Haruko Katō has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Howl's Moving Castle.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 1%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
Howl's Moving Castle (Top 1%)
Primary Role
Actor
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 6%
2 titles scored
By genre
Fantasy
2
Animation
2
Adventure
1
Family
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Haruko Katō’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, hopeful, moderate, layered, quirky
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · With Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · With Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi
