Acting
Mieko Harada
JA, EN cinema · 102 credits
Born
26 December 1958 (age 67)
Birthplace
Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as 原田 美枝子 · میکو هارادا
Mieko Harada (原田 美枝子, Harada Mieko, born on December 26, 1958) is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She has played various roles in many motion pictures, television shows and television dramas since her debut in 1974. She most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film Ran, and further collaborated with him in his 1990 film Dreams. Harada also most notably provided the voice for Kaguya in the 2002 anime film InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass. She is currently working on television dramas as of 2007. She won the award for best actress at the 21st Hochi Film Award for Village of Dreams and at the 23rd Hochi Film Award for Begging for Love. Harada is married to Ryo Ishibashi since 1987 and has three children.
Known for
Filmography
Hidden Sun
as Mako
A Hundred Flowers
as Yuriko
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
as Ume Tsuda (late years)
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
as Mieko Harada
Ashita o he guru
as Narrator (voice)
Maki
as Mika
68-Year-Old New Employee
as Fumiko Niimoto
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
as Hiroko Nohara
Lear on the Shore
as Yukiko
If Cats Disappeared from the World
as Postman's Mother
A Duel Tale
as Tatsu
A Samurai Chronicle
Actor, as Orie
Our Family
as Reiko Wakana
Miracle Apples
as Mikami
Koi
as Fumiko Yano (2013)
Dearest
as Kumiko Tsukamoto
Helter Skelter
as Wachi Hisako
Leonie
as Umeko Tsuda
Sunshine Ahead
as Hanae Kinjo
Dear My Love
as Chihiro Tachibana
School Days with a Pig
as Principal Takahara
The Eleventh Hour
as Scared Japanese Prisoner
Dororo
as Yuri
Suite Dreams
as Yumi Hotta
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
as Sayuri Iwamoto
Aegis
as Yoshie Miyazu
Half a Confession
as Keiko Kaji
Otakus in Love
Art Designer
Out
as Masako Katori
First Love
as Shizue Aida
After the Rain
as Okin
Off-Balance
as Chiaki's Mother
Haunted School 4
as Harumi Kunimi
Begging for Love
as Terue Yamaoka
Village of Dreams
as Mizue Tashima
My Sons
as Reiko
Dreams
as The Snow Fairy
Shikibu monogatari
as Terue Otomo
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Keiko Tatsumiya
The Half Moon
Original Story
House on Fire
as Keiko Yajima
Ran
as Lady Kaede
Modori River
as Ayako
The Dump Truck Rascal
as Yoriko Ozaki
Somehow, Crystal
as Makiko
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Mie Shimazaki, Producer, Writer
Dreamy Fifteen
as Shizu
The Inferno
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
as Akiko Negishi
The Fall of Ako Castle
as Hatsu Hashimoto
The Youth Killer
as Keiko Tsuneyota
Love Is in the Green Wind
as Yukiko Matsushima
