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