Mieko Harada

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

128

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-12-26 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Toshima, Tokyo, Japan

Mieko Harada

Biography

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

  • SMAP×SMAP

    SMAP×SMAP

  • Love Is in the Green Wind

    Love Is in the Green Wind

  • Mozart in the Jungle

    Mozart in the Jungle

  • Ran

    Ran

  • Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

  • Suite Dreams

    Suite Dreams

  • Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

    Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

  • Maki

    Maki

  • Romantics Anonymous

    Romantics Anonymous

  • Kumokiri Nizaemon

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

  • Dreams

    Dreams

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

    Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

  • House of the Owl

    House of the Owl

  • Out

    Out

  • Mizuiro no toki

    Mizuiro no toki

  • Modori River

    Modori River

  • Leonie

    Leonie

  • Clouds Over the Hill

    Clouds Over the Hill

  • The Youth Killer

    The Youth Killer

  • Haunted School 4

    Haunted School 4

  • Village of Dreams

    Village of Dreams

  • A Hundred Flowers

    A Hundred Flowers

  • After the Rain

    After the Rain

  • A Duel Tale

    A Duel Tale

  • A Banana? At This Time of Night?

    A Banana? At This Time of Night?

  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

    Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

  • Dororo

    Dororo

  • If Cats Disappeared from the World

    If Cats Disappeared from the World

  • Tomodachi

    Tomodachi

  • Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei

    Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei

  • Lullaby of the Earth

    Lullaby of the Earth

  • House on Fire

    House on Fire

  • School Days with a Pig

    School Days with a Pig

  • Shinzanmono

    Shinzanmono

  • The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love

    The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love

  • Nomugi Pass

    Nomugi Pass

  • The Inferno

    The Inferno

  • My Sons

    My Sons

  • The Fugitive Samurai

    The Fugitive Samurai

  • Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love

    Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love

  • The Hours of My Life

    The Hours of My Life

  • The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky

    The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky

  • Making of 'Dreams'

    Making of 'Dreams'

  • 68-Year-Old New Employee

    68-Year-Old New Employee

  • Love in the North

    Love in the North

  • Hoshi to Lemon no Heya

    Hoshi to Lemon no Heya

  • Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e

    Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e

  • Begging for Love

    Begging for Love

  • Free and Easy 2

    Free and Easy 2

  • Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

    Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

  • Miracle Apples

    Miracle Apples

  • And so I'm at a Loss

    And so I'm at a Loss

  • Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka

    Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka

  • Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity

    Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity

  • Devoted Cookbook

    Devoted Cookbook

  • Kohaku no yume

    Kohaku no yume

  • Oriume

    Oriume

  • Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss

    Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss

  • Lear on the Shore

    Lear on the Shore

  • Mokuyo Kumikyoku

    Mokuyo Kumikyoku

  • Portrait in Prussian Blue

    Portrait in Prussian Blue

  • Flickering Flames

    Flickering Flames

  • Shikibu monogatari

    Shikibu monogatari

  • Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage

    Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage

  • First Love

    First Love

  • Permanent Blue

    Permanent Blue

  • Off-Balance

    Off-Balance

  • Frozen River

    Frozen River

  • Aegis

    Aegis

  • Dreamy Fifteen

    Dreamy Fifteen

  • Lover's Cape

    Lover's Cape

  • The Fall of Ako Castle

    The Fall of Ako Castle

  • Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

    Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

  • Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

    Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

  • The Dump Truck Rascal

    The Dump Truck Rascal

  • Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

  • Milocrorze: A Love Story

    Milocrorze: A Love Story

  • A Samurai Chronicle

    A Samurai Chronicle

  • A Samurai Chronicle

    A Samurai Chronicle

  • The Samurai I Loved

    The Samurai I Loved

  • Aikurushii

    Aikurushii

  • Toubousha

    Toubousha

  • Devoted Cookbook

    Devoted Cookbook

  • Dear My Love

    Dear My Love

  • Koi

    Koi

  • 北の国から 記憶 前編

    北の国から 記憶 前編

  • Shooting Star

    Shooting Star

  • Sunshine Ahead

    Sunshine Ahead

  • Majutsu wa Sasayaku

    Majutsu wa Sasayaku

  • Dearest

    Dearest

  • Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

    Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

  • 北の国から記憶

    北の国から記憶

  • Rock: Wanko no Shima

    Rock: Wanko no Shima

  • A Sleeping Forest

    A Sleeping Forest

  • Wings of Icarus' Flight

    Wings of Icarus' Flight

  • My Story Is Long

    My Story Is Long

  • The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

  • Chacha: The Princess of Heaven

    Chacha: The Princess of Heaven

  • Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo

    Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo

  • Ashita o he guru

    Ashita o he guru

  • An Invisible Cradle

    An Invisible Cradle

  • Half a Confession

    Half a Confession

  • Uneasy Encounters

    Uneasy Encounters

  • Our Family

    Our Family

  • CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

    CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

  • The Marriage Counselor

    The Marriage Counselor

  • Manatsu Girl

    Manatsu Girl

  • Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni

    Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni

  • Lone Wolf and Cub

    Lone Wolf and Cub

  • Junichi

    Junichi

  • Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File

    Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File

  • Innocent

    Innocent

  • Hachiro

    Hachiro

  • 子連れ狼

    子連れ狼

  • My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring

    My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring

  • 追跡～失踪人捜査官・石森新次郎

    追跡～失踪人捜査官・石森新次郎

  • Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den

    Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den

  • 影の車(2001年版)

    影の車(2001年版)

  • Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai

    Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai

  • Namiki-ie no Hitobito

    Namiki-ie no Hitobito

  • 娘の結婚

    娘の結婚

  • Hello life from 55

    Hello life from 55

  • 三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-

    三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-

  • 高橋留美子劇場

    高橋留美子劇場

  • Strawberry Road

    Strawberry Road

  • Somehow, Crystal

    Somehow, Crystal

  • Hidden Sun

    Hidden Sun