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Portrait of Haruko Katō

Acting

Haruko Katō

Career

Active from 1966 to 2010, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Haruko Katō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Tension
    4.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Melancholy 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 67
About Her Brother
About Her Brother (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Takano Kinuo

Veterinarian Dolittle
Veterinarian Dolittle (2010)

TV show

2000s

8 titles · average score 72
Chameleon
Chameleon (2008)

as Noriko Yamamura

Awakening
Awakening (2007)

as Shigeko Miyasato

Time Limit Investigator
Time Limit Investigator (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
GoodWatch score 85

as Madame Suliman (voice)

The Crying Wind
The Crying Wind (2004)

as Shiho Fujino

Blooming Again
Blooming Again (2004)

as Sadako Tōyama

Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement (2003)

as Takako

Pistol Opera
Pistol Opera (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Shizuka Orikuchi

1990s

7 titles · average score 68
Bonds
Bonds (1998)

as Mrs. Soga

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1997)

as Ryosuke's mother

Sharaku
Sharaku (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ofuji

Furuhata Ninzaburo
Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)

TV show · as Takayo Sasaki

Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi (1993)

TV show

Marriage Begins With A Lie
Marriage Begins With A Lie (1993)

TV show · as Arishima Tsuneko

Kimi no na wa
Kimi no na wa (1991)

TV show · as 浜口徳枝

1980s

18 titles · average score 77
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
GoodWatch score 86

as Old Lady (voice)

A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kinu Akabane

Tokyo Blackout
Tokyo Blackout (1987)

as Umeko Koide

Gonza the Spearman
Gonza the Spearman (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Oyuki's nanny

The House of Wedlock
The House of Wedlock (1986)

as Kuniko Sakazaki

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

as Grandmother

Gray Sunset
Gray Sunset (1985)

as Kikuyo Takano

Capone Cries a Lot
Capone Cries a Lot (1985)

as Wife

Deaths in Tokimeki
Deaths in Tokimeki (1984)

as Otae-san

Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed (1984)

as Shizu Nagayama

The Wild Daisy
The Wild Daisy (1981)

as Kiku Saito

Yumechiyo Nikki
Yumechiyo Nikki (1981)

TV show

1970s

9 titles
Ashura no Gotoku
Ashura no Gotoku (1979)

TV show

Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu
Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu (1978)

TV show · as Shuzuko dojima

Kyukei no Koya
Kyukei no Koya (1978)

TV show · as Takako Nogami

Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge (1977)

as Yoshiko Otsuka

Fuyu no Undokai
Fuyu no Undokai (1977)

TV show

Love Is a Hunter
Love Is a Hunter (1976)

as Keiko Asada

Terauchi Kantarō Ikka
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka (1974)

TV show

なんたって18歳！
なんたって18歳！ (1971)

TV show

Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori
Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori (1971)

as Aunt

1960s

4 titles · average score 65
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as Genie (voice)

East China Sea
East China Sea (1968)

as Rokurō's mother

Young Girls Are Everywhere
Young Girls Are Everywhere (1966)

as Muneko Eda

Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii (1964)

as Shizue Funada

1950s

2 titles
Pilgrimage at Night
Pilgrimage at Night (1959)

as Maid at Kyoto Inn

The Mandarin Room
The Mandarin Room (1956)

as Namiko

1940s

3 titles
Sky of Hope
Sky of Hope (1942)

as Toshiko

Currents of Youth
Currents of Youth (1942)

as Girl in a tea room

Enoken's Bow-Wow General
Enoken's Bow-Wow General (1940)

as Teruko