Mieko Harada
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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
Credits
Ran (1985)
as Lady Kaede
Dreams (1990)
as The Snow Fairy
Leonie (2010)
as Umeko Tsuda
After the Rain (2000)
as Okin
The Youth Killer (1976)
as Keiko Tsuneyota
Helter Skelter (2012)
as Wachi Hisako
Out (2002)
as Masako Katori
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love (2005)
as Sayuri Iwamoto
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
as Kaguya (voice)
Village of Dreams (1996)
as Mizue Tashima
Dororo (2007)
as Yuri
Our Family (2014)
as Reiko Wakana
Suite Dreams (2006)
as Yumi Hotta
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
as Hatsu Hashimoto
House on Fire (1986)
as Keiko Yajima
Nomugi Pass (1979)
Actor
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
as Self
A Hundred Flowers (2022)
as Yuriko
Free and Easy 2 (1989)
Actor
Dearest (2012)
as Kumiko Tsukamoto
Uneasy Encounters (1994)
Actor
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
as Keiko Tatsumiya
Rainbow Cape (1999)
Actor
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro (1978)
Actor
If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)
as Postman's Mother
I Don't Know You (2026)
Actor
Lone Wolf and Cub (1984)
as Osen
Afterglow (1978)
Actor
The Inferno (1979)
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018)
as Hiroko Nohara
The Eleventh Hour (2008)
as Scared Japanese Prisoner
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)
as Otaki
Love Is in the Green Wind (1974)
as Yukiko Matsushima
Modori River (1983)
as Ayako
The Dump Truck Rascal (1981)
as Yoriko Ozaki
Begging for Love (1998)
as Terue Yamaoka
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (2012)
as Midwife
Half a Confession (2004)
as Keiko Kaji
A Samurai Chronicle (2014)
Actor
Koi (2013)
as Fumiko Yano (2013)
Strawberry Road (1991)
Actor
The Samurai I Loved (2005)
as Tose
Aegis (2005)
as Yoshie Miyazu
Miracle Apples (2013)
as Mikami
School Days with a Pig (2008)
as Principal Takahara
First Love (2000)
as Shizue Aida
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei (2022)
as Ume Tsuda (late years)
Devoted Cookbook (2012)
Actor
Majutsu wa Sasayaku (2011)
Actor
Off-Balance (2000)
as Chiaki's Mother
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven (2007)
as Oichi
Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
as Rin
The Fugitive Samurai (1984)
Actor
And so I'm at a Loss (2023)
Actor
Haunted School 4 (1999)
Actor
Lear on the Shore (2017)
as Yukiko
Two Lovers Point (1977)
Actor
Milocrorze: A Love Story (2011)
as Oryuu
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword (1982)
Actor
Dreamy Fifteen (1980)
as Shizu
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)
as Mie Shimazaki
Love in the North (1976)
Actor
Dear My Love (2009)
as Chihiro Tachibana
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage (1981)
Actor
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)
as Yae
A Duel Tale (2015)
as Tatsu
北の国から記憶 (2002)
Actor
Mokuyo Kumikyoku (2002)
Actor
Wings of Icarus' Flight (1980)
Actor
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)
as Akiko Negishi
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ (2022)
Actor
Maki (2018)
as Mika
Somehow, Crystal (1981)
as Makiko
Devoted Cookbook (2014)
Actor
Tomodachi (1974)
Actor
My Sons (1991)
as Reiko
Permanent Blue (1976)
Actor
北の国から 記憶 前編 (2003)
Actor
Making of 'Dreams' (1990)
as Self
Flickering Flames (1977)
Actor
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e (2005)
Actor
Rock: Wanko no Shima (2011)
Actor
Shikibu monogatari (1990)
as Terue Otomo
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown (1994)
Actor
Oriume (2002)
Actor
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love (2015)
as 梨山里衣子
Sunshine Ahead (2010)
as Hanae Kinjo
Frozen River (1976)
Actor
Portrait in Prussian Blue (1986)
Actor
Kohaku no yume (2018)
Actor
68-Year-Old New Employee (2018)
as Fumiko Niimoto
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka (1975)
Actor
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran' (2002)
as Self
Manatsu Girl (1987)
Actor
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya (2021)
as Mieko Harada
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss (1998)
Actor
Hidden Sun (2025)
as Mako
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity (1998)
Actor
Ashita o he guru (2021)
as Narrator (voice)