Haruya Katō

AKA:

2.4979

1928-06-22

Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Crew Roles

Screenstory

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {50}

Obayashi's assistant

1962-08-11 6.897

King Kong vs. Godzilla

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action

1959-08-23 0

Sazae-san's Newlywed Family

Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the newlywed life that started at the Isono family was a disa ...

Genre :Comedy, Family

1960-11-20 0

The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night

Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo. ...

Genre :

1994-12-08 0

I Can't Pay Back

Tanaka Yoshio, an ordinary salaryman, is always eager to impress his girlfriend Reiko, but his wallet is always empty. His only lifeline is his credit card, but one day he forgets the repayment date a ...

Genre :Comedy

1968-11-02 0

Japan's No. 1 Traitor

The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man". ...

Genre :Comedy

1969-06-14 8

Black Comedy - Ah, Fool

A timid salaryman is the subject of this black comedy. ...

Genre :Comedy

H.S. Principal

1982-04-17 6.6

I Are You, You Am Me

9th-graders Kazuo and Kazumi take a tumble at a temple in a small seacoast town in Japan. Through supernatural intervention, their minds and bodies are switched, and the result is a touching and hilar ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

1962-05-22 0

Ai no uzu shio

1962 Japanese movie ...

Genre :Drama

1958-01-03 0

Assistant President

Genre :

1962-12-23 0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown. ...

Genre :Comedy

1962-09-08 0

The Daughters of the Saotome Family

1962 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

Sakata

1958-02-18 0

A Boy and Three Mothers

Genre :

1957-07-23 0

Hadaka no Machi

Genre :

Journalist (uncredited)

1964-12-20 6.98

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat. ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Doomed Villager

1957-12-28 6.364

The Mysterians

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller, War

Ship Survivor

1961-07-30 7.1

Mothra

Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses ...

Genre :Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Mattchan

1958-06-24 5.7

The H-Man

When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works. ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Horror

TTV Director

1965-08-08 6.7

Frankenstein Conquers the World

During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the ...

Genre :Horror, Science Fiction

1962-12-16 0

Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

1962 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

Sabu, small henchman

1964-08-11 6.9

Dogora

A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds. ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Crime, Horror

1971-08-14 7.5

The Battle of Okinawa

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission q ...

Genre :War, History

1960-03-28 6.3

The Gambling Samurai

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join wi ...

Genre :Adventure, Drama, Action

1959-01-15 6.3

The Big Boss

Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta love ...

Genre :Crime

Seitaro

1950-10-21 6.685

Portrait of Madame Yuki

A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness. ...

Genre :Drama

1959-06-09 5.571

The Beast Shall Die

A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

Hiker A

1959-01-22 0

Echo Mountain

An Ishiro Honda film. ...

Genre :Romance

1961-08-13 0

Blood on the Sea

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot. ...

Genre :Adventure

Koichiro Takayama

1959-06-02 6

Room for Let

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre collection of characters already living there. The unlikely ...

Genre :Comedy

Kameyoshi

1966-01-03 0

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

Sangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send him to prison. In prison Sangoro will have a new life ...

Genre :

1960-10-16 0

The Angry Sea

A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman. ...

Genre :Drama

Hideo Owaki

1958-05-26 0

All About Marriage

Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister. ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

1960-10-30 5.7

Westward Desperado

In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enem ...

Genre :War, Drama

1953-06-10 0

The Blue Revolution

Genre :Drama

1958-03-18 0

The Third President

The fifth entry in the Company President Series ...

Genre :Comedy

1955-10-18 0

The juvenile

A good young man accidentally joins a group of leg breakers ...

Genre :Drama

1968-05-08 0

風来忍法帖　八方破れ

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada. ...

Genre :Action, Comedy

1965-05-16 0

風来忍法帖

The first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada. ...

Genre :Action, Comedy

1961-02-01 0

The Preacher of Love

1961 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

Shima Kentarō

1961-04-25 0

Playboy President

A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intended to revive struggling sales. ...

Genre :Comedy

Kentarō Shima

1961-05-30 0

Playboy President: Part II

After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate matchmaking and a high-stakes business conflict over a critical eel supply. ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Uoyoshi Errand Man

1958-12-14 0

The Young Boss is Third Generation

A carefree student from a traditional sake shop family balances love, rebellion, and a bike race while clashing with gangsters and his old-fashioned grandfather. ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Chauffeur

1960-01-27 0

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance

Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social expectations. ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Gorō Etō (Motorcyclist)

1960-03-08 0

Ginza Tomboy

A rebellious heiress clashes with gangsters, dodges an arranged marriage, and unexpectedly falls for a principled lawyer as her father confronts past corruption and starts anew. ...

Genre :Romance, Comedy, Drama

Sub (Tachibana group thug)

1961-06-27 0

Kill the Killer!

JA woman is witness to a murder but flees the scene, leaving behind only a handkerchief with her name, Rie, embroidered upon it. Police race to find her before the yakuza can track her down. ...

Genre :Crime, Thriller, Action

Hitomaro Yanakōji

1959-03-03 0

Three Dolls in College

The first of eight "Three Dolls" features. In this entry the girls, students at Nichinan University, balance studying for the final exams while falling for the new French professor. ...

Genre :Comedy, Music

1964-04-29 0

Ant Hell War

The sixth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Takashi Tsuboshima ...

Genre :War, Action, Drama

Fukui

1958-09-16 0

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

A clumsy but determined car salesman, Hideyoshi, faces rivalry, romance troubles, and job setbacks, but through persistence and humor, he wins a big deal and earns a long-awaited promotion. ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Tadashi Sugiyama (Student Detective)

1956-02-26 0

The Wife is a University Student

Outspoken student Noriko stands up to bullies and befriends pitcher Mitsuo. As their bond deepens, she impulsively declares she wants to marry him—then reconsiders, realizing both still have growing t ...

Genre :Romance, Drama

Yokoyama

1957-09-22 0

Schooldays

Three college friends support swimmer Okubo through family and financial troubles. Junko, a woman he helped, develops feelings for him, while a former classmate reappears. With his friends’ quiet help ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Souma repoter

1966-01-02 8.1

Ultra Q

As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be overwhelmed. Three intrepid young investigators—two pilots and a reporter—take it upon themselves to study ...