1972
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny as Michinari Shibatsuji · Adventure - 1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance as Danjô Tonami · Drama - 1971
Silence as Old man · Drama - 1971
Shadow of Deception Drama - 1970
An Ode to Yakuza as Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father · Action - 1970
Blind Woman’s Curse as Jutaro Mitsui · Crime - 1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay Action - 1969
Love and Crime as Komiya (segment "Abe Sada jiken") · Drama - 1969
Bloody Territories as Kôjirô Oonogi, Oonogi Clan boss · Drama - 1969
Japan Organized Crime Boss as Kamiyama · Crime - 1969
Double Suicide as Gosaemon · Romance - 1968
Profound Desires of the Gods as Ritsugen Ryu · Drama - 1967
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 Crime - 1967
Portrait of Chieko as Sokichi Naganuma · Drama - 1967
Rebellion of Japan Romance - 1966
The Great White Tower Drama - 1966
The Betrayal as Makabe · Action - 1965
A Chain of Islands Drama - 1965
Tale of Japanese Burglars as Lawyer Fujimoto · Comedy - 1965
A Fugitive from the Past as Yae's Father · Mystery - 1964
The Scarlet Camellia as Kihei Musashiya · Crime - 1964
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight as Temple priest · Adventure - 1964
Revenge as Denbei Niwa · Thriller - 1964
The Glamorous Ghost as Hospital Guard · Mystery - 1964
Intentions of Murder as Seizo Takahashi · Drama - 1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure Action - 1963
The Gambling Monk Comedy - 1963
A Legend, or Was It? as Shintaro Shimizu · Thriller - 1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai as Takahiro Hori · Action - 1963
The Sunshine Girl - 1963
An Actor’s Revenge Drama - 1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins Action - 1962
Gang vs. G-Men as Detective Ogata · Crime - 1962
Love Under the Crucifix Drama Worldwide box office: $1.4K - 1962
Tokyo Bay Drama - 1962
The Mad Fox as Shoji · Romance - 1962
The Broken Commandment as Ushimatsu's uncle · Drama - 1962
The Christian Revolt History - 1961
The Catch War - 1961
Immortal Love as Sojiro · Romance - 1961
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm Action - 1961
Man with the Funky Hat as Kogure · Crime - 1961
Zero Focus as Mr. Murota · Crime - 1960
The River Fuefuki as Ojii · History - 1960
World War III Breaks Out Sci-Fi - 1958
Night Drum Drama - 1957
The Eleventh Hour as Sunaga · Drama - 1957
The Story of Pure Love Drama - 1957
Rice Drama - 1956
Darkness at Noon as Oshima · Crime - 1954
The Ditch Drama - 1953
Hiroshima as Hideo Endo · Drama - 1953
Tower of Lilies Drama - 1953
Hokusai as Narrator · Documentary - 1950
Fencing Master - 1948
Apostasy Drama
Who Yoshi Katō Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Yoshi Katō shares the most films with. Shima Iwashita comes first, with 11 films together, followed by Eijirô Tôno (10).
Yoshi Katō: Questions & Answers
How many movies Yoshi Katō has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Yoshi Katō been in?
Yoshi Katō is credited on 81 films, from 1948 to 1988. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Yoshi Katō's highest-grossing movie?
The Yen Family (1988) is Yoshi Katō's biggest box office hit, with $347K worldwide, ahead of Love Under the Crucifix (1962) ($1.4K). Across every film with box office figures, Yoshi Katō's movies have made $348K.
Yoshi Katō's biggest hits What is Yoshi Katō's newest movie?
The most recent film on Yoshi Katō's filmography is The Yen Family (1988), in the role of Tokijiro.
Who does Yoshi Katō work with most often?
Yoshi Katō shares the most films with Shima Iwashita (11 films), Eijirô Tôno (10 films) and Taiji Tonoyama (10 films).
The Best Yoshi Katō Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 81 credits.
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