Haruko Katō

November 24, 1922 · Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan

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 training at acting school, she was signed up with the film production company Toho in 1939, debuting in Hanatsumi Nikki in the same year.

Notable work

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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
as Madame Suliman (voice)
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Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
as Old Lady (voice)
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
as Grandmother

Often works with

Kenji Sawada
3 titles together
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Pistol Opera, Capone Cries a Lot
Hideji Ōtaki
3 titles together
Gonza the Spearman, Tokyo Blackout, Spy Sorge
Shima Iwashita
3 titles together
Gonza the Spearman, Sharaku, Spy Sorge
Ittoku Kishibe
3 titles together
Chameleon, Tokyo Blackout, Gray Sunset
Bandō Mitsugorō X
2 titles together
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Sharaku
Miki Takakura
2 titles together
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Capone Cries a Lot

Full filmography · 81

Majutsu wa Sasayaku
cast
2011
About Her Brother
as Takano Kinuo
2010
It's On Me
cast
2009
Chameleon
as Noriko Yamamura
2008
Awakening
as Shigeko Miyasato
2007
Howl's Moving Castle
as Madame Suliman (voice)
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The Crying Wind
as Shiho Fujino
2004
Shinibana
as Sadako Tōyama
2004
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
as Takako
2003
Life Is Journey
cast
2003
Spy Sorge
cast
2003
Pistol Opera
as Shizuka Orikuchi
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