- Films
- 25
- Avg rating
- 7.44
- Peak run
- 1973’87
- 7+ run
- 7 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Yoshi by the numbers
Average
7.44
11 rated films
Vote weighted
7.46
bigger films count more
Median
7.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.41
rating spread
Career
35y
1953 to 1987
Total votes
65.7K
across every film
Best
7.9
Tampopo
Worst
7.6
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Newest first
Filmography
| 1987 | The Story of Hachikō | Kondo | 7.9 | 6,481 |
| 1985 |  Tampopo | Master of ramen making | 7.9 | 27,529 |
| 1979 | Hell | Haruichi Yamao | · | 257 |
| 1977 | Village of Eight Gravestones | Ushimatsu | · | 469 |
| 1975 | Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees | · | 7.3 | 1,317 |
| 1974 | Himiko | Ohkimi | · | 959 |
| 1974 | The Castle of Sand | Chiyokichi Motoura | 7.3 | 1,832 |
| 1973 | Hiroshima Death Match | Choji Otomo | 7.4 | 2,245 |
| 1972 |  Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | Danjô Tonami | 7.6 | 9,971 |
| 1971 | Silence | Old man | 7.1 | 1,315 |
| 1970 | Blind Woman's Curse | Jutaro Mitsui | 6.5 | 1,839 |
| 1969 | Japan Organized Crime Boss | Yasokichi Kamiyama | · | 437 |
| 1968 | Profound Desires of the Gods | Ritsugen Ryu | 7.5 | 2,216 |
| 1966 | The Betrayal | Handayu Makabe | · | 460 |
| 1966 | The Great White Tower | Professor Ôkôchi (Basic Medicine) | · | 292 |
| 1965 | A Fugitive from the Past | Yae's Father | 7.9 | 1,580 |
| 1964 | Fight, Zatoichi, Fight | Temple Priest | 7.4 | 2,096 |
| 1964 | Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure | Iori Asahina | · | 335 |
| 1963 | Legend of a Duel to the Death | Shintarô Shimizu | · | 424 |
| 1962 | The Outcast | Ushimatsu's uncle | · | 260 |
Better together?
Yoshi Katô's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Yoshi Katô
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