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Mieko Harada

Acting 67 years old Toshima, Tokyo, Japan ★ 2.1
Born: December 26, 1958

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.

External Links

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Known For

Ran
Ran Lady Kaede 1985
Love Is in the Green Wind
Love Is in the Green Wind Yukiko Matsushima 1974
Modori River
Modori River 1983
A Duel Tale
A Duel Tale 2015
Village of Dreams
Village of Dreams Mizue Tashima 1996

Filmography

Acting Credits (132)

Viral Hit
Viral Hit 2026
Reboot
Reboot Hayase Ryōko 2026
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open! Ichinose Ema 2026
Romantics Anonymous
Romantics Anonymous 2025
Hidden Sun
Hidden Sun Mako 2025
My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring
My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring 2025
House of the Owl
House of the Owl Shiori Watanabe 2024
And so I'm at a Loss
And so I'm at a Loss 2023
A Hundred Flowers
A Hundred Flowers Yuriko 2022
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 2022
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei Ume Tsuda (late years) 2022
Ashita o he guru
Ashita o he guru Narrator (voice) 2021
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya Mieko Harada 2021
My Story Is Long
My Story Is Long 岸边房枝 2019
Junichi
Junichi Ayuko 2019
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
A Banana? At This Time of Night? Hiroko Nohara 2018
Maki
Maki Mika 2018
Kohaku no yume
Kohaku no yume 2018
An Invisible Cradle
An Invisible Cradle Mie Sakaki 2018
68-Year-Old New Employee
68-Year-Old New Employee Fumiko Niimoto 2018
娘の結婚
娘の結婚 2018
Lear on the Shore
Lear on the Shore Yukiko 2017
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo Taeko Ishigami 2016
If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World Postman's Mother 2016
A Duel Tale
A Duel Tale 2015
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni 2015
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love 梨山里衣子 2015
三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-
三面記事の女たち-愛の巣- 2015
A Samurai Chronicle
A Samurai Chronicle 2014
A Samurai Chronicle
A Samurai Chronicle Orie 2014
Hello life from 55
Hello life from 55 2014
Devoted Cookbook
Devoted Cookbook 2014
Our Family
Our Family Reiko Wakana 2014
Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle Sadako 2014
The Hours of My Life
The Hours of My Life Sawako Sawada 2014
Koi
Koi Fumiko Yano (2013) 2013
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File Chikage Matoya 2013
Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman Self 2013
Miracle Apples
Miracle Apples Mikami 2013
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Kumokiri Nizaemon 2013
Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den
Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den 2013
Devoted Cookbook
Devoted Cookbook 2012
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky Midwife 2012
Dearest
Dearest Kumiko Tsukamoto 2012
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter Wachi Hisako 2012
高橋留美子劇場
高橋留美子劇場 요시모토 타마요 2012
Innocent
Innocent 2012
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
Majutsu wa Sasayaku 2011
Rock: Wanko no Shima
Rock: Wanko no Shima 2011
The Marriage Counselor
The Marriage Counselor Mitsue Takakura 2011
Milocrorze: A Love Story
Milocrorze: A Love Story Oryuu 2011
Leonie
Leonie Umeko Tsuda 2010
Shooting Star
Shooting Star Kazuko Okada 2010
Sunshine Ahead
Sunshine Ahead Hanae Kinjo 2010
Shinzanmono
Shinzanmono Mineko Mitsui 2010
Clouds Over the Hill
Clouds Over the Hill 正岡八重 2009
Dear My Love
Dear My Love Chihiro Tachibana 2009
School Days with a Pig
School Days with a Pig Principal Takahara 2008
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 2008
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour Scared Japanese Prisoner 2008
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven Oichi 2007
Dororo
Dororo Yuri 2007
Suite Dreams
Suite Dreams Yumi Hotta 2006
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e 2005
The Samurai I Loved
The Samurai I Loved Tose 2005
Aegis
Aegis Yoshie Miyazu 2005
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love Sayuri Iwamoto 2005
Aikurushii
Aikurushii Yumi Mashiba 2005
Hachiro
Hachiro Shina 2005
Toubousha
Toubousha 2004
Half a Confession
Half a Confession Keiko Kaji 2004
北の国から 記憶 前編
北の国から 記憶 前編 2003
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass Kaguya (voice) 2002
Out
Out Masako Katori 2002
Mokuyo Kumikyoku
Mokuyo Kumikyoku 2002
北の国から記憶
北の国から記憶 2002
Oriume
Oriume 2002
影の車(2001年版)
影の車(2001年版) 2001
First Love
First Love Shizue Aida 2000
After the Rain
After the Rain Okin 2000
Off-Balance
Off-Balance Chiaki's Mother 2000
Haunted School 4
Haunted School 4 1999
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity 1998
A Sleeping Forest
A Sleeping Forest 1998
Begging for Love
Begging for Love Terue Yamaoka 1998
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss 1998
Village of Dreams
Village of Dreams Mizue Tashima 1996
SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP Bistro Guest 1996
Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai
Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai 1995
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown 1994
Uneasy Encounters
Uneasy Encounters 1994
Namiki-ie no Hitobito
Namiki-ie no Hitobito 1993
My Sons
My Sons Reiko 1991
Strawberry Road
Strawberry Road 1991
Making of 'Dreams'
Making of 'Dreams' Self 1990
Shikibu monogatari
Shikibu monogatari Terue Otomo 1990
Dreams
Dreams The Snow Fairy 1990
Free and Easy 2
Free and Easy 2 1989
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Keiko Tatsumiya 1988
Manatsu Girl
Manatsu Girl 1987
The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World Yae 1986
Portrait in Prussian Blue
Portrait in Prussian Blue 1986
House on Fire
House on Fire Keiko Yajima 1986
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma Otaki 1986
Ran
Ran Lady Kaede 1985
Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub Osen 1984
子連れ狼
子連れ狼 1984
The Fugitive Samurai
The Fugitive Samurai 1984
Modori River
Modori River 1983
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword 1982
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage 1981
Somehow, Crystal
Somehow, Crystal Makiko 1981
The Dump Truck Rascal
The Dump Truck Rascal Yoriko Ozaki 1981
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely Mie Shimazaki 1980
Dreamy Fifteen
Dreamy Fifteen Shizu 1980
Wings of Icarus' Flight
Wings of Icarus' Flight 1980
Nomugi Pass
Nomugi Pass 1979
The Inferno
The Inferno Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata 1979
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity Akiko Negishi 1979
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle Hatsu Hashimoto 1978
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro 1978
Two Lovers Point
Two Lovers Point 1977
Flickering Flames
Flickering Flames 1977
Love in the North
Love in the North 1976
The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer Keiko Tsuneyota 1976
Permanent Blue
Permanent Blue 1976
Lullaby of the Earth
Lullaby of the Earth Rin 1976
Frozen River
Frozen River 1976
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka 1975
Mizuiro no toki
Mizuiro no toki 今泉恭子（晋松の娘） 1975
Love Is in the Green Wind
Love Is in the Green Wind Yukiko Matsushima 1974
Tomodachi
Tomodachi 1974

Writing Credits (2)

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