
Biography
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.
Acted in 85
2010s
- 2011
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
Movie
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
It's On Me
Movie
- 2008
- 2007
Awakening
Shigeko Miyasato
- 2006
- 2004
The Crying Wind
Shiho Fujino
Blooming Again
Sadako Tōyama
- 2003
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
Takako
Life Is Journey
Movie
Spy Sorge
Movie
- 2001
Pistol Opera
Shizuka Orikuchi
1990s
- 1998
Bonds
Mrs. Soga
- 1997
Body and Soul
Ryosuke's mother
- 1995
A Brief Message from the Heart
Movie
Kura
Movie
Sharaku
Ofuji
- 1994
- 1993
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
TV
Marriage Begins With A Lie
Arishima Tsuneko · 12 episodes
- 1991
- 1990
Tasmania Story
Movie
1980s
- 1989
The Dancer
Movie
- 1988
Kizu
Movie
Umi e, See You
Eiji’s mother
A Taxing Woman's Return
Kinu Akabane
- 1987
The Scent of Honey between a Man and a Woman
Movie
Carefree Goddesses
Movie
Tokyo Blackout
Umeko Koide
- 1986
The House of Wedlock
Kuniko Sakazaki
Beyond the Shining Sea
Tomie Kawamura
- 1985
Caribe: Symphony of Love
Fumiko Sawaki
- 1984
Deaths in Tokimeki
Otae-san
- 1983
Lanterns on Blue Waters
Movie
- 1981
Something Like It
Movie
The Wild Daisy
Kiku Saito
Yumechiyo Nikki
TV
- 1980
突然の明日
TV
1970s
- 1979
Ashura no Gotoku
TV
- 1978
Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu
Shuzuko dojima · 21 episodes
Kyukei no Koya
Takako Nogami · 1 episode
- 1977
Seasonal Wind
Movie
Fuyu no Undokai
TV
- 1976
Hobo General
Movie
Love Is a Hunter
Keiko Asada
- 1974
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka
TV
- 1972
First Love
Movie
Sword and Flower
Movie
- 1971
Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori
Aunt
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
若い川の流れ
Movie
- 1967
春日和
Movie
- 1966
- 1964
Camellia Gate
Movie
Green Fruit
Movie
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
Shizue Funada
Kaze to Ki to Sora to
Movie
- 1962
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
Movie
Till Tomorrow Is
Movie
1950s
- 1959
Pilgrimage at Night
Maid at Kyoto Inn
- 1956
The Mandarin Room
Namiko
- 1955
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
Movie
- 1953
- 1951
The Love Letter Trial
Movie
1940s
- 1942
Currents of Youth
Girl in a tea room
Sky of Hope
Toshiko
- 1941
Life Begins at 61
Movie
- 1940
Enoken's Bow-Wow General
Teruko
Enoken Enters the Ring
Movie
Wedding Day
Movie
1930s
- 1939
Flower Picking Diary
Movie
Appearances1
1980s
- 1981
芭蕉布を織る女たち
Narrator (voice)