
Director
Tai Katō
Born 1916 · Kobe, Hyogo, 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.
Directed

Rashomon
Assistant Director · 1950

I, the Executioner
Director · 1968

Flower and Dragon
Director · 1973

Nothing But Bones
Director · 1966

Theater Of Life
Director · 1972

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
Director · 1961

Miyamoto Musashi
Director · 1973

Eighteen Years in Prison
Director · 1967

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Director · 1969

The Grand Master
Assistant Director · 1948

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Director · 1971

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Director · 1970

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Director · 1966

Warrior of the Wind
Director · 1964

Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
Director · 1962

Wind, Woman and Road
Director · 1958

Flames of Blood
Director · 1981

Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
Director · 1966
Writing

I, the Executioner
Writer · 1968

The Street of Desire
Writer · 1984

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Screenplay · 1963

Flower and Dragon
Screenplay · 1973

Theater Of Life
Screenplay · 1972

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
Screenplay · 1961

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
Screenplay · 1971

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Screenplay · 1970

The Blazing Sword
Screenplay · 1966

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Screenplay · 1966

Amagi Pass
Screenplay · 1983

Flames of Blood
Screenplay · 1981