Tai Kato | |
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Born | Yasumichi Katō August 24, 1916 |
Died | June 17, 1985 | (aged 68)
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1941-1981 [1] |
Tai Kato (加藤 泰, Katō Tai, August 24, 1916—June 17, 1985) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was best known for making yakuza films at the Toei Company in 1960s. [2]
Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, [3] Kato was the nephew of the film director Sadao Yamanaka. [4] He entered the Toho studio in 1937 and first began by working on documentaries. [3] He worked as an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa in Rashomon. [4] After World War II he switched to making jidaigeki. [3]
Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times noted that Kato has been compared with Budd Boetticher and Samuel Fuller. [5]
Tai Kato | |
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Born | Yasumichi Katō August 24, 1916 |
Died | June 17, 1985 | (aged 68)
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1941-1981 [1] |
Tai Kato (加藤 泰, Katō Tai, August 24, 1916—June 17, 1985) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was best known for making yakuza films at the Toei Company in 1960s. [2]
Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, [3] Kato was the nephew of the film director Sadao Yamanaka. [4] He entered the Toho studio in 1937 and first began by working on documentaries. [3] He worked as an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa in Rashomon. [4] After World War II he switched to making jidaigeki. [3]
Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times noted that Kato has been compared with Budd Boetticher and Samuel Fuller. [5]