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Haruko Katō
Born
24 November 1922
Died
2 November 2015
Place
Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
Acting

Haruko Katō

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.

As actor

Majutsu wa Sasayaku

2011

About Her Brother

2010 · Takano Kinuo

It's On Me

2009

Chameleon

2008 · Noriko Yamamura

Awakening

2007 · Shigeko Miyasato

Blooming Again

2004 · Sadako Tōyama

Howl's Moving Castle

2004 · Madame Suliman (voice)

The Crying Wind

2004 · Shiho Fujino

Spy Sorge

2003

Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement

2003 · Takako

Life Is Journey

2003

Pistol Opera

2001 · Shizuka Orikuchi

Bonds

1998 · Mrs. Soga

Body and Soul

1997 · Ryosuke's mother

Secret Liaisons

1995

A Brief Message from the Heart

1995

Sharaku

1995 · Ofuji

Kura

1995

Ghost Story: Flower House

1991

Tasmania Story

1990

Kiki's Delivery Service

1989 · Old Lady (voice)

The Dancer

1989

Kaze no Sumu Ie

1989

A Taxing Woman's Return

1988 · Kinu Akabane

Onna no Naka no Kaze

1988

Kizu

1988

Umi e, See You

1988 · Eiji’s mother

Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana

1988

Tokyo Blackout

1987 · Umeko Koide

The Scent of Honey between a Man and a Woman

1987