
Eiko Miyoshi
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Eiko Miyoshi (April 8, 1894 – July 28, 1963) was a Japanese actress. She was born in Tokyo. Her husband was the film producer Nobuyoshi Morita. She appeared in many Toho films, including those directed by Akira Kurosawa. Her birth name was Haru Miyata, and her real name after marriage was Haru Morita. After the Second World War , she entered the film industry at the request of director Akira Kurosawa. In 1946, at the age of 52, she made her first film appearance in Kurosawa's first postwar film, No Regrets for My Youth. From then on, through the 1950s, she was cast in a succession of films by Japan's leading directors, including Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Heinosuke Gosho, Kon Ichikawa, and Shirō Toyoda. She also appeared in many Toho salaryman comedies.
Known for
Credits

Ikiru (1952)
as Housewife

Throne of Blood (1957)
as Old Woman at castle

The Hidden Fortress (1958)
as Maid (uncredited)

Stray Dog (1949)
as Harumi's mother

Good Morning (1959)
as Mitsue Haraguchi

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Osugi

The Idiot (1951)
as Madame Kayama

Tokyo Twilight (1957)
as Midwife

Street of Shame (1956)
as Kadowaki Saku

The Lower Depths (1957)
as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

I Live in Fear (1955)
as Toyo Nakajima

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Osugi

Mother (1952)
as Grandmother

The Beast Shall Die (1959)
Actor

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
as Madame Yagihara

Okuni and Gohei (1952)
as Mother

Sunflower Girl (1953)
Actor

A Wife's Heart (1956)
Actor

A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
Actor

Snow Country (1957)
as Teacher

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (1958)
Actor

Black River (1957)
Actor

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period (1959)
Actor

Firefly Light (1958)
Actor

Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor

Clothes of Deception (1951)
Actor

Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Actor

Forbidden Path (1952)
Actor

Sword for Hire (1952)
Actor

Assistant President (1958)
Actor

Five Sisters (1954)
Actor

Marital Relations (1955)
Actor

Bot-chan (1953)
as Mrs. Hagino

The Third President (1958)
Actor

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
Actor

Escape from Prison (1950)
as Shinkichi's mother

Husband and Wife (1953)
Actor

The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952)
Actor

Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
as Kumako Satake

Elegy (1951)
Actor

Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
as Ranko

The Men of Toho-ku (1957)
as old woman

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
Actor

Jigoku bana (1957)
Actor

The Blue Pearl (1951)
as Noe's aunt

Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
Actor

The President's Boss (1956)
Actor

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)
as Ayuta's grandmother

Love Never Fails (1955)
Actor

An Inn at Osaka (1954)
Actor

Who Is the Informer? (1958)
as Tassel

A Boy and Three Mothers (1958)
as Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother

Engagement Ring (1956)
as Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)

The Skin of the South (1952)
as Old lady Onodera

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband (1953)
as Mrs. Hatoko

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor

My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
as The old wife

Jacks and Jills (1956)
as Old maid

White Fish (1953)
as Nan

Youth of Heiji Senigata (1953)
as Tomé

Boyhood (1951)
Actor

Escape Zone (1953)
Actor

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)
as Mrs. Shiokawa

How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)
as aunt

Samurai Saga (1959)
as Okuni

The Days of Evil Women (1958)
Actor

12 Chapters About Women (1954)
as Go Hamako

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life (1953)
Actor

The Big Ambition (1955)
as Kiyo

Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
Actor

The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
Actor

A Town with a Mountain and River (1957)
as Tamako Sugawara

The President Talks Bank (1956)
Actor

Third Class Executives (1952)
Actor

Goodbye, Hello (1959)
as Watanabe's mother

The Rookie Managers (1955)
Actor

Fox and Raccoon (1959)
as Landlady Matsu from Gondola

A Case of Honor (1957)
Actor

Their Father's Wife (1953)
as Otatsu

The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
Actor

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
Actor

The Shadow Daughter (1957)
Actor

Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941)
as Otane

The Oil-Hell Murder (1957)
Actor

Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956)
as Tane Grandma

Turtledove (1957)
Actor
女大学野球狂時代 (1956)
Actor

Moth Lamp (1953)
Actor

Beyond The Stars (1956)
as Yone

Story of a Detective's Assistant (1957)
as Shizu, Heikurō's mother

Blue Buds (1956)
as Female teacher

Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (1957)
Actor
Bride in the Kitchen (1955)
Actor
A Young Couple Oversleeps (1954)
Actor

The Chieko Story (1957)
as Kei
The Prodigal Son (1964)
as His Mother





