Haruko Kato
Japanese actress (1922–2015)
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Haruko Kato (加藤 治子, Katō Haruko; 24 November 1922 – 2 November 2015) was a Japanese actress.
Born24 November 1922
Died2 November 2015 (aged 92)
Tokyo
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1939-2011
Haruko Kato | |
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加藤 治子 | |
| Born | 24 November 1922 |
| Died | 2 November 2015 (aged 92) Tokyo |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939-2011 |
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Biography
Haruko Kato was born in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, on 24 November 1922.[1][2] After training at acting school, she was signed up with the film production company Toho in 1939, debuting in Hanatsumi Nikki in the same year.[2]
She married the playwright Michio Kato in 1946, but he died in 1953.[1] She married actor Masaya Takahashi in 1958, but they divorced in 1973.[1]
Kato died on 2 November 2015 at her home in Tokyo, aged 92.[3]
Filmography
Films
- Higashi Shinakai (1968)
- Something Like It (1981), Yumi's mother
- Gray Sunset (1985), Kikuyo Takano
- Capone Cries a Lot (1985)
- Gonza the Spearman (1986)
- Tokyo Blackout (1987)
- Umi e, See You (1988), Eiji's mother
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Madame (voice)
- Pistol Opera (2001)
- Fuon (2004)
- Blooming Again (2004)[4]
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Madame Suliman (voice)
- Chameleon (2008)
- Still Walking (2008)
- About Her Brother (2010)
Television
- Ashura no Gotoku (TV series) (1979,1980)
- Ōoku (1983)
- Furuhata Ninzaburō (1996)
Dubbing
- When the Wind Blows, Hilda Bloggs[5]
Awards
In 2002, Kato was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown.[2]