Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō

Actor

Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
November 24, 1922

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.

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Haruko Katō 1

Representative Works

Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle
8.4
/ Japanese
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service
7.8
/ Japanese
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
7.8
/ Japanese
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights
6.7
/ Japanese
About Her Brother
About Her Brother
6.4
/ Japanese
Camellia Gate
Camellia Gate
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
The House of Wedlock
The House of Wedlock
8.0
/ Japanese
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
5.3
/ Japanese
Sword and Flower
Sword and Flower
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Shinibana
Shinibana
8.0
/ Japanese
Capone Cries a Lot
Capone Cries a Lot
6.0
/ Japanese
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
3.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Howl's Moving Castle
2004Winner

Best Performance

Howl's Moving Castle

Kiki's Delivery Service
1989Winner

Best Performance

Kiki's Delivery Service

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985Winner

Best Performance

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Career Highlights

A Thousand and One Nights
1969Highlight

Best Performance

A Thousand and One Nights

About Her Brother
2010Highlight

Best Performance

About Her Brother

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