I loves me some Shintaro Katsu (Zatoichi)

[AsahinaKimi]

A great actor and wonderful singer..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlpt-AKTycQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKTR57tL6Ec&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxPSMlpsUuQ&NR=1

Name: Shintarō Katsu (勝新太郎 Katsu Shintarō)
Nickname: Katsu-shin
Birth date: November 29, 1931
Date of death: June 21, 1997 (pharyngeal cancer)
Birthplace: Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan

Films:
<1955> A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love ... Akira Takakura
<1955-02-26> Hana-zakari otoko ichidai
<1955-06-26> Odoriko gyōjōki
<1956> Marason Zamurai
<1956> Tsukigata Hanpeita ... Shusaku Utsugi
<1956-02-26> Yagyū renyasai: Hidentsuki kageshō
<1956-05-18> Gion no shimai
<1956-07-19> Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi ... Minami Sanjiro
<1957> Osaka Story ... Ichinosuke
<1957> Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
<1958> The Gay Masquerade ... Toyama Saemonnojo
<1958> Nichiren to Moko Daishurai
<1958> The Loyal 47 Ronin
<1958> Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred
<1958-01-22> Okesa karasu
<1958-05-19> Fūraibō ichiban shōbu
<1958-08-26> Tōkaidō no yarōdomo
<1958-10-27> Chimojisen
<1958-12-21> Mito Kōmon manyūki
<1959> Seki no Yatappe
<1959> Samurai Vendetta
<1959> Jirocho Fuji ... Mori no Ishimatsu
<1959> Beauty is Guilty ... Kanzo Fujikawa
<1959> Enchanted Princess ... Kurisuke
<1959-01-22> Tenryū no karasu
<1959-05-08> Beni azami
<1959-09-13> Machibugyō nikki: Tekka botan
<1959-12-20> Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan Kasumi Giri
<1960> Zoku Jirocho Fuji
<1960> The Ogre of Mount Oe ... Watanabe no Tsuna
<1960> Secrets of a Court Masseur
<1960-09-01> Agent Shiranui (Daiei; Kazuo Mori)
<1960-11-16> Tsukinode no kettō
<1961> Mito Komon Umi o Wataru
<1961> Hanakurabe Tanuki Dochu ... Shinsuke Tanuki / Kitahachi
<1961> Midaregami
<1961> Akumyo ... Asakichi
<1962> Buddha ... Devadatta
<1961-02-22> Kaze to kumo to toride
<1961-12-08> Oniisan to oneesan
<1961-12-17> Bad Reputation Continues ... Asakichi

Shintarō Katsu in Zatoichi (1989)
Added by Kevin
<1962> Zatoichi: The Tale of Zatoichi ... Zatoichi
<1962> Shin Akumyo ... Asakichi
<1962> The Whale God
<1962> Zatoichi 2: The Tale of Zatoichi Continues ... Zatoichi
<1962-04-06> Sabakareru Echizen no kami
<1962-05-12> Nakayoshi Onda: Nihon ichi dayo (special appearance)
<1962-07-15> Killer Whale
<1962-08-12> Nagadosu chūshingura
<1962-11-03> New Bad Reputation Continues
<1962-11-11> The Great Wall ... Emperor Shih Huang Ti
<1963> The Money Dance ... Hapyaku Machida
<1963> Daisan no Akumyo ... Asakichi
<1963> An Actor's Revenge ... Hojin
<1963> Zatoichi 3: New Tale of Zatoichi ... Zatoichi
<1963> Akumyo Ichiba ... Asakichi
<1963> Zatoichi 4: The Fugitive ... Zatoichi
<1963> Akumyo Hatoba ... Asakichi
<1963> Zatoichi 5: On The Road ... Zatoichi
<1963-02-07> Yabure gasa Chōan
<1963-04-28> Bad Reputation in the Marketplace
<1964> Dokonjo Monogatari: Zuputo Iyatsu
<1964> Ronin-gai
<1964> Zatoichi 6: Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold ... Zatoichi
<1964> Suruga Yukyoden: Toba Arashi
<1964> Zatoichi 7: Zatoichi's Flashing Sword ... Zatoichi
<1964> Akumyo Daiko ... Asakichi
<1964> Suruga Yukyoden
<1964> Zatoichi 8: Fight, Zatoichi, Fight ... Zatoichi
<1964> Kojiki Taisho
<1965> If You're Happy, Clap Your Hands
<1964> Zatoichi 9: Adventures of Zatoichi ... Zatoichi
<1965> Zoku Heitai Yakuza ... Tough yakuza draftee
<1965> Suruga Yukyoden: Dokyo Garasu
<1965> Heitai Yakuza ... Kisaburo Omiya
<1965> Zatoichi 10: Zatoichi's Revenge ... Zatoichi
<1965> Akumyo Nobori ... Asakichi
<1965> The Life of Matsu the Untamed
<1965> Zatoichi 11: Zatoichi and the Doomed Man ... Zatoichi
<1965> Akumyo Muteki ... Asakichi
<1965> Zatoichi 12: Zatoichi and the Chess Expert ... Zatoichi
<1966> Heitai Yakuza Datsugoku
<1966> Heitai Yakuza Daidasso
<1966> Shin Heitai Yakuza ... Tough yakuza draftee
<1966> Akumyo Zakura ... Asakichi
<1966> Zatoichi 13: Zatoichi's Vengeance ... Zatoichi
<1966> Zatoichi 14: Zatoichi's Pilgrimage ... Zatoichi
<1967> Yakuza Bozu
<1967> Heitai Yakuza Ore ni Makasero
<1967> Zatoichi 15: Zatoichi's Cane Sword ... Zatoichi
<1967> Akumyo Ichidai ... Asakichi
<1967> Zatoichi 16: Zatoichi the Outlaw ... Zatoichi
<1967> Heitai Yakuza Nagurikomi ... Tough Yakuza draftee
<1967> Zatoichi 17: Zatoichi Challenged ... Zatoichi
<1968> Zoku Yakuza Bozu
<1968> Tomuraishi Tachi
<1968> Heitai Yakuza Godatsu
<1968> Akumyo Juhachi-ban ... Asakichi
<1968> The Ruined Map ... Detective
<1968> Zatoichi 18: Zatoichi and the Fugitives ... Zatoichi
<1968> Zatoichi 19: Samaritan Zatoichi ... Zatoichi
<1969> Devil's Temple ... Mumyo Taro
<1969> Tenchu! ... Izo Okada
<1969-09-13> The Magoichi Saga ... Lord Nobunaga Oda
<1969-12-27> Bad Reputation: One Chance ... Asakichi
<1970> Zatoichi 20: Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo ... Zatoichi
<1970> The Ambush: Incident at Blood Pass ... Gentetsu
<1970> Zatoichi 21: Zatoichi at the Fire Festival ... Zatoichi
<1970-02-21> Genkai yūkyōden: Yabure kabure ... Isokichi Yoshida
<1970-07-11> Yakuza zesshō ... Minoru
<1970-11-14> Soft-Boiled Goro
<1971> Zatoichi 22: Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman ... Zatoichi
<1971> Inn of Evil ... Nameless Wanderer
<1971-05-29> The Gift of the Fox ... Hariko no Torahachi
<1971> Kaoyaku ... Ryota Tachibana
<1972> Hanzo the Razor ... Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
<1972> Zatoichi 23: Zatoichi at Large ... Zatoichi
<1972> Shin Heitai Yakuza: Kasen ... Omiya Kisaburo
<1972> Zatoichi 24: Zatoichi in Desperation ... Zatoichi
<1973> Zatoichi 25: Zatoichi's Conspiracy ... Zatoichi
<1973> Osho
<1973-08-11> Hanzo the Razor 2: The Snare ... Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
<1974> Yadonashi
<1974> Hanzo the Razor 3: Who's Got the Gold? ... Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami
<1974> Akumyo: Shima Arashi ... Asakichi
<1983> Meiso Chizu ... Masaki Teranishi
<1988> Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis ... Eichi Shibusawa
<1989> Zatoichi (1989) ... Zatoichi
<1990> Kujaku o: Ashura Densetsu ... Jiku Ajari
<1990> Ronin-gai ... Goemon

[Dogtown]

1. Ditto!

Made some odd films, but very cool over-all.