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