Chiezo Kataoka
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Chiezo Kataoka.
Born: March 30, 1903
Place of Birth: Yabuzukahon, Nitta, Gunma, Japan
Known For
In Search of Mother
His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried that she might be living in misery, he saves his money to help, only to find that she has married into wealth and social position and has no intention of seeing her outcast Yakuza son...
Postwar Secrets
Everybody's chasing a diamond in Sadao Nakajima's crime/action/drama. It was a based on a novel by Tsusai Sugawara, who was a Japanese writer and political figure campaigning against drugs, prostitution and sexually transmitted diseases.
Hero of the Red Light District
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
Lord Mito: All Star Version
In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later, another fire broke out, this time in Komagome, burning down the two gates of Asakusa and Sujikai, and continuing on into the night. As the government Elders consider evidence that these fires were arson, a fire breaks out in Hirakawa-cho, outside of Hanzo Gate. Nishonmaru catches on fire and burns down completely. When this rash of fires even strikes Kyoto, the task of finding who’s behind the arson, and stopping them falls to the Shogun’s uncle, the Elder Lord of Mito. Together with his trusted bodyguards, Kaku and Suke, the trio set of to save Japan from this scourge of evil. Featuring virtually all of their most famous stars, this is the best film in the Toei series about Mito Komon, one of Japan’s most popular historical figures who traveled through the country incognito to check on the people and fight injustice.
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to overthrow the shogun is set in motion and Kondo Isami and his fellow samurai must answer the call and expose those behind it.
The Great Killing
A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
Blooded Spear
Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his master, Asano of Ako, committed seppuku, meets a skillful spear fighter, Genban, who trains him to fight with honor on the day of retribution.
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. In this dramatic portrayal of the real-life gambling boss Jirocho, a good-hearted and honest boss sets out to take revenge for a fellow boss. At the same time, the other local bosses, in a bid to increase their own power, plot to dispose of Jirocho. Starring Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles, this is an excellent portrayal of a figure who is not well known outside of Japan. Co-starring Nakamura Kinnosuke, this exciting tale of period yakuza brings history to life.
13 Assassins
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
Filmography
as Sanada Masayuki
as Kikuo Oyama
as Kichigoro
as Kuroda Gunbei
as Yaroku Okamura
as Nissho Inoue
as Ijiun Ukyo
as Sado Nagaoka
as Shinzaemon Shimada
as Oishi
as Genji The Fighting Top
as Jirocho of Shimizu
as Hirogami
as Hijikata Toshizo
as Kosuke Kindaichi
as Oishi Kuranosuke
as Kuroshio Taro
as Hanshichi
as Sano Jiro
as Kondo Isami
as Toshinaga Maeda
as Bannai Tarao
as Mizuki Hankuro
as Monzaemon Chikamatsu
as Chuji Kunisada
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
as Kumaso Takeru
as Murasaki Zukin
as Chuji
as Kondo Isami
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
as Bannai Tarao
as Jirocho
as Musashi Miyamoto
as Tsukue Ryunosuke
as Jirocho
as 田川鉄太郎
as Jiraiya
as Miyamoto Musashi
as 又平
as Genpachi
as Toyama Kinshiro
as Bannai Tarao
as Kondo Isami
as Kōsuke Kindaichi
as The Man of Seven Faces
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
as Chôji at Ni-gumi
as Kôsuke Kindaichi
as Tokimune Hôjô
as Mt. Fuji
as Date Masamune
as Reisaburo Asai
as Kinshiro Toyama
as Akanishi Kakita / Kai Harada
as Young samurai/Isenokami
as Chutaro
as Miyamoto Musashi
as Date Mosui