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Tai Kato (加藤 泰, Katō Tai, August 24, 1916—June 17, 1985) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was best known for making yakuza films at the Toei Company in 1960s.[1]

Tai Kato
Born
Yasumichi Katō

(1916-08-24)August 24, 1916
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
DiedJune 17, 1985(1985-06-17) (aged 68)
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1951-1981

Biography


Born in Hyōgo Prefecture,[2] Kato was the nephew of the film director Sadao Yamanaka.[3] He entered the Toho studio in 1937 and first began by working on documentaries.[2] He worked as an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa in Rashomon.[3] After World War II he switched to making jidaigeki.[2]


Style and influences


Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times noted that Kato has been compared with Budd Boetticher and Samuel Fuller.[4]


Selected filmography



References


  1. Sharp, Jasper (18 January 2008). "Midnight Eye review: By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him". Midnight Eye.
  2. "Katō Tai". Nihon jinmei daijiten (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. Yoshimoto, Mitsuhiro (2000). Kurosawa: Film Studies and Japanese Cinema. Duke University Press. p. 188.
  4. Thomas, Kevin (22 May 1998). "Remembering Masterful Director Tai Kato". Los Angeles Times.






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