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Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

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

Born

Dec 26, 1958

Toshima, Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Acting

Movies

101 acting

4 crew

Popularity

2.2

Known For

Ran
Ran
1985 • as Lady Kaede
★ 8.0
Dreams
Dreams
1990 • as The Snow Fairy
★ 7.7
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
2012 • as Wachi Hisako
★ 6.7
After the Rain
After the Rain
2000 • as Okin
★ 7.4
Dororo
Dororo
2007 • as Yuri
★ 7.1
Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman
2013 • as Self
★ 6.6
If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World
2016 • as Postman's Mother
★ 6.8
House on Fire
House on Fire
1986 • as Keiko Yajima
★ 4.5
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 • as Keiko Tatsumiya
★ 6.1
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
2005 • as Sayuri Iwamoto
★ 6.5
Village of Dreams
Village of Dreams
1996 • as Mizue Tashima
★ 6.0
The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer
1976 • as Keiko Tsuneyota
★ 6.5
Suite Dreams
Suite Dreams
2006 • as Yumi Hotta
★ 6.2
The Inferno
The Inferno
1979 • as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
★ 6.9
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
★ 6.7
Aegis
Aegis
2005 • as Yoshie Miyazu
★ 5.5
Nomugi Pass
★ 7.2
My Sons
My Sons
1991 • as Reiko
★ 7.8
Out
Out
2002 • as Masako Katori
★ 5.6
Lullaby of the Earth
Lullaby of the Earth
1976 • as Rin
★ 6.4
Dreamy Fifteen
Dreamy Fifteen
1980 • as Shizu
★ 6.2
A Duel Tale
A Duel Tale
2015 • as Tatsu
★ 8.0
First Love
First Love
2000 • as Shizue Aida
★ 6.9
Devoted Cookbook
★ 8.7
Love Is in the Green Wind
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974 • as Yukiko Matsushima
★ 7.0
Miracle Apples
Miracle Apples
2013 • as Mikami
★ 7.5
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978 • as Hatsu Hashimoto
★ 6.8
The Samurai I Loved
The Samurai I Loved
2005 • as Tose
★ 7.5
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
2018 • as Hiroko Nohara
★ 7.5
Begging for Love
Begging for Love
1998 • as Terue Yamaoka
★ 7.0
A Hundred Flowers
A Hundred Flowers
2022 • as Yuriko
★ 7.0
Leonie
Leonie
2010 • as Umeko Tsuda
★ 5.9
Modori River
Modori River
1983 • as Ayako
★ 5.7
Dear My Love
Dear My Love
2009 • as Chihiro Tachibana
★ 5.0
Our Family
Our Family
2014 • as Reiko Wakana
★ 7.2
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
2022 • as Ume Tsuda (late years)
★ 7.0
Haunted School 4
Haunted School 4
1999 • as Harumi Kunimi
★ 6.0
Free and Easy 2
★ 8.7
School Days with a Pig
School Days with a Pig
2008 • as Principal Takahara
★ 7.1
A Samurai Chronicle
A Samurai Chronicle
2014 • as Orie
★ 7.1
Half a Confession
Half a Confession
2004 • as Keiko Kaji
★ 7.7
Koi
Koi
2013 • as Fumiko Yano (2013)
★ 7.5
Dearest
Dearest
2012 • as Kumiko Tsukamoto
★ 6.7
Strawberry Road
★ 9.5
Making of 'Dreams'
Making of 'Dreams'
1990 • as Self
★ 8.0
Off-Balance
Off-Balance
2000 • as Chiaki's Mother
★ 7.0
The Dump Truck Rascal
The Dump Truck Rascal
1981 • as Yoriko Ozaki
★ 7.5
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
2008 • as Scared Japanese Prisoner
★ 4.5
Sunshine Ahead
Sunshine Ahead
2010 • as Hanae Kinjo
Milocrorze: A Love Story
Milocrorze: A Love Story
2011 • as Oryuu
★ 6.4
Lear on the Shore
Lear on the Shore
2017 • as Yukiko
★ 6.4
Uneasy Encounters
★ 8.0
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
★ 7.8
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
2021 • as Mieko Harada
The Greatest Man in the World
★ 10.0
68-Year-Old New Employee
68-Year-Old New Employee
2018 • as Fumiko Niimoto
★ 2.0
Maki
Maki
2018 • as Mika
★ 5.0
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980 • as Mie Shimazaki
★ 7.5
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
★ 8.3
Mokuyo Kumikyoku
★ 9.0
movie
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love
2015 • as 梨山里衣子
★ 5.0
Permanent Blue
★ 8.0
Frozen River
★ 3.0
Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984 • as Osen
Devoted Cookbook
★ 7.8
Somehow, Crystal
Somehow, Crystal
1981 • as Makiko
Love in the North
★ 7.0
Flickering Flames
★ 10.0
movie
★ 8.2
Ashita o he guru
Ashita o he guru
2021 • as Narrator (voice)
Rainbow Cape
★ 8.0
movie
The Empty Vessel
2026 • as Fumiko
Shikibu monogatari
Shikibu monogatari
1990 • as Terue Otomo
★ 3.7
Hidden Sun
Hidden Sun
2025 • as Mako