
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 Cock Crows Twice (1954)
Actor

The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
Actor

The Hidden Fortress (1958)
as Maid (uncredited)

Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
Actor

The Days of Evil Women (1958)
Actor

I Live in Fear (1955)
as Toyo Nakajima

Good Morning (1959)
as Mitsue Haraguchi

Stray Dog (1949)
as Harumi's mother

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Osugi

The Idiot (1951)
as Madame Kayama

Tokyo Twilight (1957)
as Midwife

Turtledove (1957)
Actor

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

Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (1957)
Actor

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
as Madame Yagihara

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

Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941)
as Otane

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

Beyond The Stars (1956)
as Yone

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

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

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

Moth Lamp (1953)
Actor

A Case of Honor (1957)
Actor

Black River (1957)
Actor

The Chieko Story (1957)
as Kei

Samurai Saga (1959)
as Okuni

Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
as Ranko
Bride in the Kitchen (1955)
Actor

Boyhood (1951)
Actor

Snow Country (1957)
as Teacher

A Wife's Heart (1956)
Actor

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

Street of Shame (1956)
as Kadowaki Saku

Sword for Hire (1952)
Actor
The Prodigal Son (1964)
as His Mother

Mother (1952)
as Grandmother
Onna daigaku yakyūkyō jidai (1956)
Actor
A Young Couple Oversleeps (1954)
Actor

Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
as Kumako Satake

The Shadow Daughter (1957)
Actor

Fox and Raccoon (1959)
as Landlady Matsu from Gondola

Elegy (1951)
Actor

The Oil-Hell Murder (1957)
Actor

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

12 Chapters About Women (1954)
as Go Hamako

Marital Relations (1955)
Actor

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
Actor

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

Sunflower Girl (1953)
Actor

Who Is the Informer? (1958)
as Tassel

Okuni and Gohei (1952)
as Mother

Firefly Light (1958)
Actor

Goodbye, Hello (1959)
as Watanabe's mother

Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Actor

My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)
as The old wife

Youth of Heiji Senigata (1953)
as Tomé

An Inn at Osaka (1954)
Actor

Blue Buds (1956)
as Female teacher

The Rookie Managers (1955)
Actor

A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
Actor

Five Sisters (1954)
Actor

The President Talks Bank (1956)
Actor

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (1958)
Actor

The Third President (1958)
Actor

Clothes of Deception (1951)
Actor

Third Class Executives (1952)
Actor

White Fish (1953)
as Nan

Bot-chan (1953)
as Mrs. Hagino

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

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

Husband and Wife (1953)
Actor

How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)
as aunt

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
Actor

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life (1953)
Actor

The President's Boss (1956)
Actor

The Beast Shall Die (1959)
Actor

The Blue Pearl (1951)
as Noe's aunt

Love Never Fails (1955)
Actor

Forbidden Path (1952)
Actor

Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor

Their Father's Wife (1953)
as Otatsu

Jigoku bana (1957)
Actor

Jacks and Jills (1956)
as Old maid

The Big Ambition (1955)
as Kiyo

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

Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956)
as Tane Grandma

The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952)
Actor

Escape Zone (1953)
Actor

Omatsuri hanjiro (1953)
Actor

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

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor

Assistant President (1958)
Actor

Escape from Prison (1950)
as Shinkichi's mother

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





