Full Name Yasumichi Kato Died June 17, 1985 | Name Tai Kato Years active 1951-1981 | |
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Movies I - the Executioner, Kaze no Bushi, Amagi Pass, Kutsukake Tokijiro ‑ yukyo ipp, Hibotan bakuto: oryu sanjo Similar People Yorozuya Kinnosuke, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Hashizo Okawa, Sanae Nakahara, Azuma Morisaki | ||
Blood of Revenge (1965) -Trailer-
Tai Kato (加藤 泰, Katō Tai, August 24, 1916—June 17, 1985) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was best known for making yakuza films at the Toei Company in 1960s.
Contents
- Blood of Revenge 1965 Trailer
- Tai Katos Theater of Life Definitive Fan Trailer
- Biography
- Style and influences
- Selected filmography
- References
Tai Kato's Theater of Life (Definitive Fan-Trailer)
Biography
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.
Style and influences
Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times noted that Kato has been compared with Budd Boetticher and Samuel Fuller.
Selected filmography
References
Tai Kato Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA