
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

Tokyo Twilight (1957)
as Midwife

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

Street of Shame (1956)
as Kadowaki Saku

I Live in Fear (1955)
as Toyo Nakajima

The Idiot (1951)
as Madame Kayama

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

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
as Madame Yagihara

The Naked General (1958)
Actor

Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
Actor

Mother (1952)
as Grandmother

The Days of Evil Women (1958)
Actor

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (1958)
Actor

Snow Country (1957)
as Teacher

Black River (1957)
Actor

Husband and Wife (1953)
Actor

Marital Relations (1955)
Actor

Sword for Hire (1952)
Actor

Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor

Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
as Ranko

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

A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
Actor

Clothes of Deception (1951)
Actor

The Blue Pearl (1951)
as Noe's aunt

Boyhood (1951)
Actor

Samurai Saga (1959)
as Okuni

An Inn at Osaka (1954)
Actor

Firefly Light (1958)
Actor

The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
Actor

The Beast Shall Die (1959)
Actor

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

The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
Actor

Fox and Raccoon (1959)
as Landlady Matsu from Gondola

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

Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Actor

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
Actor

Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (1957)
Actor

Sunflower Girl (1953)
Actor

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

Five Sisters (1954)
Actor

A Wife's Heart (1956)
Actor

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
Actor

The Shadow Daughter (1957)
as Otsuta

Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
as Kumako Satake

Blooms of Hell (1957)
Actor

Beyond The Stars (1956)
as Yone

Elegy (1951)
Actor

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

Goodbye, Hello (1959)
as Watanabe's mother

Escape from Prison (1950)
as Shinkichi's mother

Love Never Fails (1955)
Actor

Bot-chan (1953)
as Mrs. Hagino

The Oil-Hell Murder (1957)
Actor

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor

12 Chapters About Women (1954)
as Go Hamako

The President Talks Bank (1956)
Actor

My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
as The old wife

White Fish (1953)
as Nan

The Big Ambition (1955)
as Kiyo

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

The Third President (1958)
Actor

Their Father's Wife (1953)
as Otatsu

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

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

Who Is the Informer? (1958)
as Tassel

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life (1953)
Actor

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

Third Class Executives (1952)
Actor

Jacks and Jills (1956)
as Old maid

The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952)
Actor

Forbidden Path (1952)
Actor

The President's Boss (1956)
Actor

My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men (1954)
Actor

Assistant President (1958)
Actor

Turtledove (1957)
Actor

A Case of Honor (1957)
Actor
The Prodigal Son (1964)
as His Mother

Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
Actor

How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)
as aunt

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

The Rookie Managers (1955)
Actor

The Chieko Story (1957)
as Kei

Okuni and Gohei (1952)
as Mother

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

Escape Zone (1953)
Actor

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

Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth (1953)
as Tomé
Bride in the Kitchen (1955)
Actor

Blue Buds (1956)
as Female teacher

Ohatsu's Unrequited Love (1956)
Actor

Moth Lamp (1953)
Actor

Onna daigaku yakyūkyō jidai (1956)
Actor

Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941)
as Otane

Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956)
as Tane Grandma
A Young Couple Oversleeps (1954)
Actor





