Yoshihiro Katō

Yoshihiro Katō

Zenpaku Kato, also known by his birth name and former stage name Yoshihiro Kato, was a Japanese actor born on October 7, 1958, in Akita Prefecture. He was affiliated with the SAI Production agency. He stood at a height of 174 cm and enjoyed music appreciation as a hobby. His special skill was illustration, and his favorite color was blue. He graduated from Akita Prefectural Yuri Technical High School. Kato made his debut in the stage play "Shitaya Mannencho Monogatari," directed by Yukio Ninagawa. He was known for portraying eccentric antagonistic roles, such as a strict physical education teacher in the 1983 film "Kazoku Geemu" (Family Game), who methodically decides students' desired high schools for exams. He also played the role of Mr. Sugimoto, a department head who bullies subordinates through workplace harassment and power dynamics in the 1992 TV drama "Ai to Iu Na no Moto ni" (Under the Name of Love). Throughout his career, Kato was recognized for his distinctive performances in various mediums, including film, television, and stage. However, on April 27, 2007, at the age of 48, he tragically took his own life through hanging in a park located in Shibuya, Tokyo. His passing was mourned by fellow actors, including Toshi Kazawa, Yoji Tanaka, and Mako Maekawa, who expressed their condolences. (Translated from WIkipedia Japan "加藤善博")

  • Title: Yoshihiro Katō
  • Popularity: 2.269
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1958-10-07
  • Place of Birth: Akita Prefecture, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Kato Zenpaku, Yoshihiro Kato
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Yoshihiro Katō Movies

  • 1995
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    The Files of Young Kindaichi: Snow Yaksha Legend Murder Case

    The Files of Young Kindaichi: Snow Yaksha Legend Murder Case

    8 1995 HD

    Hajime Kindaichi is working a part time job as an assistant to a TV station for the filming of a shock show. They have invited celebrities in Segori...

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  • 1985
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    Tampopo

    Tampopo

    7.857 1985 HD

    In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner,...

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  • 1984
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    The Funeral

    The Funeral

    7.183 1984 HD

    When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three...

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  • 1990
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    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    6.3 1990 HD

    The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as...

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  • 1992
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    Drop Out: Supple Female Leopard

    Drop Out: Supple Female Leopard

    1 1992 HD

    A story about a female hitman, Lisa Yajima, who carries out an assassination at the command of an organization, gets involved in an organization's...

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  • 1990
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    Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!

    Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!

    1 1990 HD

    5th installment of the Pantsu no ana video series released by BOMB magazine

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  • 1984
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    Deaths in Tokimeki

    Deaths in Tokimeki

    6.3 1984 HD

    Deaths in Tokimeki tells the story of a nondescript hitman, in a remote country villa, waiting to carry out a job: the assassination of the leader of...

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  • 1990
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    Let's Go to the Hospital

    Let's Go to the Hospital

    6 1990 HD

    When a hard-driving copywriter (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers his comely wife (Keiko Saito) is involved in a scintillating game of strip...

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  • 1986
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    A Homance

    A Homance

    7.2 1986 HD

    A homeless man suffering from memory loss is unbeatable in a fight. He becomes involved with the Yakuza. It is based on a manga by Carib Marley.

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  • 1988
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    The Glorious Asuka Gang!

    The Glorious Asuka Gang!

    8 1988 HD

    In the year 199X, on the dark, shady streets of New Kabuki Town, the free-for-all between gangs of young delinquents and a corrupt police force is...

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  • 1989
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    Roppongi Banana Boys

    Roppongi Banana Boys

    1 1989 HD

    A stylish light comedy about the “Banana boys”— two boys who were born and raised in Roppongi who are still growing up. It is based...

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  • 1993
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    The Last Dance

    The Last Dance

    6.7 1993 HD

    A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor...

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  • 1987
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    Hawaiian Dream

    Hawaiian Dream

    1 1987 HD

    Tatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, having flown out of Japan and entered the country illegally for a reason. The two make...

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  • 1986
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    Lost in the Wilderness

    Lost in the Wilderness

    1 1986 HD

    The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the first Japanese expedition to reach the summit of...

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  • 1987
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    Hahako kankin: Mesu

    Hahako kankin: Mesu

    4.25 1987 HD

    After watching her friend fall from a building a depressed high school girl runs away from home. When she is picked up by a nice guy on a phone date...

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  • 1988
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    Love Bites Back

    Love Bites Back

    1 1988 HD

    Yuichi Koga is an upper-class business executive, running his own adult video company, and living a successful life with his wife and daughter....

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  • 1990
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    Maria's Stomach

    Maria's Stomach

    1 1990 HD

    A carnivorous monster lives on the island of Sipang. A group of office ladies band together to fight it.

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  • 1991
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    The Gentle 12

    The Gentle 12

    6.3 1991 HD

    The film opens as a jury is about to acquit a defendant -- a bar hostess who pushed her ex-husband path of an oncoming truck, supposedly in...

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  • 1983
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    Detective Story

    Detective Story

    6.2 1983 HD

    Naomi is a university student who is leaving for the US to study in a week; Shuichi is a washed-up gumshoe who's hired by Naomi's father to bodygard...

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  • 1998
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    Bonds

    Bonds

    5.2 1998 HD

    Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape jail for gunning down his cruel adoptive father....

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  • 1987
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    A Taxing Woman

    A Taxing Woman

    6.853 1987 HD

    Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a...

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  • 1988
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    A Taxing Woman's Return

    A Taxing Woman's Return

    6.283 1988 HD

    Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead...

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  • 1984
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    Main Theme

    Main Theme

    5.964 1984 HD

    A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.

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  • 1988
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    Stay or go?

    Stay or go?

    1 1988 HD

    Shohei Taguchi is a salaryman who works for a securities company and loves women like no other. One day, he plans to use the cash borrowed from the...

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  • 2007
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    Prisoner/Terrorist

    Prisoner/Terrorist

    5 2007 HD

    During a suicide attack on an airport, the hand grenade of 'M', one of three terrorists, malfunctions, leaving him captured. Exposed to maltreatment...

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  • 1991
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    Report on Latent Narcotic Substances in the Brain: Drugless

    Report on Latent Narcotic Substances in the Brain: Drugless

    1 1991 HD

    A fake documentary disguised as an undercover report on a secret circle that teaches how to freely secrete the brain drug endorphins. At the end of...

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  • 1983
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    The Family Game

    The Family Game

    6.783 1983 HD

    A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a...

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  • 1997
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    Woman in Witness Protection

    Woman in Witness Protection

    6.4 1997 HD

    Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of...

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  • 1987
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    Ronin on a Mission

    Ronin on a Mission

    1 1987 HD

    Mori Kojiro, a member of the Akō Ronin, fails to identify Kira Kozukenosuke before their attack and is publicly banished by Ōishi Kuranosuke....

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  • 1994
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    The End of the World

    The End of the World

    8 1994 HD

    Maria is in need of money. Because her day-time job doesn't pay enough, she works at night at a cabaret. She needs the money so that she can pay for...

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  • 1995
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    The Files of the Young Kindaichi

    The Files of the Young Kindaichi

    8.2 1995 HD

    A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.

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