Shintarō Katsu

Birthday: November 29th, 1931 Date of Death: June 21st, 1997 Place of Birth: Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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Shintarō Katsu (勝新太郎 Katsu Shintarō?), born Toshio Okumura (奥村利夫 Okumura Toshio, November 29, 1931—June 21, 1997; nicknamed Katsu-shin) was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya (Kineya Katsutōji) who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills, younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama (Wakayama Tomisaburō), husband of actress Tamao Nakamura (married in 1962), and father of actor Ryutaro Gan (Gan Ryūtarō).

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