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name: "Kazuo Katō"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1928"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 91
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:54.720727+00:00"
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# Kazuo Katō

Actor. Born 1 January 1928 in Tokyo, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1928, Tokyo, Japan
- **Active:** 1963–1985

## Biography

Kazuo Katō is a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo on 1 January 1928.

He is known for supporting roles in several films by Akira Kurosawa, including *I Live in Fear* (1955) as Susumu, *High and Low* (1963) as an identification centre worker, *Dodes'ka-den* (1970) as a painter and *Ran* (1985) as Kageyu Ikoma. Other credits include *Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell* (1968) as Dr Momotake.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Ran* (1985), Fi1m 92, as Kageyu Ikoma — [page](https://film.one/film/ran.md)
- *High and Low* (1963), Fi1m 90, as Identification Center Worker — [page](https://film.one/film/high-and-low.md)

## Also known for

- *Dodes'ka-den* (1970), Painter
- *I Live in Fear* (1955), Susumu
- *Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell* (1968), Dr. Momotake

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