Mieko Harada

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1958-12-26 (65 years old)

Place of Birth Toshima, Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As 原田 美枝子

Mieko Harada

Biography

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

Actor

2024
House of the Owl

as Shiori Watanabe

2022
2022
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei

as Ume Tsuda (late years)

2021
Ashita o he guru

as Narrator (voice)

2021
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya

as Mieko Harada

2019
Junichi

as Ayuko

2019
My Story Is Long

as 岸边房枝

2019
Junichi

as Ayuko

2018
Maki

as Mika/Mama-San

2018
68-Year-Old New Employee

as Fumiko Niimoto

2018
An Invisible Cradle

as Mie Sakaki

2017
2016
2014
Our Family

as Reiko Wakana

2014
2014
The Hours of My Life

as Sawako Sawada

2013
Koi

as Fumiko Yano (2013)

2013
Miracle Apples

as Mikami

2013
2012
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky

as Midwife / Takumi's mother

2012
Dearest

as Kumiko Tsukamoto

2012
2012
Helter Skelter

as Wachi Hisako

2012
高橋留美子劇場

as 요시모토 타마요

2011
The Marriage Counselor

as Mitsue Takakura

2010
Leonie

as Umeko Tsuda

2010
Sunshine Ahead

as Hanae Kinjo

2010
Shooting Star

as Kazuko Okada

2010
Shinzanmono

as Mineko Mitsui

2009
Dear My Love

as Chihiro Tachibana

2008
School Days with a Pig

as Principal Takahara

2007
Dororo

as Yuri

2006
Suite Dreams

as Yumi Hotta

2005
Aegis

as Yoshie Miyazu

2005
2005
Aikurushii

as Yumi Mashiba

2005
Hachiro

as Shina

2004
Half a Confession

as Keiko Kaji

2002
Out

as Masako Katori

2002
2000
First Love

as Shizue Aida

2000
2000
Off-Balance

as Chiaki's Mother

1998
Begging for Love

as Terue Yamaoka

1996
Village of Dreams

as Mizue Tashima

1996
SMAP×SMAP

as Bistro Guest

1991
My Sons

as Reiko

1990
1990
Shikibu monogatari

as Terue Otomo

1990
Dreams

as The Snow Fairy

1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as Keiko Tatsumiya

1986
House on Fire

as Keiko Yajima

1985
Ran

as Lady Kaede

1981
1981
The Dump Truck Rascal

as Yoriko Ozaki

1980
1980
1979
The Inferno

as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata

1978
The Fall of Ako Castle

as Hatsu Hashimoto

1976
The Youth Killer

as Keiko Tsuneyota

1975
Mizuiro no toki

as 今泉恭子(晋松の娘)

1974
Love Is in the Green Wind

as Yukiko Matsushima

Writer

1987
The Half Moon

as Original Story

Producer

Art

2004
Otakus in Love

as Art Designer