Mieko Harada
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Love Is in the Green Wind (1974)
as Yukiko Matsushima
Helter Skelter (2012)
as Wachi Hisako
Dreams (1990)
as The Snow Fairy
Leonie (2010)
as Umeko Tsuda
Modori River (1983)
as Ayako
The Dump Truck Rascal (1981)
as Yoriko Ozaki
Uneasy Encounters (1994)
Actor
Village of Dreams (1996)
as Mizue Tashima
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
as Kaguya (voice)
The Inferno (1979)
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
Dororo (2007)
as Yuri
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
as Hatsu Hashimoto
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
as Self
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (2012)
as Midwife
Afterglow (1978)
Actor
I Don't Know You (2026)
Actor
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
as Keiko Tatsumiya
The Youth Killer (1976)
as Keiko Tsuneyota
Our Family (2014)
as Reiko Wakana
If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)
as Postman's Mother
Rainbow Cape (1999)
Actor
After the Rain (2000)
as Okin
Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
as Rin
Lone Wolf and Cub (1984)
as Osen
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)
as Mie Shimazaki
Dearest (2012)
as Kumiko Tsukamoto
House on Fire (1986)
as Keiko Yajima
Suite Dreams (2006)
as Yumi Hotta
Out (2002)
as Masako Katori
Dreamy Fifteen (1980)
as Shizu
Aegis (2005)
as Yoshie Miyazu
Miracle Apples (2013)
as Mikami
Two Lovers Point (1977)
Actor
A Samurai Chronicle (2014)
Actor
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love (2005)
as Sayuri Iwamoto
School Days with a Pig (2008)
as Principal Takahara
First Love (2000)
as Shizue Aida
My Sons (1991)
as Reiko
The Eleventh Hour (2008)
as Scared Japanese Prisoner
The Samurai I Loved (2005)
as Tose
Making of 'Dreams' (1990)
as Self
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)
as Akiko Negishi
Dear My Love (2009)
as Chihiro Tachibana
Rock: Wanko no Shima (2011)
Actor
北の国から 記憶 前編 (2003)
Actor
A Hundred Flowers (2022)
as Yuriko
68-Year-Old New Employee (2018)
as Fumiko Niimoto
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei (2022)
as Ume Tsuda (late years)
A Duel Tale (2015)
Actor
Nomugi Pass (1979)
Actor
Free and Easy 2 (1989)
Actor
Begging for Love (1998)
as Terue Yamaoka
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword (1982)
Actor
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)
as Otaki
Half a Confession (2004)
as Keiko Kaji
Milocrorze: A Love Story (2011)
as Oryuu
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro (1978)
Actor
Lear on the Shore (2017)
as Yukiko
Strawberry Road (1991)
Actor
The Fugitive Samurai (1984)
Actor
Devoted Cookbook (2012)
Actor
Kohaku no yume (2018)
Actor
Majutsu wa Sasayaku (2011)
Actor
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage (1981)
Actor
北の国から記憶 (2002)
Actor
Shikibu monogatari (1990)
as Terue Otomo
Haunted School 4 (1999)
Actor
Koi (2013)
as Fumiko Yano (2013)
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown (1994)
Actor
A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018)
as Hiroko Nohara
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven (2007)
as Oichi
And so I'm at a Loss (2023)
Actor
Hidden Sun (2025)
as Mako
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)
as Yae
Flickering Flames (1977)
Actor
Permanent Blue (1976)
Actor
Frozen River (1976)
Actor
Mokuyo Kumikyoku (2002)
Actor
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e (2005)
Actor
Portrait in Prussian Blue (1986)
Actor
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya (2021)
as Mieko Harada
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ (2022)
Actor
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity (1998)
Actor
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran' (2002)
as Self
Sunshine Ahead (2010)
as Hanae Kinjo
Maki (2018)
as Mika
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss (1998)
Actor
Off-Balance (2000)
as Chiaki's Mother
Somehow, Crystal (1981)
as Makiko
Love in the North (1976)
Actor
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka (1975)
Actor
Devoted Cookbook (2014)
Actor
Wings of Icarus' Flight (1980)
Actor
Manatsu Girl (1987)
Actor
Oriume (2002)
Actor
Tomodachi (1974)
Actor
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love (2015)
as 梨山里衣子
Ashita o he guru (2021)
as Narrator (voice)