Director Jerry London poses with a samurai helmet during the making of Shogun. Photo © Jerry London. Shogun is a five-part miniseries that aired on NBC in September 1980. Starring Richard Chamberlain as John Blackthorne, Toshiro Mifune as Toranaga, Frankie Sakai as Yabu, and Yoko Shimada as Mariko, the miniseries earned critical praise and picked … Continue reading THE SHOGUN OF ‘SHOGUN’! Director Jerry London Looks Back on Making the Classic Japanese Miniseries!
Shigeo Kato
THE EIGHTH SAMURAI! Shigeo Kato Shares Stories from His Decades-Long Acting Career!
Born on June 16, 1925, in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, actor Shigeo Kato joined Toho in the early 1950s. Early in his acting career, Mr. Kato appeared in brief roles in such cinema classics as Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954), as well as the original Godzilla (1954). Mr. Kato remained a Toho actor … Continue reading THE EIGHTH SAMURAI! Shigeo Kato Shares Stories from His Decades-Long Acting Career!
SEVENTY YEARS AN ACTOR! Shigeo Kato on His Early Life and Acting Career!
Born on June 16, 1925, in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Shigeo Kato joined Toho in the early 1950s. Early in his acting career, Mr. Kato appeared in brief roles in such cinema classics as Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954), as well as the original Godzilla (1954). Mr. Kato remained a Toho actor until … Continue reading SEVENTY YEARS AN ACTOR! Shigeo Kato on His Early Life and Acting Career!
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