Haruko Kato

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	24 November 1922 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
Died	2 November 2015 (aged 92) Tokyo
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1939-2011
Spouse(s)	Michio Kato (married 1946 - 1953) Masaya Takahashi (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 in the same year.[2]

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

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

Filmography

Films

• Something Like It (1981), Yumi's mother
• Gray Sunset (1985), Kikuyo Takano
• Tokyo Blackout (1987)
• Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Madame (voice)
• 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)
• Furuhata Ninzaburō (1996)

Awards

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

References

1. 女優の加藤治子さん死去　「寺内貫太郎一家」で母親役 [Actress Haruko Kato dies - Mother role in "Terauchi Kantaro Ikka"]. Asahi Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
2. 加藤治子さん９２歳大往生　ありがとう…優しき昭和のお母さん [Haruko Kato dies at 92 - Thanks for mother of Showa period]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Nippon Newspapers. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
3. 俳優の加藤治子さん死去 [Actress Haruko Kato dies]. NHK News Web (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Broadcasting Corporation. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

External links

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