Haruko Katou
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1922
- Died
- November 2, 2015
- Birthplace
- Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
Haruko Katou (加藤 治子 Katō Haruko, 24 November 1922 – 2 November 2015) was a Japanese actress. Haruko Katou was born in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, on 24 November 1922. After attending the Shochiku Girls' Opera School, she joined the Shochiku Girls' Opera Company under the stage name Kyoko Mifune. She was signed by the film production company Toho in 1939, making her film debut in Hanatsumi Nikki that same year. In 1940, she joined the New Theatre Research Society, which had been founded by Hiroshi Akutagawa and Michio Katou, whom she married in 1946.
Filmography
Majutsu wa Sasayaku 2011
Actor
About Her Brother 2010
as Takano Kinuo
It's On Me 2009
Actor
Chameleon 2008
as Noriko Yamamura
Awakening 2007
as Shigeko Miyasato
Howl's Moving Castle 2004
as Madame Suliman (voice)
The Crying Wind 2004
as Shiho Fujino
Blooming Again 2004
as Sadako Tōyama
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement 2003
as Takako
Life Is Journey 2003
Actor
Spy Sorge 2003
Actor
Pistol Opera 2001
as Shizuka Orikuchi
Bonds 1998
as Mrs. Soga
Body and Soul 1997
as Ryosuke's mother
A Brief Message from the Heart 1995
Actor
Secret Liaisons 1995
Actor
Kura 1995
Actor
Sharaku 1995
as Ofuji
- Ghost Story: Flower House
Ghost Story: Flower House 1991
Actor
Tasmania Story 1990
Actor
- Kaze no Sumu Ie
Kaze no Sumu Ie 1989
Actor
The Dancer 1989
Actor
Kiki's Delivery Service 1989
as Old Lady (voice)
Kizu 1988
Actor
- Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana
Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana 1988
Actor
Umi e, See You 1988
as Eiji’s mother
- Onna no Naka no Kaze
Onna no Naka no Kaze 1988
Actor
A Taxing Woman's Return 1988
as Kinu Akabane
The Scent of Honey between a Man and a Woman 1987
Actor
Carefree Goddesses 1987
Actor
Tokyo Blackout 1987
as Umeko Koide
The House of Wedlock 1986
as Kuniko Sakazaki
Beyond the Shining Sea 1986
as Tomie Kawamura
Gonza the Spearman 1986
as Oyuki's nanny
Gray Sunset 1985
as Kikuyo Takano
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985
as Grandmother
Caribe: Symphony of Love 1985
as Fumiko Sawaki
Capone Cries a Lot 1985
as Wife
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed 1984
as Shizu Nagayama
Deaths in Tokimeki 1984
as Otae-san
Lanterns on Blue Waters 1983
Actor
Something Like It 1981
Actor
The Wild Daisy 1981
as Kiku Saito
芭蕉布を織る女たち 1981
as Narrator (voice)
- The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail 1980
Actor
Sweet Revenge 1977
as Yoshiko Otsuka
Love in the Mud 1977
Actor
Seasonal Wind 1977
Actor
Love Is a Hunter 1976
as Keiko Asada
Hobo General 1976
Actor
First Love 1972
Actor
Sword and Flower 1972
Actor
- The Gambling Nun
The Gambling Nun 1971
Actor
Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori 1971
as Aunt
The Girl I Abandoned 1969
Actor
A Thousand and One Nights 1969
as Genie (voice)
若い川の流れ 1968
Actor
East China Sea 1968
as Rokurō's mother
春日和 1967
Actor
Young Girls Are Everywhere 1966
as Muneko Eda
Camellia Gate 1964
Actor
Green Fruit 1964
Actor
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii 1964
as Shizue Funada
Kaze to Ki to Sora to 1964
Actor
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki 1962
Actor
Till Tomorrow Is 1962
Actor
Pilgrimage at Night 1959
as Maid at Kyoto Inn
The Mandarin Room 1956
as Namiko
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made 1955
Actor
An Inlet of Muddy Water 1953
Actor
The Love Letter Trial 1951
Actor
Currents of Youth 1942
as Girl in a tea room
Sky of Hope 1942
as Toshiko
Life Begins at 61 1941
Actor
Enoken's Bow-Wow General 1940
as Teruko
Enoken Enters the Ring 1940
Actor
Wedding Day 1940
Actor
- Enoken's Yaji and Kita
Enoken's Yaji and Kita 1939
Actor
Flower Picking Diary 1939
Actor
Credits from TMDB.