Tokiko Kato

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Tokiko Kato
Background information
Birth nameTokiko Kato (加藤 登紀子, Katō Tokiko)
Born (1943-12-27) December 27, 1943 (age 80)
OriginHarbin, Manchukuo
GenresChanson, pop, Kayōkyoku, new wave, folk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active1966–present
LabelsPolydor Records
Universal Music Group

Tokiko Kato (加藤 登紀子, Katō Tokiko, born December 27, 1943) is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, actress and activist.

She was born in Harbin, Manchukuo, to Japanese parents and graduated from the University of Tokyo. She worked as a visiting professor at Josai International University.[1]

While being held hostage by hijackers on All Nippon Airways Flight 857, Kato used her cell phone to keep in contact with police during the hijacking.

Discography

Album

Live and collaborations

Filmography

Films

  • Izakaya Chōji (1983) as Shigeko[2]
  • Hachikō Monogatari (1987) as Tamiko
  • Hana no Kisetsu (悲しき天使) (1990)
  • Porco Rosso (1992) as Madame Gina (voice)
  • Open House (1998) as Tokiko
  • Ori Ume (折り梅) (2002)
  • Mokuyo Kumikyoku (木曜組曲) (2002) as Eiko
  • Let's Talk About the Old Times (2022) as herself[3]

Television

  1. Walkers: maigo no otona-tachi (ウォーカーズ〜迷子の大人たち) (4 episodes, 2006) as Michiyo Yamashita
  2. Tōfu Pro-Wrestling (豆腐プロレス, Tōfu puroresu) (2017) narration

References

  1. ^ Official profile Archived May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Tokiko Kato, The Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ "時には昔の話を 森山周一郎 声優と呼ばれた俳優". eiga.com. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

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