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, Minato, Tokyo, Aoyama) was a wards of J ...

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

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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'' (1968) * '' Something Like It'' (1981), Yumi's mother * ''

Gray Sunset is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Shunya Ito. It was Japan's submission to the 58th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It won the award for Best Film at the Japan Academy Pri ...

'' (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'' (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 Mauric ...

'' (1987) * '' Umi e, See You'' (1988), Eiji's mother * ''

Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Eiko Kadono's 1985 novel ''Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), Kiki's Delivery Service''. Animated by Studio Ghibli, the film stars Minami ...

'' (1989), Madame (voice) * '' Pistol Opera'' (2001) * ''

Blooming Again is a 2003 novel by Ranzō Ōta. It has been adapted into a film by Isshin Inudo in 2004. Film Adaptation * ''Blooming Again'' directed by Isshin Inudo, a Toei production in 2004, it stars Tsutomu Yamazaki. Hisaya Morishige and Takuya Fujioka ma ...

'' (2004) * ''

Howl's Moving Castle Howl's Moving Castle may refer to: * ''Howl's Moving Castle'' (novel), 1986 novel by Diana Wynne Jones * ''Howl's Moving Castle'' (film), 2004 film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, loosely based on Jones' novel {{dab ...

'' (2004), Madame Suliman (voice) * ''

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'' (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 a ...

'' (1979,1980) * ''

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'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1996)

Dubbing

* '' When the Wind Blows'', Hilda Bloggs

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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