<Tr> <Th> Partnerships </Th> <Td> The Green Hornet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abilities </Th> <Td> Master martial artist Automotive engineering expert </Td> </Tr> <P> Kato (加藤) is a fictional character from The Green Hornet series . This character has also appeared with the Green Hornet in film, television, book and comic book versions . Kato was the Hornet's assistant and has been played by a number of actors . On radio, Kato was initially played by Raymond Hayashi, then Roland Parker who had the role for most of the run, and in the later years Mickey Tolan and Paul Carnegie . Keye Luke took the role in the movie serials, and in the television series he was portrayed by Bruce Lee . Jay Chou played Kato in the 2011 Green Hornet film . </P> <P> Kato was Britt Reid's valet, who doubled as The Green Hornet's masked driver and partner to help him in his vigilante adventures, disguised as the activities of a racketeer and his chauffeur / bodyguard / enforcer . According to the storyline, years before the events depicted in the series, Britt Reid had saved Kato's life while traveling in the Far East . Depending on the version of the story, this prompted Kato to become Reid's assistant or friend . In the anthology The Green Hornet Chronicles from Moonstone Books, author Richard Dean Starr's story "Nothing Gold Can Stay: An Origin Story of Kato" explores the character's background and how he ends up living in America, suggesting that Kato met Britt Reid on a later trip back to his homeland while in search of his mother . </P>

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