Tokiko Kato

Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, actress and activist

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Tokiko Kato

Background information
Birth name	Tokiko Kato (加藤登紀子, Katō Tokiko)
Born	(1943-12-27) December 27, 1943 (age 80)
Origin	Harbin, Manchukuo
Genres	Chanson, pop, Kayōkyoku, new wave, folk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1966–present
Labels	Polydor Records Universal Music Group

Musical artist

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