is a Japanese TV actress, former

J-pop J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in trad ...

singer, and the oldest member of the groups Lip's and Nanatsuboshi. She was born in

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka is the easternmost of the three Wards of Japan, wards of the city of Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. History Shimizu-ku was created on April 1, 2005, when Shizuoka became a city designated by government ordinance (a " ...

, and debuted on 21 March 1990.

Filmography

Film

* '' My Secret Cache'' (1997) * '' Hana Yori Dango Final'' (2008) * ''Boku no Obāchan'' (2008) * '' Rakugo Eiga'' (2013) * ''Nukero Moebius!'' (2023)

Television

*''Tonbi'' (2013, TBS)

References

External links

*
Katou Takako Official Website

Takako Katou Official Blog

Katou Takako
at J-Dorama.de 1970 births Living people People from Shizuoka (city) Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese women pop singers Japanese idols Japanese women television personalities Actors from Shizuoka Prefecture Singers from Shizuoka (city) Amuse Inc. talents 20th-century Japanese actresses 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers {{Japan-tv-actor-stub