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Haruko Kato (加藤 治子, Katō Haruko, 24 November 1922 – 2 November 2015) was a Japanese actress.

Haruko Kato
加藤 治子
Born	(1922-11-24)24 November 1922 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
Died	2 November 2015(2015-11-02) (aged 92) Tokyo
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1939-2011
Spouse(s)	Michio Kato (married 1946 - 1953) Masaya Takahashi [ja] (married 1958 - 1973)

Biography

Haruko Kato was born in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, on 24 November 1922.[1][2] After training at acting school, she was signed up with the film production company Toho in 1939, debuting in Hanatsumi Nikki [ja] in the same year.[2]

She married the playwright Michio Kato [ja] in 1946, but he died in 1953.[1] She married actor Masaya Takahashi [ja] in 1958, but they divorced in 1973.[1]

Kato died on 2 November 2015 at her home in Tokyo, aged 92.[3]

Filmography

Films

• Higashi Shinakai (1968)
• Something Like It (1981), Yumi's mother
• Gray Sunset (1985), Kikuyo Takano
• Capone Cries a Lot (1985)
• Gonza the Spearman (1986)
• Tokyo Blackout (1987)
• Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Madame (voice)
• Pistol Opera (2001)
• Blooming Again (2004)[4]
• Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Madame Suliman (voice)
• Chameleon (2008)
• Still Walking (2008)
• About Her Brother (2010)

Television

• Ashura no Gotoku (TV series) (1979,1980)
• Ōoku (1983)
• Furuhata Ninzaburō (1996)

Awards

In 2002, Kato was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown.[2]

References

External links

• Haruko Kato at IMDb
• Haruko Kato at Allcinema Movie & DVD Database (in Japanese)
• Haruko Kato filmography at Moview Walker database (in Japanese)

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