日本の文学賞

← ホームに戻る

Go Kato

かとう ごう

Kato Go

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1938-02-04 （Shirahama Village, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture (now Omaezaki City), Japan）
死没
2018-06-18 （Tokyo, Japan） 80歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Actor
活動期間
1962年〜2018年
所属
Haiyuza Theatre Company

学歴

Waseda University, Second Faculty of Literature
Department of Drama / Drama
国: Japan
Joined the Haiyuza Training School while enrolled and began acting activities

受賞歴

Order of the Purple Ribbon
2001
主催: Cabinet Office (Government of Japan)
結果: 受章
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2008
主催: Cabinet Office (Government of Japan)
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Castle of Sand

1974年 Film / Suspense

A suspense film about a former policeman's past. Go Kato played a key role and received acclaim.

memory and the pastguilt and atonement

Ooka Echizen (TV series)

1970年 TV period drama

One of Go Kato's signature roles. He portrayed Ooka Tadasuke for over 30 years as the lead of a long-running TV series.

justicehuman compassion

Shinobu River

1972年 Film / Literary adaptation

A film adapted from a novel by Tetsuro Miura. Go Kato appeared as a principal romantic interest.

lovehuman relationships

全著作

  • Sea, Roses and Cats (1980)
  • Walking Man: Go Kato — Photo & Essay Collection (1985)
  • Such a Beautiful Dawn (2001)

翻案

  • Many screen adaptations of works he appeared in (e.g. The Castle of Sand, Wrongful Death)

作風・主題

文体
restrained, sincere acting styleclassical period-drama performance
頻出モチーフ
sense of justicefamily valueshuman compassion

健康

  • gallbladder cancer
    2018
    Died in 2018 after battling the illness

評価・遺産

He was active across film and television, best known for Ooka Echizen. Praised for his sincere, restrained acting, he received the Order of the Purple Ribbon and the Order of the Rising Sun and left a lasting impact on Japanese period drama and film.

資料所蔵先

  • NHK Archives
  • National Diet Library (materials and publications)

大衆文化への影響

  • Referenced and parodied as an iconic period-drama figure
  • Widely recognized as the longtime lead of the long-running series Ooka Echizen

引用

  • I continued acting with a heart opposed to war.
    出典: Yomiuri Shimbun (interview, 2014) (2014年)

豆知識

  • Did not smoke, did not drink, and avoided gambling.
  • Served as a member of the Ministry of Health's national council promoting 'Health Japan 21' and was appointed a health ambassador.
  • Trained at Haiyuza and is best known for his long-running lead role in Ooka Echizen.