8.4
Movie
Acting
Haruko Katō
- Born
- Died
- (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
- Credits
- 94 titles
Biography
Haruko Katō (加藤 治子 Katō Haruko, 24 November 1922 – 2 November 2015) was a Japanese actress.
Haruko Katō was born in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, on 24 November 1922. After attending the Shochiku Girls' Opera School, she joined the Shochiku Girls' Opera Company under the stage name Kyoko Mifune. She was signed by the film production company Toho in 1939, making her film debut in Hanatsumi Nikki that same year. In 1940, she joined the New Theatre Research Society, which had been founded by Hiroshi Akutagawa and Michio Kato, whom she married in 1946.
Signature work
Known For
8.4
Movie
7.8
Movie
Kiki's Delivery Service
7.8
Movie
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
6.4
Movie
A Taxing Woman's Return
6.7
Movie
A Thousand and One Nights
6.1
Movie
Pistol Opera
8.8
TV
Furuhata Ninzaburo
7.0
Movie
Gonza the Spearman
6.4
Movie
About Her Brother
7.0
Movie
Sharaku
6.7
TV
Time Limit Investigator
5.7
Movie
Chameleon
6.2
Movie
Tokyo Blackout
6.0
Movie
Capone Cries a Lot
6.2
Movie
An Inlet of Muddy Water
6.6
Movie
Spy Sorge
5.0
Movie
Awakening
6.2
Movie
Gray Sunset
Acting credits 94
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Majutsu wa Sasayaku Film | |
| 2010 | Veterinarian Dolittle TV | (1 ep) |
| 2010 | About Her Brother Film | Takano Kinuo |
| 2009 | It's On Me Film | |
| 2008 | Chameleon Film | Noriko Yamamura |
| 2007 | Awakening Film | Shigeko Miyasato |
| 2006 | Time Limit Investigator TV | (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle Film | Madame Suliman (voice) |
| 2004 | The Crying Wind Film | Shiho Fujino |
| 2004 | Blooming Again Film | Sadako Tōyama |
| 2003 | Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement Film | Takako |
| 2003 | Life Is Journey Film | |
| 2003 | Spy Sorge Film | |
| 2001 | Pistol Opera Film | Shizuka Orikuchi |
| 1998 | Bonds Film | Mrs. Soga |
| 1997 | Body and Soul Film | Ryosuke's mother |
| 1995 | A Brief Message from the Heart Film | |
| 1995 | Secret Liaisons Film | |
| 1995 | Kura Film | |
| 1995 | Sharaku Film | Ofuji |
| 1994 | Furuhata Ninzaburo TV | Takayo Sasaki (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi TV | (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Marriage Begins With A Lie TV | Arishima Tsuneko (12 ep) |
| 1991 | Ghost Story: Flower House Film | |
| 1991 | Kimi no na wa TV | 浜口徳枝 (312 ep) |
| 1990 | Tasmania Story Film | |
| 1989 | Kaze no Sumu Ie Film | |
| 1989 | The Dancer Film | |
| 1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service Film | Old Lady (voice) |
| 1988 | Kizu Film | |
| 1988 | Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana Film | |
| 1988 | Umi e, See You Film | Eiji’s mother |
| 1988 | Onna no Naka no Kaze Film | |
| 1988 | A Taxing Woman's Return Film | Kinu Akabane |
| 1987 | The Scent of Honey between a Man and a Woman Film | |
| 1987 | Carefree Goddesses Film | |
| 1987 | Tokyo Blackout Film | Umeko Koide |
| 1987 | 森繁久彌の七人の孫 TV | (1 ep) |
| 1986 | The House of Wedlock Film | Kuniko Sakazaki |
| 1986 | Beyond the Shining Sea Film | Tomie Kawamura |
| 1986 | Gonza the Spearman Film | Oyuki's nanny |
| 1985 | Gray Sunset Film | Kikuyo Takano |
| 1985 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Film | Grandmother |
| 1985 | Caribe: Symphony of Love Film | Fumiko Sawaki |
| 1985 | Capone Cries a Lot Film | Wife |
| 1984 | Someday, Someone Will Be Killed Film | Shizu Nagayama |
| 1984 | Deaths in Tokimeki Film | Otae-san |
| 1983 | Lanterns on Blue Waters Film | |
| 1981 | Something Like It Film | |
| 1981 | The Wild Daisy Film | Kiku Saito |
| 1981 | Yumechiyo Nikki TV | (20 ep) |
| 1981 | 芭蕉布を織る女たち Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1980 | The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail Film | |
| 1980 | 突然の明日 TV | (13 ep) |
| 1979 | Ashura no Gotoku TV | (7 ep) |
| 1978 | Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu TV | Shuzuko dojima (21 ep) |
| 1978 | Kyukei no Koya TV | Takako Nogami (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Sweet Revenge Film | Yoshiko Otsuka |
| 1977 | Love in the Mud Film | |
| 1977 | Seasonal Wind Film |