Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō

Known For

Kiki's Delivery Service

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.

Movies Featuring Haruko Katō

Chameleon

Chameleon (2008)

as Noriko Yamamura
Awakening

Awakening (2007)

as Shigeko Miyasato
Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

as Madame Suliman (voice)
Blooming Again

Blooming Again (2004)

as Sadako Tōyama
Pistol Opera

Pistol Opera (2001)

as Shizuka Orikuchi
Bonds

Bonds (1998)

as Mrs. Soga
Body and Soul

Body and Soul (1997)

as Ryosuke's mother
Umi e, See You

Umi e, See You (1988)

as Eiji’s mother
Gray Sunset

Gray Sunset (1985)

as Kikuyo Takano
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge (1977)

as Yoshiko Otsuka
East China Sea

East China Sea (1968)

as Rokurō's mother
Pilgrimage at Night

Pilgrimage at Night (1959)

as Maid at Kyoto Inn
Currents of Youth

Currents of Youth (1942)

as Girl in a tea room