Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Born 1958-12-26 (age 67) Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
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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.

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Known For

Love Is in the Green Wind
Love Is in the Green Wind

1974

as Yukiko Matsushima

Ran
Ran

1985

as Lady Kaede

Dreams
Dreams

1990

as The Snow Fairy

Village of Dreams
Village of Dreams

1996

as Mizue Tashima

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter

2012

as Wachi Hisako

Dororo
Dororo

2007

as Yuri

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

as Keiko Tatsumiya

The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle

1978

as Hatsu Hashimoto

The Inferno
The Inferno

1979

as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata

Leonie
Leonie

2010

as Umeko Tsuda

House on Fire
House on Fire

1986

as Keiko Yajima

Modori River
The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer

1976

as Keiko Tsuneyota

After the Rain
After the Rain

2000

as Okin

If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World

2016

as Postman's Mother

Begging for Love
Begging for Love

1998

as Terue Yamaoka

A Banana? At This Time of Night?
My Sons
My Sons

1991

as Reiko

Lullaby of the Earth