Mieko Harada
Known for acting · Born 26 December 1958 · 67 · Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
138 credits
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
Ran
1985
Mizuiro no toki
1975
Dreams
1990
The Hours of My Life
2014
Dororo
2007
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974
A Sleeping Forest
1998
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
2012
The Youth Killer
1976
Viral Hit
2026
Lullaby of the Earth
1976
Acting (135)
2026Viral HitMiyuki Shimura · 6 episodesSeries
2026RebootRyoko Hayase · 10 episodesSeries
2026Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!Ichinose Ema · 8 episodesSeries
2026I Don't Know YouFilm
2026あにいもうとReiko HarukiSeries
2025Romantics Anonymous · 8 episodesSeries
2025Hidden SunMakoFilm
2024House of the OwlShiori Watanabe · 10 episodesSeries
2023And so I'm at a LossFilm
2022A Hundred FlowersYurikoFilm
2022Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta RyugakuseiUme Tsuda (late years)Film
2022CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブFilm
2021Hoshi to Lemon no HeyaMieko HaradaFilm
2021Ashita o he guruNarrator (voice)Film
2019My Story Is LongFusae Kishibe · 10 episodesSeries
2019JunichiAyukoSeries
2018A Banana? At This Time of Night?Hiroko NoharaFilm
2018MakiMikaFilm
201868-Year-Old New EmployeeFumiko NiimotoFilm
2018An Invisible CradleMie Sakaki · 10 episodesSeries
2018Kohaku no yumeFilm
2018娘の結婚Series
2017Lear on the ShoreYukikoFilm
2016If Cats Disappeared from the WorldPostman's MotherFilm
2016Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako TodoTaeko Ishigami · 9 episodesSeries
2015The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love梨山里衣子Film
2015A Duel TaleTatsuFilm
2015Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni · 10 episodesSeries
2015三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-Series
2014Mozart in the JungleSadako · 2 episodesSeries
2014The Hours of My LifeSawako Sawada · 11 episodesSeries
2014Our FamilyReiko WakanaFilm
2014A Samurai Chronicle, OrieFilm
2014Devoted CookbookFilm
2014Hello Life from 55 · 5 episodesSeries
2013Trespassing BergmanSelfFilm
2013Miracle ApplesMikamiFilm
2013Kumokiri Nizaemon · 8 episodesSeries
2013KoiFumiko Yano (2013)Film
2013Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery FileChikage Matoya · 4 episodesSeries
2013Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den · 4 episodesSeries
2012Helter SkelterWachi HisakoFilm
2012The Cowards Who Looked to the SkyMidwifeFilm
2012DearestKumiko TsukamotoFilm
2012Devoted CookbookFilm
2012InnocentSeries
2012Rumiko Takahashi's TheatreTamayo Yoshimoto · 2 episodesSeries
2011Milocrorze: A Love StoryOryuuFilm
2011The Marriage CounselorMitsue Takakura · 11 episodesSeries
2011Majutsu wa SasayakuFilm
2011Rock: Wanko no ShimaFilm
2010ShinzanmonoMineko Mitsui · 10 episodesSeries
2010LeonieUmeko TsudaFilm
2010Shooting StarKazuko Okada · 10 episodesSeries
2010Sunshine AheadHanae KinjoFilm
2009Clouds Over the Hill正岡八重 · 9 episodesSeries
2009Dear My LoveChihiro TachibanaFilm
2008The Eleventh HourScared Japanese PrisonerFilm
2008School Days with a PigPrincipal TakaharaFilm
2008追跡～失踪人捜査官・石森新次郎Series
2007DororoYuriFilm
2007Chacha: The Princess of HeavenOichiFilm
2006Suite DreamsYumi HottaFilm
2005Hinokio: Inter Galactic LoveSayuri IwamotoFilm
2005The Samurai I LovedToseFilm
2005AegisYoshie MiyazuFilm
2005AikurushiiYumi Mashiba · 11 episodesSeries
2005Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko eFilm
2005HachiroShina · 9 episodesSeries
2004Half a ConfessionKeiko KajiFilm
2004RUNAWAY · 11 episodesSeries
2003北の国から 記憶 前編Film
2002Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking GlassKaguya (voice)Film
2002OutMasako KatoriFilm
2002OriumeFilm
2002Mokuyo KumikyokuFilm
2002北の国から記憶Film
2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'SelfFilm
2001影の車(2001年版)Series
2000After the RainOkinFilm
2000First LoveShizue AidaFilm
2000Off-BalanceChiaki's MotherFilm
1999Haunted School 4Film
1999Rainbow CapeFilm
1998A Sleeping Forest · 12 episodesSeries
1998Begging for LoveTerue YamaokaFilm
1998Female Detective Riko: Goddess EternityFilm
1998Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep AbyssFilm
1996Village of DreamsMizue TashimaFilm
1996SMAP×SMAPBistro GuestSeries
1995Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai · 11 episodesSeries
1994Psychic: Traveler to the UnknownFilm
1994Uneasy EncountersFilm
1993Namiki-ie no Hitobito · 11 episodesSeries
1991My SonsReikoFilm
1991Strawberry RoadFilm
1990DreamsThe Snow FairyFilm
1990Shikibu monogatariTerue OtomoFilm
1990Making of 'Dreams'SelfFilm
1989Free and Easy 2Film
1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisKeiko TatsumiyaFilm
1987Manatsu GirlFilm
1986House on FireKeiko YajimaFilm
1986Portrait in Prussian BlueFilm
1986The Greatest Man in the WorldYaeFilm
1986Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto RyomaOtakiFilm
1985RanLady KaedeFilm
1984The Fugitive SamuraiFilm
1984Lone Wolf and CubOsenFilm
1984子連れ狼Series
1983Modori RiverAyakoFilm
1982Kasajiro: Truncheon versus SwordFilm
1981The Dump Truck RascalYoriko OzakiFilm
1981Kasajiro: The Kappa MarriageFilm
1981Somehow, CrystalMakikoFilm
1980Dreamy FifteenShizuFilm
1980Mister, Missus, Miss LonelyMie ShimazakiFilm
1980Wings of Icarus' FlightFilm
1979The InfernoAki Mizunuma / Miho IkegataFilm
1979Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and HumanityAkiko NegishiFilm
1979Nomugi PassFilm
1978The Fall of Ako CastleHatsu HashimotoFilm
1978Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of MomojiroFilm
1978AfterglowFilm
1977Flickering FlamesFilm
1977Two Lovers PointFilm
1976The Youth KillerKeiko TsuneyotaFilm
1976Lullaby of the EarthRinFilm
1976Frozen RiverFilm
1976Love in the NorthFilm
1976Permanent BlueFilm
1975Minato no Yoko Yokohama YokosukaFilm
1975Mizuiro no toki今泉恭子（晋松の娘） · 156 episodesSeries
1974Love Is in the Green WindYukiko MatsushimaFilm
1974TomodachiFilm
Art (1)
2004Otakus in LoveArt DesignerFilm
Production (1)
1980Mister, Missus, Miss LonelyProducer, WriterFilm
Writing (1)
1987The Half MoonOriginal StoryFilm