Sonoko Kato

is a Japanese professional wrestler. She made her debut in April 1995, working for Gaea Japan, where she became one half of the inaugural AAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. After becoming a two-time winner of the High Spurt 600 Tournament, Kato's career came to a halt following multiple injuries. After being sidelined for five years, Kato returned to the ring in October 2006, following the folding of Gaea Japan, and found a new home in the Oz Academy promotion, where she is a former two-time Oz Academy Openweight Champion and a four-time Oz Academy Tag Team Champion. Kato has also wrestled in the United States for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and in Mexico for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA). Kato finally returned to the ring at an independent event produced by Chigusa Nagayo on October 1, 2006. Kato then began working regularly for the Oz Academy promotion, which featured many other former Gaea Japan wrestlers On May 25, 2008, Kato made her Mexican debut for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA), taking part in a five-way elimination Reina de Reinas Tournament match, from which she was eliminated by Martha Villalobos.The following July, Kato and Chikayo Nagashima made it to the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural Oz Academy Tag Team Champions, before losing to Carlos Amano and Dynamite Kansai.Kato and Nagashima eventually won the title from Aja Kong and Hiroyo Matsumoto on February 22, 2009. During the next eighteen months, Kato and Nagashima ...

Gaea Girls (2000)

This fascinating documentary is based around the Japanese wrestling organisation Gaea's rural training camp, and traces, in the main, the careers of four hopefuls. In charge are two magnificent specimens, the butch champion Chigusa Nagaya, still venting her hurt at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Longinotto  •  Jano Williams
CAST:  Chigusa Nagayo  •  Meiko Satomura  •  Yuka Sugiyama  •  Saika Takeuchi

This fascinating documentary is based around the Japanese wrestling organisation Gaea's rural training camp, and traces, in the main, the careers of four hopefuls. In charge are two magnificent specimens, the butch champion Chigusa Nagaya, still venting her hurt at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Longinotto  •  Jano Williams
CAST:  Chigusa Nagayo  •  Meiko Satomura  •  Yuka Sugiyama  •  Saika Takeuchi

GAEA MEMORIAL FIRST GONG IN KORAKUEN (1995)

Debut GAEA show  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mayumi Ozaki  •  Chieko Suzuki  •  Devil Masami  •  Chigusa Nagayo

Debut GAEA show  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mayumi Ozaki  •  Chieko Suzuki  •  Devil Masami  •  Chigusa Nagayo

OZ Academy Silver Bullet (2021)

Oz Academy 2021.04.04 event in Korauken Hall, Tokyo  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mayumi Ozaki  •  Sonoko Kato  •  Kaho Kobayashi  •  Kakeru Sekiguchi

Oz Academy 2021.04.04 event in Korauken Hall, Tokyo  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mayumi Ozaki  •  Sonoko Kato  •  Kaho Kobayashi  •  Kakeru Sekiguchi

Nagi/Lull (2017)

Mikako Tachibana, who disappeared three years ago, contacts her classmate Mizuki Aizawa. Police suspect a connection with a mysterious incident in the neighborhood and interview Mizuki. As the interrogation progresses, Mizuki's memories with Mikako come back to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Kawanobe
CAST:  Nanami Hidaka  •  Sonoko Kato  •  Natsuko Itakura

Mikako Tachibana, who disappeared three years ago, contacts her classmate Mizuki Aizawa. Police suspect a connection with a mysterious incident in the neighborhood and interview Mizuki. As the interrogation progresses, Mizuki's memories with Mikako come back to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Kawanobe
CAST:  Nanami Hidaka  •  Sonoko Kato  •  Natsuko Itakura