Tokiko Kato

Tokiko Kato (加藤 登紀子) 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.

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.

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

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

 * 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) (2017) narration