Mieko Harada

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

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

  • Romantics Anonymous

    Romantics Anonymous

  • Mozart in the Jungle

    Mozart in the Jungle

  • SMAP×SMAP

    SMAP×SMAP

  • Ran

    Ran

  • Kumokiri Nizaemon

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

  • Mizuiro no toki

    Mizuiro no toki

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • Modori River

    Modori River

  • Love Is in the Green Wind

    Love Is in the Green Wind

  • First Love

    First Love

  • Dreams

    Dreams

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

    Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

  • Maki

    Maki

  • House of the Owl

    House of the Owl

  • The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky

    The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky

  • Clouds Over the Hill

    Clouds Over the Hill

  • After the Rain

    After the Rain

  • Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss

    Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss

  • Dororo

    Dororo

  • If Cats Disappeared from the World

    If Cats Disappeared from the World

  • Ashita o he guru

    Ashita o he guru

  • Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage

    Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage

  • Village of Dreams

    Village of Dreams

  • House on Fire

    House on Fire

  • Mokuyo Kumikyoku

    Mokuyo Kumikyoku

  • A Banana? At This Time of Night?

    A Banana? At This Time of Night?

  • School Days with a Pig

    School Days with a Pig

  • Dreamy Fifteen

    Dreamy Fifteen

  • Making of 'Dreams'

    Making of 'Dreams'

  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

    Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

  • The Youth Killer

    The Youth Killer

  • The Fugitive Samurai

    The Fugitive Samurai

  • And so I'm at a Loss

    And so I'm at a Loss

  • Nomugi Pass

    Nomugi Pass

  • Aegis

    Aegis

  • Love in the North

    Love in the North

  • Begging for Love

    Begging for Love

  • Frozen River

    Frozen River

  • Milocrorze: A Love Story

    Milocrorze: A Love Story

  • A Duel Tale

    A Duel Tale

  • Tomodachi

    Tomodachi

  • Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka

    Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka

  • Lear on the Shore

    Lear on the Shore

  • Flickering Flames

    Flickering Flames

  • Lullaby of the Earth

    Lullaby of the Earth

  • Miracle Apples

    Miracle Apples

  • Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

    Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

  • Wings of Icarus' Flight

    Wings of Icarus' Flight

  • A Samurai Chronicle

    A Samurai Chronicle

  • A Samurai Chronicle

    A Samurai Chronicle

  • Rock: Wanko no Shima

    Rock: Wanko no Shima

  • Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei

    Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei

  • Shikibu monogatari

    Shikibu monogatari

  • Sunshine Ahead

    Sunshine Ahead

  • The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

  • Off-Balance

    Off-Balance

  • Haunted School 4

    Haunted School 4

  • Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

    Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

  • The Inferno

    The Inferno

  • The Dump Truck Rascal

    The Dump Truck Rascal

  • Chacha: The Princess of Heaven

    Chacha: The Princess of Heaven

  • Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity

    Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity

  • Half a Confession

    Half a Confession

  • Permanent Blue

    Permanent Blue

  • Uneasy Encounters

    Uneasy Encounters

  • Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

  • Oriume

    Oriume

  • Kohaku no yume

    Kohaku no yume

  • Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love

    Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love

  • Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

    Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

  • My Sons

    My Sons

  • Hoshi to Lemon no Heya

    Hoshi to Lemon no Heya

  • Majutsu wa Sasayaku

    Majutsu wa Sasayaku

  • 北の国から 記憶 前編

    北の国から 記憶 前編

  • Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

    Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

  • The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love

    The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love

  • 北の国から記憶

    北の国から記憶

  • Free and Easy 2

    Free and Easy 2

  • Portrait in Prussian Blue

    Portrait in Prussian Blue

  • Shinzanmono

    Shinzanmono

  • Devoted Cookbook

    Devoted Cookbook

  • Leonie

    Leonie

  • Manatsu Girl

    Manatsu Girl

  • Dearest

    Dearest

  • Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

  • Shooting Star

    Shooting Star

  • Dear My Love

    Dear My Love

  • Devoted Cookbook

    Devoted Cookbook

  • A Hundred Flowers

    A Hundred Flowers

  • Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e

    Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e

  • 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

  • Suite Dreams

    Suite Dreams

  • Somehow, Crystal

    Somehow, Crystal

  • The Fall of Ako Castle

    The Fall of Ako Castle

  • Aikurushii

    Aikurushii

  • Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni

    Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni

  • 68-Year-Old New Employee

    68-Year-Old New Employee

  • The Hours of My Life

    The Hours of My Life

  • Koi

    Koi

  • Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

    Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

  • My Story Is Long

    My Story Is Long

  • Hidden Sun

    Hidden Sun

  • A Sleeping Forest

    A Sleeping Forest

  • Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo

    Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo

  • Out

    Out

  • The Samurai I Loved

    The Samurai I Loved

  • Toubousha

    Toubousha

  • My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring

    My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring

  • Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File

    Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File

  • The Marriage Counselor

    The Marriage Counselor

  • An Invisible Cradle

    An Invisible Cradle

  • Junichi

    Junichi

  • Hello life from 55

    Hello life from 55

  • 高橋留美子劇場

    高橋留美子劇場

  • Namiki-ie no Hitobito

    Namiki-ie no Hitobito

  • Innocent

    Innocent

  • Hachiro

    Hachiro

  • 影の車(2001年版)

    影の車(2001年版)

  • 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

  • 娘の結婚

    娘の結婚

  • 子連れ狼

    子連れ狼

  • Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai

    Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai

  • 三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-

    三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-

  • Our Family

    Our Family

  • Strawberry Road

    Strawberry Road

  • Lover's Cape

    Lover's Cape