Seizō Katō
Seizō Katō was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who worked for Haikyo.
Kato was born in Tokyo. He was noted for his role as Megatron and Galvatron from the 1st Transformers series until Transformers: The Headmasters. He also did the ADR for Takeshi Katō's character in Akira Kurosawa's Ran after the original actor had become injured.
He died of bladder cancer at a hospital in Itabashi, Tokyo on January 17, 2014 at age 86.
Filmography
Television animation
- Kimba the White Lion – Totto
- Star of the Giants – Ittetsu Hoshi
- Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster – Professor Genrai Yuri
- Chōdenji Machine Voltes V – Dr. Hamaguchi
- Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman F – Sosai Z
- Fist of the North Star – Barcom
- Star Musketeer Bismark – Hyuza
- Transformers: The Headmasters – Galvatron
- Detective Conan – Police chief Kiyonaga Matsumoto
- Outlaw Star – Hazanko
- Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier – Gamo Whisky
- Ninja Scroll: The Series – Anden Yamidoro
- Gokusen – Fuji
- Shigurui: Death Frenzy – Kogan Iwamoto
- Golgo 13
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Priest Cornello
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt – Minge-atron
- Blade – Council Chairman
Original video animation (OVA)
- Vampire Hunter D – Count Magnus Lee
- Transformers: Scramble City – Megatron
- Crying Freeman – Larry Park
- Ronin Warriors – Shikaisen
- Guyver – Dr. Hamilcar Barcas
- Legend of Galactic Heroes – Viscount Kleingelt
- Tenchi Muyo! – Dr. Clay
- Hyper Doll – Dr. Zaiclit
- Gunsmith Cats – Edward Haints
- Fire Emblem – Jeigan
- Z-Mind – Jim Pekinpah
Animated films
- Ringing Bell – The Wolf
- Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur – Black Mask
- Ideon – Gindoro Jinma
- SF New Age Lensman – Lord Helmuth
- Vampire Hunter D – Lee
- The Plot of the Fuma Clan – Inspector Zenigata
- Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights – Abdil
- Tottoi – Nanni
- Apfelland Monogatari – General Nolbelt
- Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition – Unkokusai
- Slayers Great – Galia Einburg
- Twilight of the Dark Master – Takamiya
- Tokyo Godfathers – Mother
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds – Môryô
- Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser – Kiyonaga Matsumoto
Video games
- BS Zelda no Densetsu – Ganon
- Everybody's Golf 4 – Arthur
- DreamMix TV World Fighters – Megatron
- Suikoden V – Gallen, Genoh
- Tengai Makyou: Ziria
- LittleBigPlanet 2 – Dr. Herbert Higginbotham
Live-action films
- Ran – Koyata Hatakeyama
- Dororo
- Pussy Soup – William Thomas Jefferson II
Live-action television
Tokusatsu
- Ultraman – Alien Mefilas
- Battle Fever J – Black Mask Monster
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman – Star King Bazoo
- Hikari Sentai Maskman – Earth Emperor Zeba
- Kamen Rider Black RX – General Jark
- Chikyu Sentai Fiveman – Galactic Super Beast Vulgyre
- Super Rescue Solbrain – SolDozer
- Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger – Great Satan
- Juukou B-Fighter – Mercenary Gorgodal
- Gekisou Sentai Carranger – QQ Kyuutan
- B-Fighter Kabuto – Darkness Devil Beast Zadan
- Denji Sentai Megaranger vs Carranger – Helmedor
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger – Captain Gregory
- Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger – "It"
- Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost – Wirepullers of Smart Brain
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger – Detective Chou〈Teranian Chou San〉
- Ultraman Mebius – Alien Mefilas
- Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Great Shocker – General Jark
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders – General Jark
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Breakheart Pass, Nathan
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Captain Black
- Coming to America, Cleo McDowell
- Death Warrant, Hawkins
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Shepherd James "Shep" Walker
- Dune, Gurney Halleck
- For Your Eyes Only, Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- The Godfather, Jack Woltz
- Gorky Park, Major Pribluda
- Home Alone, Marley
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Charrington
- Parenthood, Frank Buckman
- The Passage, The Gypsy
- Predator, Major General Homer Philips
- Raw Deal, FBI Agent Harry Shannon
- Red Dawn, Colonel Strelnikov
- Seven, Police Captain
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Odo
- Tron, Master Control Program
- Zombi 2, Dr. David Menard
Animation
- DuckTales – Old Man?
- The Jungle Book – Shere Khan
- The Transformers – Megatron, Galvatron, Devastator
- The Transformers: The Movie – Megatron, Galvatron
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story – Professor Screweyes
- X-Men – Emperor D'Ken