Akira Kato

Biography

Joined Nikkatsu and studied under Ko Nakahira. He is one of the directors that supported the heyday of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. After that he was active mainly on TV dramas.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

61

Birth Date

1934-05-09 00:00:00

Birth Place

Tokyo, Japan

Known For

• 

  Newlywed Hell
• 

  Tokyo Pop
• 

  Akuma no hitojichi
• 

  運命の殺意　北信濃母子心中
• 

  Love Beast: Red Lips
• 

  Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido

Credits

• camera (1 credits)

  • Hakkinbon: Kinbaku nikujuban

    still photographer

    camera
    1999

• directing (52 credits)

  • High School Girl Story: Lewd Fruit

    director

    directing
    1997
  • F. Health Girl's Diary

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Tokyo Pop

    third assistant director

    directing
    1988
  • Corpse of your Choice

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Akuma no hitojichi

    director

    directing
    1983
  • 運命の殺意　北信濃母子心中

    director

    directing
    1982
  • Asami Ogawa's Binding: Jin Ping Mei

    director

    directing
    1982
  • High School Girl's Embarrassing Awakening

    director

    directing
    1982
  • Sekushî purin: Kuse ni narisô

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Love Beast: Red Lips

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Love Beast: Flower of Vice

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Momoe's Lips: Love Beast

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Nokezoru onna

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Jokôsei: Natsu hiraku kuchibiru

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Confession of a Female College Student: Red Temptress

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Koichiro Uno's Moist and Steamy

    director

    directing
    1979
  • A Certain Seductive Summer

    director

    directing
    1979
  • Female Teacher: Dirty Rumor

    director

    directing
    1979
  • One Summer Affair

    director

    directing
    1978
  • Hateshinaki zecchô

    director

    directing
    1978
  • Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Being Assaulted

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Poetry of Baseball Enthusiasts

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Lusty Afternoon

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Slave Wife

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Koichiro Uno's Up & Wet

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Newlywed Hell

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Cape Erimo

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Statue in Fire

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Hihon: Sode to sode

    director

    directing
    1974
  • New Apartment Wife: Afternoon Beast

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Damp Bank Notes

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Sex Education Mistresses

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Swedish Porno: Dripping of Honey

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Love Makes Me Wet

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Swedish Porno: The House of Beasts

    assistant director

    directing
    1973
  • Office Lady Diary: Affair of a She-Cat

    director

    directing
    1972
  • The Siren's Song

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Romantic Tale: Otomi and Yosaburo

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Morning of Ecstasy

    director

    directing
    1972
  • She-Beasts, Warm Bodies

    director

    directing
    1972
  • Thirsty for Love

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Morning Fog

    assistant director

    directing
    1971
  • Adults Games

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Sign of the Jack

    assistant director

    directing
    1970
  • Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

    assistant director

    directing
    1970
  • Yabanjin no Nekutai

    assistant director

    directing
    1969
  • Youth Bell

    assistant director

    directing
    1969
  • Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit

    assistant director

    directing
    1968

• writing (8 credits)

  • Janki: Secret Mahjong Battle! The Man Undefeated for 20 Years PART 1

    screenplay

    writing
    1992
  • Furin no gogo: Hada-gurui

    original story

    writing
    1978
  • New Apartment Wife: Afternoon Beast

    screenplay

    writing
    1974
  • Swedish Porno: Dripping of Honey

    screenplay

    writing
    1973
  • Office Lady Diary: Affair of a She-Cat

    screenplay

    writing
    1972
  • Thirsty for Love

    screenplay

    writing
    1971
  • Gorgeous Leopardess

    writer

    writing
    1969
  • Flora on the Sand

    screenplay

    writing
    1964