Tokiko Katō

Biography

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. She graduated from the University of Tokyo. She worked as a visiting professor at Josai International University. Her career and personal life became deeply intertwined with Japan's radical 1960s student and peace movements. 1972 she married Toshio Fujimoto, leader of the student movement, who was in jail.
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.
In the late summer of 2023, as geopolitical tensions simmered between China and Japan, she staged a concert for peace in Harbin,.

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
Tokiko Poesie 2000, Universal/Polygram
World Of 2001, Sony
Tokiko Songs 2001, Sony
Tokiko Dance Odore Toki Wo Wasurete 2001, Sony
Okinawajohka 2003, Universal
Cypango 2004, Sony
Ima Ga Ashita To Deau Toki 2004, Universal
Doko Ni Itemo Watashi 2005, Universal
Prime Selection Kato Tokiko 2006, Universal
Chansons Tokiko France Joka 2006, Teichiku Records
Kono Yo Ni Umarete Kitara 2006, Universal
Manatsuno Yoruno Concert 2007, Universal

Singles

Nanpasen (1984), gifted to Akina Nakamori in 1987

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

Films

Izakaya Chōji (1983) as Shigeko
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

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