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Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Died June 21, 1997, aged 65 · Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 29, 1931
Died
June 21, 1997 (aged 65)
From
Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 174 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Shintarō Katsu's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action29 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Bonds
20%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Self
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Justice17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty9 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 10

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 18 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 29 of 33 analyzed roles.

Hero
29 of 33
Ally
1 of 33
Shadow
1 of 33
Trickster
1 of 33
Mentor
1 of 33
Show the 33 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Melancholic
19
Thrilling
13
Absurd
6
Warm
6
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Shintarō Katsu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shintarō Katsu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

174 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ronin Gai(1990)

    as Goemon

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Saga of the Phoenix(1989)

    as Jiku Ajari

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Celebrity Talk Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as 胜新太郎

  • Zatoichi(1989)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Eichi Shibusawa

  • The Women of Osaka Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Oda Nobunaga

  • The Politicians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Masaki Teranishi

  • Shogun Assassin(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Keishi-K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · Actor

  • Priest of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · as Kōchiyama Sōshun

  • The Homeless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer · as Genzo Komagen

  • Zatoichi Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 100 episodes · Director · Songs · Writer · as Zatoichi

  • Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Asakichi

  • Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?(1974)

    Producer · as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Fighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • Yokosuka Navy Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Mute Samurai(1973)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Producer · Theme Song Performance · as Manji

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer · as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

  • The King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Sankichi Sakata

  • Zatoichi's Conspiracy(1973)

    Producer · as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice(1972)

    Producer · as Hanzo 'The Razor' Itami

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi in Desperation(1972)

    Director · Producer · as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer · as Kisaburo Omiya

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi at Large(1972)

    Producer · as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Inn of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Wanderer

  • Kaoyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Ryota Tachibana

  • The Gift of the Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman(1971)

    Producer · as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival(1970)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • An Ode to Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Minoru Tatematsu

  • Incident at Blood Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Gentetsu

  • Easy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Summit of Mt. Fuji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Asakichi

  • Born Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Isokichi Yoshida

  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo(1970)

    Producer · as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Asakichi

  • The Magoichi Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Oda Nobunaga

  • Hitokiri(1969)

    as Izo Okada

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Mumyo Taro

  • Kanto Woman Infamy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • 手錠無用 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Samaritan Zatoichi(1968)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ryuzen

  • The Funeral Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ganmen

  • Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Kisaburo Omiya

  • Zatoichi and the Fugitives(1968)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Man Without a Map (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Detective

  • Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Zatoichi Challenged(1967)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Hoodlum Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Ryuzen

  • Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Kisaburo Omiya

  • Zatoichi the Outlaw(1967)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Asakichi

  • The Bogus Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Five Star Private (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Kisaburo Omiya

  • Zatoichi's Cane Sword(1967)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Drunken Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Gyoro-matsu

  • Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kisaburo Omiya

  • Dynamite Doctor Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Denjirô Daimatsu

  • Zatoichi's Pilgrimage(1966)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Front Line Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kisaburo Omiya

  • Dynamite Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Denjirô Daimatsu

  • Zatoichi's Vengeance(1966)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Asakichi

  • The Thieves' Who's Who (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Banzuke

  • The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kisaburo Omiya

  • Zatoichi and the Chess Expert(1965)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Asakichi

  • Zatoichi and the Doomed Man(1965)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Kisaburo Omiya

  • Life of Matsu the Untamed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Matsugorô Tomishima

  • Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Asakichi

  • Zatoichi's Revenge(1965)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Hoodlum Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Kisaburo Omiya

  • 駿河遊侠伝　度胸がらす (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Adventures of Zatoichi(1964)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Beggar General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Fight, Zatoichi, Fight(1964)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Jirocho

  • Bad Reputation: The Big Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Asakichi

  • Zatoichi's Flashing Sword(1964)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Money Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Hapyaku Machida

  • Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold(1964)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Asakichi

  • Zatoichi on the Road(1963)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Asakichi

  • Zatoichi the Fugitive(1963)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Rabble Tactics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Mohei

  • Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • New Tale of Zatoichi(1963)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • An Actor's Revenge(1963)

    as Hojin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Asakichi

  • New Bad Reputation Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Asakichi

  • The Great Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Emperor Shih Huang Ti

  • The Tale of Zatoichi Continues(1962)

    as Zatoichi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Whale God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Kishu

  • The Notorious Man's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Asakichi

  • Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Tale of Zatoichi(1962)

    as Zatôichi

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sabakareru Echizen no kami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Third Generation's Loyalty Offering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Teppo Yasu no Shogai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Keshin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Actress and the Three Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Bad Reputation Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Asakichi

  • Oniisan to oneesan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Devadatta

  • Tough Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Asakichi

  • Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kaku-san

  • Blind Devotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Aikichi

  • Three Young Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Sasaki Kojiro

  • Vagabonds from Badgerville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Life of Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Tsukinode no ketto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Asakichi

  • The Blind Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Suginoichi

  • The Last Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Takabayashi

  • Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Demon of Mount Oe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Watanabe-no-Tsuna

  • The Two Musashis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Enchanted Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Kurisuke

  • Samurai Vendetta(1959)

    as Nakayama Yasubei

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Lord Pretends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Koheita Mochizuki

  • Beauty the Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Fujikawa

  • Jirocho Fuji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mori no Ishimatsu

  • Jōen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Travels of Lord Mito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Sutekichi

  • The Gay Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Toyama Saemonnojo

  • Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Shijo Kingo

  • Hana no yukyo-den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin(1958)

    as Genzô Akagaki

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mori no Ishimatsu

  • Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Fighting Letter for 29 People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Ninjō misui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • An Osaka Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ichinosuke

  • Red Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Daiei Studio is Bustling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Haha shirayuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Flowery Hood 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Tsukigata Hanpeita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Shusaku Utsugi

  • The Fiery Magistrate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Flowery Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Minami Sanjirô

  • Sisters of Gion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Tsunashiro

  • Marathon Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Migratory Birds of the Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Thief and Magistrate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Akutarō uridasu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Rust Cleaner Sings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Hana no nijū hachinin shū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Dancer and Two Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Shadow That Kills the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Tenka o nerau bishōnen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Hanazakari otoko ichidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Kago de iku no wa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Otomi-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Great White Tiger Platoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Anata mo watashi mo o toshigoro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 174 titles, 173 of them dated from 1954 to 1990; peak year 1964.

Highest rated

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Mute Samurai (1973)

Film career

19541990

Peak 1964 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 28 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting169 of 174: 152 only acting, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thDirecting7 of 174: 0 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting5 of 174: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing19 of 174: 5 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew3 of 174: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

174 titles, 17 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1950s46 · acting1960s87 · acting1970s31 · 27 acting · 19 crew1980s8 · 7 acting · 3 crew1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 94% of 32 roles
626772

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Shintarō Katsu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 39 titles divides audiences: 34 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Shintarō Katsu's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Shintarō Katsu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shintarō Katsu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kan Shimozawa shares the most, 25.

Directors

Writers

  • Kan Shimozawa25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Kan Shimozawa
  • Minoru Inuzuka7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Minoru Inuzuka
  • Kazuo Koike6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kazuo Koike
  • Goseki Kojima4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Goseki Kojima

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Chikashi Makiura14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Chikashi Makiura
  • Toshio Taniguchi13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Toshio Taniguchi
  • Akira Ifukube11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Akira Ifukube
  • Fujio Morita6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Fujio Morita

Producers

Mixed roles