Tokiko Kato
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| Birth name | Tokiko Kato (加藤 登紀子, Katō Tokiko) |
| Born | December 27, 1943 |
| Origin | Harbin, Manchukuo |
| Genres | Chanson, pop, Kayōkyoku, new wave, folk |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Labels | Polydor 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
- 私の中のひとり (1970), Polydor Records
- この世に生まれてきたら (1974), Polydor Records
- いく時代かがありまして (1975), Polydor Records
- 回帰船 (1976), Polydor Records
- さびた車輪 (1977) Kitty Records
- A Siren Dream (1983), Polydor Records
- 日本哀歌集 (1983), Polydor Records
- La Femme qui vient de Cypango (1991), Universal
- Hana (1995), Universal
Live and collaborations
- Live – Tokiko Kato and Kiyoshi Hasegawa (1978), Polydor Records
- Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy – Tokiko Kato and Ryuichi Sakamoto (1982), Polydor Records
- Songs from the Cold Seas – Hector Zazou (1994), Columbia Records
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
- Walkers: maigo no otona-tachi (ウォーカーズ〜迷子の大人たち) (4 episodes, 2006) as Michiyo Yamashita
- Tōfu Pro-Wrestling (豆腐プロレス, Tōfu puroresu) (2017) narration
References
- ^ Official profile Archived May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ^ Tokiko Kato, The Internet Movie Database
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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- 1943 births
- Japanese women singer-songwriters
- Japanese singer-songwriters
- Hijacking survivors
- Living people
- Musicians from Harbin
- Singers from Heilongjiang
- Japanese people from Manchukuo
- 20th-century Japanese actresses
- 21st-century Japanese actresses
- 20th-century Japanese women singers
- 20th-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese women singers
- 21st-century Japanese singers
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