was a Japanese actress.

Biography

Haruko Kato was born in

Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi district. Akasaka (including the neighboring area of Aoyama) was a ward of Tokyo City from 1878 to ...

, on 24 November 1922. After training at acting school, she was signed up with the film production company

Toho is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer ...

in 1939, debuting in ' in the same year. She married the playwright in 1946, but he died in 1953. She married actor in 1958, but they divorced in 1973. Kato died on 2 November 2015 at her home in Tokyo, aged 92.

Filmography

Films

* ''

Higashi Shinakai is a 1968 Japanese action film directed by Tadahiki Isomi. The film was produced by Shouhei Imamura. He was also in charge of the screenplay. The lead star is Masakazu Tamura. Synopsis Chiba Rokurō starts a part-time job on a fishing boat ...

'' (1968) * ''

Something Like It is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. Cast *Katsunobu Itō as Shintoto *Kumiko Akiyoshi as Elizabeth *Isao Bitō Awards and nominations 3rd Yokohama Film Festival * Won: Best Film * Won: Best New Director - Yoshimitsu Morita ...

'' (1981), Yumi's mother * '' Gray Sunset'' (1985), Kikuyo Takano * ''

Capone Cries a Lot is a 1985 Japanese comedy directed by Seijun Suzuki and starring Kenichi Hagiwara. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Toshiyuki Kajiyama. Plot Umiemon (Kenichi Hagiwara) is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to th ...

'' (1985) * ''

Gonza the Spearman is a 1986 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution. Cast * Hiromi Gō as Gonza Sasano * Haruko Kat ...

'' (1986) * ''

Tokyo Blackout (Disappearance of the Capital) is a 1987 Japanese science fiction film directed by Toshio Masuda. It is based on Sakyo Komatsu's novel ''Shuto shōshitsu'' which won the 6th Nihon SF Taisho Award in 1985. The film's score was composed by Mau ...

'' (1987) * ''

Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transpor ...

'' (1989), Madame (voice) * ''

Pistol Opera is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and starring Makiko Esumi. Storyline The film's main character, Miyuki Minazuki, ranked number three in The Assassins Guild, is known as the "Stray Cat". A stoic and deadly woman, she is forced ...

'' (2001) * '' Blooming Again'' (2004) * ''

Howl's Moving Castle ''Howl's Moving Castle'' is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years ...

'' (2004), Madame Suliman (voice) * '' Chameleon'' (2008) * '' Still Walking'' (2008) * '' About Her Brother'' (2010)

Television

* ''

Ashura no Gotoku (TV series) is a Japanese drama series that first aired on NHK in 1979. It is based on Kuniko Mukōda's novel of the same title. Ken Ogata played the role of Satomi Takao in Part 1 and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi played the role in part 2. Cast * Kaoru Yachigusa as ...

'' (1979,1980) * ''

Ōoku The refers to the women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful , such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term. History The ''Ōok ...

'' (1983) * ''

Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes (specials) in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of ''Columbo'' ...

'' (1996)

Awards

In 2002, Kato was awarded the

Order of the Precious Crown The is a Japanese order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. Since the Order of the Rising Sun at that time was an Order for men, it was established as an Order for women. Originally the order had five classes, but on Apr ...

References

External links

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Haruko Kato at Allcinema Movie & DVD Database

Haruko Kato filmography at Moview Walker database
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