Tai Katō
Directing · Director · Writer · Assistant Director
Born Aug 25, 1916 · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Active 1938–1985
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.
Filmography
Rashomon (1950) — Assistant DirectorI, the Executioner (1968) — Director · WriterNothing But Bones (1966) — DirectorTheater of Life (1972) — Director · ScreenplayFlower and Dragon (1973) — Director · ScreenplayThe Street of Desire (1984) — WriterBloody Record of the Shinsengumi (1963) — ScreenplayThe Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (1961) — Director · ScreenplayEighteen Years in Prison (1967) — DirectorMiyamoto Musashi (1973) — DirectorAmagi Pass (1983) — ScreenplayThe Grand Master (1948) — Assistant DirectorRed Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969) — DirectorRed Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (1971) — Director · ScreenplayRed Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return (1970) — Director · ScreenplayThe Blazing Sword (1966) — ScreenplayWarrior of the Wind (1964) — DirectorBy a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966) — Director · ScreenplayTange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon (1962) — DirectorWind, Woman and Road (1958) — DirectorTokijiro: Lone Yakuza (1966) — DirectorFlames of Blood (1981) — Director · ScreenplayFighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man (1964) — Director · WriterThe Blossom and the Sword (1973) — Director · Screenplay