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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 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.


Aliases
  • Harada Mieko
English 日本語

Modori-gawa

1983
as Ayako

Koinu Dan no monogatari

2002
as Wakako Morishita

百花

2022
as 葛西 百合子

The Hours of My Life

2014
as Sawada Sawako

Ah! Nomugi toge

1979
as Yuki Shinoda

坂の上の雲

2009
as 正岡 八重

Danpu wataridori

1981
as Yoriko Ozaki

Musuko

1991
as Reiko

Shikibu monogatari

1990
as Terue Otomo

Maki

2018
as Mika

Nagareboshi

2010
as Okada Kazuko

Hinokio

2005
as Sayuri Iwamoto

Teito monogatari

1988
as Keiko Tatsumiya

Koi

2013
as Old Fumiko

赤穂城断絶

1978
as 橋本はつ

Sabita honoo

1977
as Hisako Iyama

Mokuyo kumikyoku

2002
as Shizuko Kawabuchi

Our Family

2014
as 若菜 玲子

Oriume

2002
as Tomoe

68-Year-Old New Employee

2018
as Fumiko Niimoto

雲霧仁左衛門

2013
as 今津屋・おつる

Aikurushii

2005
as Mashiba Yumi

Hi·baransu

2000
as Chiaki's Mother

ちむどんどん

2022
as 大城房子

Han-ochi

2004
as Keiko Kaji

Crew

Movie Koi no mon 2004