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Haruko Katô(1922-2015)

  • Actress
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Haruko Katô in Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
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Haruko Katô was born on 24 November 1922 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Love Is a Hunter (1976) and A Thousand & One Nights (1969). She was married to Masaya Takahashi and Michio Kato. She died on 2 November 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornNovember 24, 1922
DiedNovember 2, 2015(92)
BornNovember 24, 1922
DiedNovember 2, 2015(92)
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Known for

Kirsten Dunst in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Kiki's Delivery Service
7.8
  • Rô-fujin(voice)
  • 1989
Love Is a Hunter
  • Keiko Asada
  • 1976
A Thousand & One Nights (1969)
A Thousand & One Nights
6.5
  • The Genie(voice)
  • 1969
Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Howl's Moving Castle
8.2
  • Suliman(voice)
  • 2004

Credits

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Actress

  • Majutsu wa sasayaku
    TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Kôji Ishizaka, Jun Kunimura, Shun Oguri, Hiroki Narimiya, and Mao Inoue in Dolittle the Veterinary Physician (2010)
    Dolittle the Veterinary Physician
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Yayoi Wakayama
    • 2010
  • Divorced Under One Roof
    TV Series
    • 2010
  • About Her Brother (2010)
    About Her Brother
    7.0
    • Kinuyo Takano
    • 2010
  • Watashi dasu wa (2009)
    Watashi dasu wa
    4.6
    • Tae Kanbayashi
    • 2009
  • Ani kaeru (2009)
    Ani kaeru
    TV Movie
    • Tae Osada
    • 2009
  • Chameleon (2008)
    Chameleon
    5.3
    • Noriko Yamamura
    • 2008
  • Still Walking (2008)
    Still Walking
    7.9
    • Fusa Nishizawa
    • 2008
  • Fumiyo Kohinata, Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryûhei Matsuda, Katsuhisa Namase, Manami Konishi, and Jun Kaname in Ashita no Kita Yoshio (2008)
    Ashita no Kita Yoshio
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Kita Shizuko
    • 2008
  • The Woman Prosecutor of Kyôto (2003)
    The Woman Prosecutor of Kyôto
    TV Series
    • 2007
  • Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006)
    Iryû: Team Medical Dragon
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Sasaki Fumiko
    • 2006–2007
  • Sausu baundo (2007)
    Sausu baundo
    5.6
    • 2007
  • Konnichiha, kâsan
    TV Series
    • Fukue Kanzaki
    • 2007
  • Kumiko Asô and Joe Odagiri in Prescription Police (2006)
    Prescription Police
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Yae Higashiyoshida
    • 2007
  • Kumiko Asô and Joe Odagiri in Before Prescription Police (2007)
    Before Prescription Police
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 2007

Videos5

Howl's Moving Castle: BD
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Howl's Moving Castle: BD
Howl's Moving Castle: BD
Clip 1:17
Howl's Moving Castle: BD
Howl's Moving Castle: BD
Clip 1:17
Howl's Moving Castle: BD
Howl's Moving Castle: BD
Clip 1:12
Howl's Moving Castle: BD
Kiki's Delivery Service: Special Edition
Clip 1:20
Kiki's Delivery Service: Special Edition
Kiki's Delivery Service: Special Edition
Featurette 1:04
Kiki's Delivery Service: Special Edition

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Haruko Kato
  • Height
    • 4′ 11½″ (1.51 m)
  • Born
    • November 24, 1922
    • Minato, Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • November 2, 2015
    • Tokyo, Japan(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouses
      Masaya Takahashi1958 - 1973 (divorced)

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