Directing

Bin Katō

Born — Died

1907-06-20 — 1982-07-27

Place of birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing poster
7.1

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim.

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing

1954

The Magnificent Five poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Magnificent Five

1958

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki poster
9.0

The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is also killed. Then, a ghost cat begins stalking in the castle.

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

1954

The Gaijin poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Gaijin

1959

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō

1958

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin

1957

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations poster
8.0

A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks revenge, he finds Namiji's cat helping him, along the Fifty-Three stations of the Tokaido Road. Co-starring Shintarô Katsu and Takako Irie.

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

1956

Shachō hisho poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shachō hisho

1953

Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi

1951

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki

1957

Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae

1956

Kimagure karasu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kimagure karasu

1960

Kisoji no Komori-uta poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kisoji no Komori-uta

1953

A Spectacular Murder poster
NR

When a theater producer Kurato is murdered in the audience on opening night, Inspector Kawano investigates the prop pistols used on stage, but all were fake. That same night, a dancer in the troupe went missing and a police officer was shot with the same caliber gun. Kawano suspects they are all related to a gun smuggling case.

A Spectacular Murder

1951

Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight poster
9.0

In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his friend, who has joined a gang of criminals.

Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight

1957

Iroha Elegy poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Iroha Elegy

1955

Nuregami kenpo poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nuregami kenpo

1958

Onna Jirōchō wakuwaku dōchū poster
NR

Period comedy.

Onna Jirōchō wakuwaku dōchū

1951

Ninjō misui poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ninjō misui

1957

Akadô Suzunosuke poster
8.0

First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a swordsman.

Akadô Suzunosuke

1957

The Magistrate poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Magistrate

1955

Tanuki Ginza o aruku poster
NR

A lighthearted musical comedy in which a tanuki detective runs amok chasing a tanuki murderer who has disguised himself as a human and fled into the bustling streets of Ginza.

Tanuki Ginza o aruku

1950

Journey to the West 2: The Great Rampage of Son Goku poster
NR

Sequel to "Saiyuki" (1952)

Journey to the West 2: The Great Rampage of Son Goku

1952

The Lightning Sword poster
8.0

Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the road he’ll find his sister and test his blade against his bitter enemy. He also encounters a lost boy searching for his father, a boy he will swear to protect, and find his own lost love, a daughter of the yakuza who draws him into a frenzied and bloody battle between rival yakuza gangs for the control of a frightened town.

The Lightning Sword

1962

Zettai aishite poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zettai aishite

1948

Aizome gasa poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Aizome gasa

1956

Tōkaidō chakkiri musume poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tōkaidō chakkiri musume

1960

The Magical Warrior poster
NR

Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho, who is a beautiful pickpocket when she is attacked by Ronin. in Asakusa, However, they come to be surrounded by doubtful Ronin after that. Moreover, Rikitaro is called to stop by Kajima of Edo-Karo of Nihonmatsu-Han. He calls him a young lord and treats Rikitaro as one, because his young lord, Tetsunojo is missing. Kuni-Garo makes a plan to carry out. Kikumaru, the younger brother of the mother difference in him instead of Tetsunojo, Since Rikitaro is just like Tetsunojo, then, they are convinced that it is Tetsunojo of Rikitaro. Rikitaro and Osayo decide to help Kajima and Tetsunojo. Finally they success to crush Kikumarsu's group.

The Magical Warrior

1955

Seki no Yatappe poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Seki no Yatappe

1959

Samurai Save The Virgin poster
7.0

A gripping historical drama full of suspense and a mysterious bewitching mood. A puzzle of a turbulent era in which various characters fall into a maelstrom of events - a pretty girl, a strange beggar woman, a charming thief, a clever detective, the famous magistrate Toyama Saemon no jo, they all struggle to unravel this mystery of the white bell, which provoked the sudden disappearance of two beautiful women caught in one place at the same time at midnight.

Samurai Save The Virgin

1960

Hitohada jumon poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hitohada jumon

1960

Messenger from the Moon poster
NR

It was a sanatorium in the highlands. Patients such as Totsuka, Hirota, and Hashida were battling their illnesses under the devoted care of Michiko, a nurse so beautiful and noble that she was nicknamed “The Messenger from the Moon.” When Totsuka learned that Hirota, who was about to be discharged, secretly loved Michiko, he devised a plan and arranged for them to spend some time alone in a birch grove. Hirota and Michiko made a firm vow for their future, but around that time, an unexpected visitor arrived at Hirota’s hospital room.

Messenger from the Moon

1949

Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya poster
NR

A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature, depicted with a wry and stylish touch.

Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya

1961

Tenraku no shishū poster
NR

The story of a young police officer who risks his career to save the soul of a woman who curses societal evils and chooses the path of self-destruction.

Tenraku no shishū

1950

Dekoboko taikōki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dekoboko taikōki

1953

Tanuki Battle of Awaodori Festival poster
10.0

A tanuki-themed musical.

Tanuki Battle of Awaodori Festival

1954

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp poster
9.0

Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him any more, attempts to kill him, but without success. Saburouta is rescued by his niece, Keisuke at the last moment. Keisuke is a a good-for-nothing. Since that event, he always turns to his uncle when he needs money. Recently Keisuke feels his uncle isn't as generous as he used to be, he suspects that Saburouta has found out the illicit relation between Keisuke and his uncle's young mistress, Ohasu.

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

1963

Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

1958

Actor Shark poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Actor Shark

1959

The Footmark of a Snow Fairy poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Footmark of a Snow Fairy

1958