Aug 25, 1916 - Kobe, Japan
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.
No cast credits available.
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| Movie | 1962 | Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1969 | Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1964 | Warrior of the Wind | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1968 | I, the Executioner | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1968 | I, the Executioner | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1972 | Modern Lady Gambler | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1971 | Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1964 | Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1949 | Goblin Courier | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1966 | Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1965 | Blood of Revenge | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1960 | Castle of Flames | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1962 | In Search of Mother | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Miyamoto Musashi | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Flames of Blood | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Flames of Blood | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1958 | Wind, Woman and Road | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1962 | Abekobe dōchū | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1966 | By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1963 | River Washes Away the Moon | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1964 | Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1964 | Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1959 | Mission to Hell | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1951 | Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1951 | Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1952 | Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1952 | Chronicle of the Bulbul | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1955 | Ninja Arts of Jiraiya | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1957 | Lovestruck Ronin | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1960 | The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | Way of Morning Mist | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1938 | The Abe Clan | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1948 | The Grand Master | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1950 | Rashomon | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | A Scream from Nowhere | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1977 | A Scream from Nowhere | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1951 | Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1975 | Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | The Ondekoza | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1963 | Sasuke and His Comedians | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1971 | 花も実もある為五郎 | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1967 | Eighteen Years in Prison | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1955 | Gyakushû Orochimaru | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1957 | Tales of Young Genji Kuro | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1958 | Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1966 | Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge! | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1966 | Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge! | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1972 | The Witty Samurai | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1973 | The Blossom and the Sword | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | The Blossom and the Sword | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1959 | Mission to Hell | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1966 | Nothing But Bones | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1972 | Theater Of Life | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1972 | Theater Of Life | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1973 | Flower and Dragon | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Flower and Dragon | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1958 | Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1971 | Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1966 | By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1958 | Eight Views of Samurai | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1958 | The Scarlet Cherry Lord | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1966 | The Blazing Sword | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1962 | In Search of Mother | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1984 | The Street of Desire | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1959 | A Young Rabble | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1965 | Tale of Ninja Duty | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1970 | Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1963 | The Mysterious Purple Hood | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1964 | The Honest Fool | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1959 | Turbulent Highways | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1963 | Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1960 | Road Warriors | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1955 | むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷 | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Amagi Pass | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1960 | The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1971 | やるぞみておれ為五郎 | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1961 | The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost | Screenplay | Writing |
| TV Show | 1980 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Scenario Writer | Writing |
