Haruko Kato (加藤 治子, Katō Haruko; 24 November 1922 – 2 November 2015) was a Japanese actress.
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Biography
Haruko Kato was born in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, on 24 November 1922. After training at acting school, she was signed up with the film production company Toho in 1939, debuting in Hanatsumi Nikki in the same year.
She married the playwright Michio Kato in 1946, but he died in 1953. She married actor Masaya Takahashi in 1958, but they divorced in 1973.
Kato died on 2 November 2015 at her home in Tokyo, aged 92.
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)
Umi e, See You (1988), Eiji's mother
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Madame (voice)
Pistol Opera (2001)
Fuon (2004)
Blooming Again (2004)
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)
Dubbing
When the Wind Blows, Hilda Bloggs
Awards
In 2002, Kato was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown.
