Kayo
Former career woman who is a nursing home resident and acts together with Yoshie
Resident of the nursing home 'Himawari House', often acts together with Yoshie. Worked as a career woman in her youth.
Trivia
- Nursing home resident who often acts together with Yoshie.
- Has a background as a career woman in her youth.
- Voiced by Tokie Hidari.
Alternate names
Kayo
Nursing home resident
Yoshie's companion
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Elderly woman who uses a wheelchair as a nursing home resident. Has a calm atmosphere and age-appropriate appearance.
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Silver
- Distinguishing features
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- White hair indicating advanced age
- Calm expression as a nursing home resident
- Iconic items
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- Wheelchair she uses
- Simple clothes
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Gentle
- Detailed personality
- Stays close to Yoshie in the nursing home, a person who emanates gentleness and kindness. Possesses past career experience, exuding composure and intelligence.
- Keywords
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- Composure
- Kindness
- High empathy
- Gentle
- Reliable
- Talents
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- Social experience
- Consideration for others
- Calm judgment
- Skills
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- Communication
- Compassion
- Cooperativeness
- Motivation
- To spend peaceful and happy days, building warm relationships with Yoshie and surrounding companions.
- Favorite foods
- Homestyle Japanese food, Mild-flavored simmered dishes, Tea
- Hobbies
- Chatting, Strolls, Handicrafts
- Disliked situations
- Loneliness, Indifference
History
- Backstory
- In her youth, active in society as a career woman, but upon becoming elderly, entered the nursing home 'Himawari House'. Enjoys daily life while spending time with Yoshie.
- Debut date
- July 19, 2008
- Work title
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
- Media type
- Movie
Nursing home life
- Significant event
- Nursing home life
- Description
- Lives in the nursing home with Yoshie, interacts with Sosuke, Lisa, and others.
Deep friendship with Yoshie
- Significant event
- Deep friendship with Yoshie
- Description
- Shows a strong bond by always acting together with Yoshie.
Relationships
Yoshie
Close friend
Always accompanies in the nursing home, depicted as mutually supporting each other.
Himawari House
Himawari House: unknown
Media appearances
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Movie / Supporting
2008 theatrical release
Voice cast and creators
Tokie Hidari
- Voice actor
- Tokie Hidari
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Theatrical version
Hayao Miyazaki
- Creator name
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Role
- Original author
Hayao Miyazaki
- Creator name
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Role
- Character designer
Toshio Suzuki
- Creator name
- Toshio Suzuki
- Role
- Producer
Studio Ghibli
- Creator name
- Studio Ghibli
- Role
- Animation studio