Shigeo Kato
Shigeo Kato
Original Name | 加藤 茂雄 |
Born | June 16, 1925 Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
Died | June 14, 2020 (94) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
Toho-exclusive supporting actor, often times appearing in films without credit. He is best seen as one of the frightened dam workers in Mothra (1961, the other worker being Shoichi Hirose).
After the collapse of the contract system in 1972 he retired from acting and became a fisherman, although he continued making cameo appearances in the kaiju eiga genre, including as a ship’s radio operator in The Return of Godzilla (1984) and as the janitor greeting the main characters to the G-Grasper’s HQ in Godzilla X Megaguirus (2000). Kato died at home in June 2020 from kidney failure.
Original Name | 加藤 茂雄 |
Born | June 16, 1925 Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
Died | June 14, 2020 (94) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
Toho-exclusive supporting actor, often times appearing in films without credit. He is best seen as one of the frightened dam workers in Mothra (1961, the other worker being Shoichi Hirose).
After the collapse of the contract system in 1972 he retired from acting and became a fisherman, although he continued making cameo appearances in the kaiju eiga genre, including as a ship’s radio operator in The Return of Godzilla (1984) and as the janitor greeting the main characters to the G-Grasper’s HQ in Godzilla X Megaguirus (2000). Kato died at home in June 2020 from kidney failure.
- Seven Samurai (1954)...Peasant
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)...Bearer in Procession
- The H-Man (1958)...Fisherman
- The Hidden Fortress (1958)...Yamana Peasant
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)...Train Conductor
- Mothra (1961)...Dam Worker
- Sanjuro (1962)...Kikui Samurai
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)...Islander
- Dogora, the Space Monster (1964)...Soldier
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)...Mt. Aso Tourist
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)...Village Policeman
- War of the Gargantuas (1966)...Soldier
- King Kong Escapes (1967)...Who Henchman
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)...Mt. Fuji Soldier, Military Advisor, Mt. Fuji Reporter
- Latitude Zero (1969)...Observer
- Space Amoeba (1970)...Islander
- Lake of Dracula (1971)...Coffee Shop Patron
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)...Construction Worker
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)...Burned Man
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)...Submarine Tech
- The Explosion (1975)...Misuga HQ Staff
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)...Ship's Radio Operator
- Godzilla X Megaguirus (2000)...Janitor
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Seven Samurai (1954)
...Peasant -
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
...Bearer in Procession -
The H-Man (1958)
...Fisherman -
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
...Yamana Peasant -
Battle in Outer Space (1959)
...Train Conductor -
Mothra (1961)
...Dam Worker -
Sanjuro (1962)
...Kikui Samurai -
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
...Islander -
Dogora, the Space Monster (1964)
...Soldier -
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
...Mt. Aso Tourist -
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
...Village Policeman -
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
...Soldier -
King Kong Escapes (1967)
...Who Henchman -
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
...Mt. Fuji Soldier
...Military Advisor
...Mt. Fuji Reporter -
Latitude Zero (1969)
...Observer -
Space Amoeba (1970)
...Islander -
Lake of Dracula (1971)
...Coffee Shop Patron -
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
...Construction Worker -
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
...Burned Man -
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
...Submarine Tech -
The Explosion (1975)
...Misuga HQ Staff -
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
...Ship's Radio Operator -
Godzilla X Megaguirus (2000)
...Janitor