Yoshihiro Kato
Biography
Yoshihiro Katō (1936-2018) was an artist and one of the founding members, along with Shinichi Iwata, of the avant-garde arts group Zero Jigen (Zero Dimension) in the early 1960s. Beginning with Haitsukubari kōshin (Crawling Procession), staged in January 1963 in the Sakae district of Nagoya, over a long period of time they executed an extraordinary number of performances known as “Rituals” in Tokyo and elsewhere.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • as (uncredited)
In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda is in a relationship with the madam of the bar, Leda. As the younger Eddie starts a passionate affair with Gonda, she ignites the jealousy of Leda, unaware of another kind of history between them.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • as Kashiwagi
The story of a sexy girl with a passion for attracting men and counting the money she entices from them with her body.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A young man reaches adolescence and escapes the nunnery where he survived a tortured upbringing; the world outside suddenly seems even more frightening than before.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A documentary of an avant-garde theatre performance, presents an orgiastic rite of sex, degradation, and bloody sacrifice, performed by Zero-Jigen.