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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

1.7

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
Leonie
Leonie
2010 • as Umeko Tsuda
★ 5.9
After the Rain
After the Rain
2000 • as Okin
★ 7.3
Village of Dreams
Village of Dreams
1996 • as Mizue Tashima
★ 6.0
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 • as Keiko Tatsumiya
★ 6.1
Suite Dreams
Suite Dreams
2006 • as Yumi Hotta
★ 6.2
Dororo
Dororo
2007 • as Yuri
★ 7.0
The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer
1976 • as Keiko Tsuneyota
★ 6.5
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
2005 • as Sayuri Iwamoto
★ 6.5
Aegis
Aegis
2005 • as Yoshie Miyazu
★ 5.5
House on Fire
House on Fire
1986 • as Keiko Yajima
★ 4.5
If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World
2016 • as Postman's Mother
★ 6.8
First Love
First Love
2000 • as Shizue Aida
★ 6.9
Free and Easy 2
★ 8.7
Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman
2013 • as Self
★ 6.6
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
2018 • as Hiroko Nohara
★ 7.5
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
★ 6.7
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978 • as Hatsu Hashimoto
★ 6.8
Miracle Apples
Miracle Apples
2013 • as Mikami
★ 7.5
A Samurai Chronicle
A Samurai Chronicle
2014 • as Orie
★ 7.1
The Inferno
The Inferno
1979 • as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
★ 6.9
Out
Out
2002 • as Masako Katori
★ 5.6
A Hundred Flowers
A Hundred Flowers
2022 • as Yuriko
★ 7.0
Devoted Cookbook
★ 8.7
Our Family
Our Family
2014 • as Reiko Wakana
★ 7.2
Love Is in the Green Wind
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974 • as Yukiko Matsushima
★ 7.0
Dreamy Fifteen
Dreamy Fifteen
1980 • as Shizu
★ 6.2
Begging for Love
Begging for Love
1998 • as Terue Yamaoka
★ 7.0
My Sons
My Sons
1991 • as Reiko
★ 7.8
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
2008 • as Scared Japanese Prisoner
★ 4.5
Dearest
Dearest
2012 • as Kumiko Tsukamoto
★ 6.7
School Days with a Pig
School Days with a Pig
2008 • as Principal Takahara
★ 7.1
The Samurai I Loved
The Samurai I Loved
2005 • as Tose
★ 7.5
Modori River
Modori River
1983 • as Ayako
★ 5.7
Making of 'Dreams'
Making of 'Dreams'
1990 • as Self
★ 8.0
Flickering Flames
★ 10.0
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
★ 8.3
Lullaby of the Earth
Lullaby of the Earth
1976 • as Rin
★ 6.4
Half a Confession
Half a Confession
2004 • as Keiko Kaji
★ 7.7
Lear on the Shore
Lear on the Shore
2017 • as Yukiko
★ 6.4
Nomugi Pass
★ 7.2
Uneasy Encounters
★ 8.0
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
2022 • as Ume Tsuda (late years)
★ 7.0
Milocrorze: A Love Story
Milocrorze: A Love Story
2011 • as Oryuu
★ 6.4
Koi
Koi
2013 • as Fumiko Yano (2013)
★ 7.5
Sunshine Ahead
Sunshine Ahead
2010 • as Hanae Kinjo
Haunted School 4
Haunted School 4
1999 • as Harumi Kunimi
★ 6.0
A Duel Tale
A Duel Tale
2015 • as Tatsu
★ 8.0
Mokuyo Kumikyoku
★ 9.0
Frozen River
★ 3.0
68-Year-Old New Employee
68-Year-Old New Employee
2018 • as Fumiko Niimoto
★ 2.0
Strawberry Road
★ 9.5
The Greatest Man in the World
★ 10.0
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980 • as Mie Shimazaki
★ 7.5
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
★ 7.8
Dear My Love
Dear My Love
2009 • as Chihiro Tachibana
★ 5.0
Rainbow Cape
★ 8.0
Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984 • as Osen
Love in the North
★ 7.0
movie
★ 8.2
movie
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love
2015 • as 梨山里衣子
★ 5.0
The Dump Truck Rascal
The Dump Truck Rascal
1981 • as Yoriko Ozaki
★ 7.5
Shikibu monogatari
Shikibu monogatari
1990 • as Terue Otomo
★ 3.7
Devoted Cookbook
★ 7.8
Somehow, Crystal
Somehow, Crystal
1981 • as Makiko
Maki
Maki
2018 • as Mika
★ 5.0
Off-Balance
Off-Balance
2000 • as Chiaki's Mother
★ 7.0
Permanent Blue
★ 8.0
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
2021 • as Mieko Harada
Hidden Sun
Hidden Sun
2025 • as Mako
Ashita o he guru
Ashita o he guru
2021 • as Narrator (voice)
movie
The Empty Vessel
2026 • as Fumiko