
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
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Ikiru (1952)
as Housewife

Throne of Blood (1957)
as Old Woman at castle

The Hidden Fortress (1958)
as Maid (uncredited)

Good Morning (1959)
as Mitsue Haraguchi

Tokyo Twilight (1957)
as Midwife

Stray Dog (1949)
as Harumi's mother

Street of Shame (1956)
as Kadowaki Saku

The Idiot (1951)
as Madame Kayama

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

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Osugi

I Live in Fear (1955)
as Toyo Nakajima

The Days of Evil Women (1958)
Actor

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

Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941)
as Otane

Mother (1952)
as Grandmother

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

Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
Actor

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
as Madame Yagihara

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

Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (1957)
Actor
Achako's Diary: Bride-Catching Test (1956)
Actor

The Chieko Story (1957)
as Kei

Samurai Saga (1959)
as Okuni

Beyond The Stars (1956)
as Yone

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

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

Marital Relations (1955)
Actor

The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
Actor

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime (1954)
Actor

Ohatsu's Unrequited Love (1956)
Actor

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

Bot-chan (1953)
as Mrs. Hagino

Turtledove (1957)
Actor

Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple (1956)
Actor

The Naked General (1958)
Actor

Black River (1957)
as Procuress

The President's Boss (1956)
Actor

A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
Actor

The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
Actor

Elegy (1951)
Actor

Forbidden Path (1952)
Actor

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor

A Wife's Heart (1956)
Actor

Husband and Wife (1953)
Actor

My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men (1954)
Actor

Jacks and Jills (1956)
as Old maid

The Third President (1958)
Actor
Bride in the Kitchen (1955)
Actor

Snow Country (1957)
as Teacher

The President Talks Bank (1956)
Actor

A Case of Honor (1957)
Actor

Five Sisters (1954)
Actor

Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Actor

The Beast Shall Die (1959)
Actor

The Blue Pearl (1951)
as Noe's aunt

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

The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952)
Actor

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

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

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
Actor

Love Never Fails (1955)
Actor

Sunflower Girl (1953)
Actor

12 Chapters About Women (1954)
as Go Hamako

Moth Lamp (1953)
Actor

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

Blooms of Hell (1957)
Actor

Okuni and Gohei (1952)
as Mother

Assistant President (1958)
Actor

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
Actor

Their Father's Wife (1953)
as Otatsu

Firefly Light (1958)
Actor

Who Is the Informer? (1958)
as Tassel

Goodbye, Hello (1959)
as Watanabe's mother

White Fish (1953)
as Nan

Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor

Escape Zone (1953)
Actor

Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
Actor

Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
as Ranko

The Big Ambition (1955)
as Kiyo

My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
as The old wife

How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)
as aunt

Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth (1953)
as Tomé

Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
as Kumako Satake

Clothes of Deception (1951)
Actor

The Oil-Hell Murder (1957)
Actor

Sword for Hire (1952)
Actor

Fox and Raccoon (1959)
as Landlady Matsu from Gondola

Escape from Prison (1950)
as Shinkichi's mother

Blue Buds (1956)
as Female teacher

Third Class Executives (1952)
Actor

Boyhood (1951)
Actor

The Shadow Daughter (1957)
as Otsuta

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life (1953)
Actor

An Inn at Osaka (1954)
Actor
A Young Couple Oversleeps (1954)
Actor

The Rookie Managers (1955)
Actor
The Prodigal Son (1964)
as His Mother

Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956)
as Tane Grandma

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

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

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (1958)
Actor

Onna daigaku yakyūkyō jidai (1956)
Actor





