Acting

Katsutoshi Atarashi

Born

1940-12-04 (85)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

22 titles

Known for

Taikouki poster
NR

Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.

Taikouki

1965

Four Days of Snow and Blood poster
7.3

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles poster
NR

The drama depicts in the late Edo period in Nagasaki, Hiramatsu takes up Nagasaki bugyō`s head post. He likes alcohol and women. Furthermore He is always willing to accept a bribe from villains so they consider it is easy to manipulate him. But he is just pretending to be idiot and he kills villains who escape justice despite their crimes.

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles

1975

Kono Ko Dare no Ko? poster
NR

A unique school drama about a girl who was raped by another man and became pregnant despite having a boyfriend. After transferring, Takuya joined the judo club. Takuya had a crush on Aoi, and joined the club desperately in the hopes of becoming closer to her. Takuya knew that Aoi had a boyfriend but he still wanted Aoi to be his. After failing at the judo club, Takuya suddenly changes his attitude and forcefully pushes Aoi causing her to lose consciousness. Seeing her unconscious, Takuya's romantic feelings for Aoi exploded, and he rapes her. After being raped by Takuya, Aoi becomes pregnant with Takuya's child. Aoi decides to give birth alone and runs away from home. Shindo Sojiro searches for Aoi, intensely hating Takuya, who ruined their romance and raped his girlfriend. Takuya takes responsibility for the rape and voluntarily drops out of high school. He attempt to forget Aoi but then changes his mind and sets out to find her. And the story reaches a shocking conclusion....

Kono Ko Dare no Ko?

1986

Female Detective Yuko Kasumi poster
NR

A popular suspense series in which a female prosecutor, Yuko Kasumi, solves difficult murder and arson cases in Yokohama and Shonan, by putting herself in the victims' shoes and judging their "hearts".

Female Detective Yuko Kasumi

1985

Port Arthur poster
7.4

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.

Port Arthur

1980

Film credits

1980s · 3 titles

Four Days of Snow and Blood poster
7.3

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989

Port Arthur poster
7.4

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.

Port Arthur

1980

The Duel in the Forbidden Territory poster
NR

The wandering swordsman, Ino Heihachiro, defeats Ichima, the youngest of the famed swordsmanship trio, the Nikis, but sustains an injury. In the mountains of Tohoku, he is aided by a young boy named Shosuke. Heihachiro finds refuge in the home of the boy's parents, Magoichi and Shino, only to discover that Magoichi was a skilled ninja from Koga. The peaceful days with the family are short-lived as Ichima, bent on revenge, along with his brothers Kurodo and Ryuma, pursue Heihachiro. Heihachiro and Magoichi head towards the duel's location, but the village headman, Seibei, blinded by the allure of gold dust in the mountains, abducts Shino...

The Duel in the Forbidden Territory

1983

1970s · 8 titles

1960s · 4 titles

Series credits

Taikouki poster
NR

Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.

Taikouki

1965

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles poster
NR

The drama depicts in the late Edo period in Nagasaki, Hiramatsu takes up Nagasaki bugyō`s head post. He likes alcohol and women. Furthermore He is always willing to accept a bribe from villains so they consider it is easy to manipulate him. But he is just pretending to be idiot and he kills villains who escape justice despite their crimes.

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles

1975

Kono Ko Dare no Ko? poster
NR

A unique school drama about a girl who was raped by another man and became pregnant despite having a boyfriend. After transferring, Takuya joined the judo club. Takuya had a crush on Aoi, and joined the club desperately in the hopes of becoming closer to her. Takuya knew that Aoi had a boyfriend but he still wanted Aoi to be his. After failing at the judo club, Takuya suddenly changes his attitude and forcefully pushes Aoi causing her to lose consciousness. Seeing her unconscious, Takuya's romantic feelings for Aoi exploded, and he rapes her. After being raped by Takuya, Aoi becomes pregnant with Takuya's child. Aoi decides to give birth alone and runs away from home. Shindo Sojiro searches for Aoi, intensely hating Takuya, who ruined their romance and raped his girlfriend. Takuya takes responsibility for the rape and voluntarily drops out of high school. He attempt to forget Aoi but then changes his mind and sets out to find her. And the story reaches a shocking conclusion....

Kono Ko Dare no Ko?

1986

Female Detective Yuko Kasumi poster
NR

A popular suspense series in which a female prosecutor, Yuko Kasumi, solves difficult murder and arson cases in Yokohama and Shonan, by putting herself in the victims' shoes and judging their "hearts".

Female Detective Yuko Kasumi

1985

Blue Singing poster
NR

Tetsuo, the son of a bicycle shop owner, and his sister Hanako rescue Megumi Kuroki and Kiyotaka Sawada from a gang of bikers. As a thank you, they are invited to Kiyotaka's home. The siblings, who fell in love at first sight with Megumi and Kiyotaka, hope this will be the perfect opportunity to be alone together. However, the Sawada family is the home of the president of a major bicycle manufacturer, who brought down Tetsuo's father, Taichi, from his position at the company. Hanako soon develops feelings for Kiyotaka, and Tetsuo, wishing for his sister's happiness, fights against pressure to prevent their arranged marriage. Meanwhile, Kiyotaka's father, Ryuichi, the company president, invites Tetsuo's mother, out to apologize for his past treatment. The two eventually disappear. Tetsuo and Hanako search for their mother but find only Ryuichi, who has been burned beyond recognition and Shizuko is missing. The key to uncovering the truth lies with Taichi's sister, Sumire, but...

Blue Singing

1980