Haruko Katō
Acting
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Haruko Katō
Filmography
Acting (79)
7.0
2010
About Her Brotheras Takano Kinuo
6.4
2009
2008
Chameleonas Noriko Yamamura
5.7
2007
Awakeningas Shigeko Miyasato
5.0
2004
Howl's Moving Castleas Madame Suliman (voice)
8.4
2004
The Crying Windas Shiho Fujino
6.6
2004
Blooming Againas Sadako Tōyama
8.0
2003
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basementas Takako
3.8
2003
2003
6.6
2001
Pistol Operaas Shizuka Orikuchi
6.1
1998
Bondsas Mrs. Soga
5.6
1997
Body and Soulas Ryosuke's mother
3.0
1995
7.0
1995
7.5
1995
Sharakuas Ofuji
7.0
1990
8.5
1989
1989
6.4
1989
Kiki's Delivery Serviceas Old Lady (voice)
7.8
1988
10.0
1988
Umi e, See Youas Eiji’s mother
10.0
1988
A Taxing Woman's Returnas Kinu Akabane
6.4
7.0
1987
Tokyo Blackoutas Umeko Koide
6.2
1986
The House of Wedlockas Kuniko Sakazaki
8.0
1986
Beyond the Shining Seaas Tomie Kawamura
7.0
1986
Gonza the Spearmanas Oyuki's nanny
7.0
1985
Gray Sunsetas Kikuyo Takano
6.2
1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chaptersas Grandmother
7.8
1985
Caribe: Symphony of Loveas Fumiko Sawaki
7.0
1985
Capone Cries a Lotas Wife
6.0
1984
Someday, Someone Will Be Killedas Shizu Nagayama
5.5
1984
Deaths in Tokimekias Otae-san
7.2
5.8
5.0
1981
The Wild Daisyas Kiku Saito
6.3
1981
芭蕉布を織る女たちas Narrator (voice)
1977
Sweet Revengeas Yoshiko Otsuka
6.8
1977
7.3
1977
1976
10.0
1976
Love Is a Hunteras Keiko Asada
1972
1972
1971
1971
Tabiji: ofukuro-san yorias Aunt
9.0
1969
A Thousand and One Nightsas Genie (voice)
6.7
1968
1968
East China Seaas Rokurō's mother
10.0
1967
1966
Young Girls Are Everywhereas Muneko Eda
8.0
1964
1964
1964
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaiias Shizue Funada
5.3
1962
8.0
1959
Pilgrimage at Nightas Maid at Kyoto Inn
1956
The Mandarin Roomas Namiko
8.0
6.3
1942
Currents of Youthas Girl in a tea room
9.0
1942
Sky of Hopeas Toshiko
8.0
1940
Enoken's Bow-Wow Generalas Teruko
1940
7.0