was a Japanese actress.
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 in the same year.
She married the playwright 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.
References
External links
Haruko Kato at Allcinema Movie & DVD Database Haruko Kato filmography at Moview Walker database