
Shintarō Katsu
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.
Known for

Omnibus
1967

Celebrity Talk Show
1989

Ronin-gai
1990

Zatoichi Monogatari
1974

Mute Samurai
1973

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971

The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958

Life of Matsu the Untamed
1965

Tenchu!
1969

An Actor's Revenge
1963

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972

Devil's Temple
1969

The Tale of Zatoichi
1962

Saga of the Phoenix
1989

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989

Kaoyaku
1971

Priest of Darkness
1975

Keishi-K
1980

Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968

The Whale God
1962

Zatoichi at Large
1972

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970