Shingo Katori
Born: 1977-01-31 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Shingo Katori (香取 慎吾) is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, radio personality. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy band in Asia. Following the group's disbandment at the end of 2016, Katori pursued his solo career. He left his agency, Johnny & Associates in 2017, together with two other SMAP members, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and entered CULEN, a Japanese talent agency. On 22 September 2017, they launched a new project, "atarashiichizu" ("新しい地図", meaning "New Map") as their common fan site, supported by various Japanese leading creators. Since then, Katori has been extending his activities also into artistic fields.
Filmography
2025
- Japan's Number One Jerk Salaryman as Ippei Omori
- Sumo Food Battle as Host
2023
- War of Traps ... (Theme Song Performance)
2022
- Mischievous Kids Assemble!
- Everything Will Be Owlright! as Yujiro Tamura
2021
2020
2019
- Sea of Revival as Ikuo
2018
- 7.2 New Another Window as Host
- The Bastard and the Beautiful World as Shingo-chan
2016
- HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental
- Family's Form as Nagasato Daisuke
- Stranger as Misugi Akira
2015
- Galaxy Turnpike as Noa
- One Thousand Trillion Yen Randsom as 平岡ナオト
2014
- Smoking Gun as Enishi Nagareta
2013
2012
- Ojamap!! as Host
- MONSTERS as Hiratsuka Heihachi
- Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope as Tomonori Kuze
- Go, Masao! as Hideki Matsumoto
- Gift of SMAP
2011
- The Marriage Counselor as Junpei Takakura
- Friends: Naki on Monster Island as Naki (voice)
- KochiKame - The Movie: Save the Kachidoki Bridge! as Kankichi Ryotsu
2010
2009
- MR.BRAIN
- The Sun in Kurobe as Hitoshi Kuramatsu
- KochiKame: The TV Drama as Kankichi Ryotsu
2008
- The Magic Hour as Tadano Kenji
- Flower Shop Without Rose as Eji Shiomi
2007
- Galileo as Shoichi Tagami
- Sukiyaki Western Django as Richie
- Baby SMAP
- Monkey Magic as Monkey King Son Goku
2006
- Adventures of the Super Monkey -Journey to the West-
- Suite Dreams as Kenji Tadano
2004
- Shinsengumi! as Kondō Isami
- Nin x Nin: The Ninja Star Hattori as Kanzo Hattori
2003
2002
- HR as Shingo Todoroki
- Basically Nice as Zen Maeda
2001
- Shingo Mama Drama Special: OH-HA Saves the World Vol. 1 as Shingo Mama
- Love Story
- Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special as Ichirou Tadano
- Rolling Bomber Special as Katori Shintarou
- Smap Short Films
2000
- The Password is Courage
- Juvenile as Soichiro Kanzaki
1999
- Hunt of a New Wolf
- Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP as Shingo Katori
1998
1997
- The Most Important Person
- Hong Kong Night Club as Shibata / Maggie
- Because I Am Me
1996
- SMAP×SMAP as Host
- Doku as Doku
- Invisible Man
1995
- Sashow The Last Case
- Under Age as Murooka Jin
- For You
1994
- Lil' Red Riding Hood Cha-Cha as Riiya
- Shoot! as Kazu
- Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture as Haohmaru
- SEXY SIX SHOW
1979
- Masquerade as Host