Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 25, 1916(68)
Day of Death
June 15, 1985
Place of Birth
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Also Known As
Като ТайТай Като
Tai Katō
Directing
Biography
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.