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. After World War II he switched to making jidaigeki.
Birthday: August 25, 1916
Death: June 15, 1985
April 17, 1962
February 01, 1969
March 05, 1970
January 15, 1964
April 13, 1968
May 26, 1972
June 01, 1971
July 02, 1961
December 12, 1964
January 04, 1949
April 01, 1966
September 18, 1965
October 30, 1960
January 14, 1962
July 13, 1973
January 01, 1981
April 14, 1958
May 09, 1962
March 23, 1966
September 08, 1963
April 04, 1964
June 09, 1959
November 16, 1951
November 30, 1951
September 07, 1952
October 23, 1952
January 03, 1955
January 22, 1957
February 07, 1960
February 02, 1961
March 01, 1938
October 18, 1948
August 26, 1950
June 18, 1977
October 12, 1951
November 01, 1975
December 03, 1981
December 11, 1963
April 28, 1971
February 19, 1983
February 24, 1967
January 29, 1955
April 15, 1957
March 11, 1958
October 15, 1966
January 21, 1972
November 17, 1973
June 12, 1966
July 15, 1972
March 17, 1973
May 27, 1958
January 29, 1958
November 12, 1966
April 14, 1984
January 09, 1959
February 25, 1965
January 27, 1963
January 15, 1964
March 25, 1959
May 12, 1963
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