
As Writer
Amagi Pass
1983
6.7
Directing
August 25, 1916
Kobe, Japan
June 15, 1985
Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Kato was the nephew of the film director Sadao Yamanaka. He entered the Toho studio in 1937 and first began by working on documentaries. He worked as an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa in Rashomon. After World War II he switched to making jidaigeki.