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Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Acting December 26, 1958 (67 years old) Toshima, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Movies 101

Ran 8.0

Ran

as Lady Kaede

1985
Dreams 7.7

Dreams

as The Snow Fairy

1990
Helter Skelter 6.7

Helter Skelter

as Wachi Hisako

2012
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass 7.7

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

as Kaguya (voice)

2002
After the Rain 7.4

After the Rain

as Okin

2000
Dororo 7.1

Dororo

as Yuri

2007
If Cats Disappeared from the World 6.8

If Cats Disappeared from the World

as Postman's Mother

2016
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 6.1

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as Keiko Tatsumiya

1988
Aegis 5.5

Aegis

as Yoshie Miyazu

2005
House on Fire 4.5

House on Fire

as Keiko Yajima

1986
Trespassing Bergman 6.6

Trespassing Bergman

as Self

2013
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love 6.5

Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love

as Sayuri Iwamoto

2005
Suite Dreams 6.2

Suite Dreams

as Yumi Hotta

2006
The Fall of Ako Castle 6.8

The Fall of Ako Castle

as Hatsu Hashimoto

1978
Village of Dreams 6.0

Village of Dreams

as Mizue Tashima

1996
The Inferno 6.9

The Inferno

as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata

1979
Dreamy Fifteen 6.2

Dreamy Fifteen

as Shizu

1980
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky 6.7

The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky

as Midwife

2012
My Sons 7.8

My Sons

as Reiko

1991
Lullaby of the Earth 6.4

Lullaby of the Earth

as Rin

1976
Out 5.6

Out

as Masako Katori

2002
Nomugi Pass 7.2

Nomugi Pass

1979
The Fugitive Samurai 7.0

The Fugitive Samurai

1984
The Youth Killer 6.5

The Youth Killer

as Keiko Tsuneyota

1976
Miracle Apples 7.5

Miracle Apples

as Mikami

2013
A Samurai Chronicle 7.1

A Samurai Chronicle

2014
A Samurai Chronicle 7.1

A Samurai Chronicle

as Orie

2014
Leonie 5.9

Leonie

as Umeko Tsuda

2010
Begging for Love 7.0

Begging for Love

as Terue Yamaoka

1998
Modori River 5.7

Modori River

as Ayako

1983
Love Is in the Green Wind 7.0

Love Is in the Green Wind

as Yukiko Matsushima

1974
School Days with a Pig 7.1

School Days with a Pig

as Principal Takahara

2008
I Don't Know You

I Don't Know You

2026
Half a Confession 7.7

Half a Confession

as Keiko Kaji

2004
Our Family 7.2

Our Family

as Reiko Wakana

2014
Devoted Cookbook 8.7

Devoted Cookbook

2012
First Love 6.9

First Love

as Shizue Aida

2000
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro 9.0

Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

1978
Koi 7.5

Koi

as Fumiko Yano (2013)

2013
Dearest 6.7

Dearest

as Kumiko Tsukamoto

2012
A Banana? At This Time of Night? 7.5

A Banana? At This Time of Night?

as Hiroko Nohara

2018
68-Year-Old New Employee 2.0

68-Year-Old New Employee

as Fumiko Niimoto

2018
Sunshine Ahead

Sunshine Ahead

as Hanae Kinjo

2010
A Hundred Flowers 7.0

A Hundred Flowers

as Yuriko

2022
The Samurai I Loved 7.5

The Samurai I Loved

as Tose

2005
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei 7.0

Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei

as Ume Tsuda (late years)

2022
Uneasy Encounters 8.0

Uneasy Encounters

1994
The Dump Truck Rascal 7.5

The Dump Truck Rascal

as Yoriko Ozaki

1981
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss 10.0

Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss

1998
Dear My Love 5.0

Dear My Love

as Chihiro Tachibana

2009
Free and Easy 2 8.7

Free and Easy 2

1989
A Duel Tale 8.0

A Duel Tale

as Tatsu

2015
Haunted School 4 6.0

Haunted School 4

as Harumi Kunimi

1999
Maki 5.0

Maki

as Mika

2018
Making of 'Dreams' 8.0

Making of 'Dreams'

as Self

1990
Majutsu wa Sasayaku 7.0

Majutsu wa Sasayaku

2011
The Eleventh Hour 4.5

The Eleventh Hour

as Scared Japanese Prisoner

2008
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven 8.3

Chacha: The Princess of Heaven

as Oichi

2007
Rock: Wanko no Shima 7.0

Rock: Wanko no Shima

2011
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma 8.0

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

as Otaki

1986
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity 7.8

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

as Akiko Negishi

1979
Strawberry Road 9.5

Strawberry Road

1991
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely 7.5

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

as Mie Shimazaki

1980
Lear on the Shore 6.4

Lear on the Shore

as Yukiko

2017
Mokuyo Kumikyoku 9.0

Mokuyo Kumikyoku

2002
北の国から記憶

北の国から記憶

2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'

as Self

2002
Milocrorze: A Love Story 6.4

Milocrorze: A Love Story

as Oryuu

2011
北の国から 記憶 前編

北の国から 記憶 前編

2003
Off-Balance 7.0

Off-Balance

as Chiaki's Mother

2000
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e

Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e

2005
Kohaku no yume

Kohaku no yume

2018
Portrait in Prussian Blue 7.0

Portrait in Prussian Blue

1986
And so I'm at a Loss 7.2

And so I'm at a Loss

2023
Two Lovers Point

Two Lovers Point

1977
Devoted Cookbook 7.8

Devoted Cookbook

2014
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love 5.0

The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love

as 梨山里衣子

2015
Tomodachi

Tomodachi

1974
Somehow, Crystal

Somehow, Crystal

as Makiko

1981
Permanent Blue 8.0

Permanent Blue

1976
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity

Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity

1998
Frozen River 3.0

Frozen River

1976
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya

Hoshi to Lemon no Heya

as Mieko Harada

2021
Flickering Flames 10.0

Flickering Flames

1977
Love in the North 7.0

Love in the North

1976
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka

Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka

1975
Hidden Sun

Hidden Sun

as Mako

2025
Afterglow

Afterglow

1978
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage

Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage

1981
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

2022
Wings of Icarus' Flight

Wings of Icarus' Flight

1980
Rainbow Cape 8.0

Rainbow Cape

1999
Oriume 8.2

Oriume

2002
The Greatest Man in the World 10.0

The Greatest Man in the World

as Yae

1986
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

1982
Shikibu monogatari 3.7

Shikibu monogatari

as Terue Otomo

1990
Ashita o he guru

Ashita o he guru

as Narrator (voice)

2021
Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub

as Osen

1984
Manatsu Girl

Manatsu Girl

1987
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown 9.0

Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

1994
The Empty Vessel

The Empty Vessel

as Fumiko

2026

TV Shows 36

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