Eiko Miyoshi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 8, 1894
- Died
- July 28, 1963
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japon
Eiko Miyoshi (April 8, 1894 – July 28, 1963) was a Japanese actress. She was born in Tokyo. Her husband was the film producer Nobuyoshi Morita. She appeared in many Toho films, including those directed by Akira Kurosawa. Her birth name was Haru Miyata, and her real name after marriage was Haru Morita. After the Second World War , she entered the film industry at the request of director Akira Kurosawa. In 1946, at the age of 52, she made her first film appearance in Kurosawa's first postwar film, No Regrets for My Youth. From then on, through the 1950s, she was cast in a succession of films by Japan's leading directors, including Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Heinosuke Gosho, Kon Ichikawa, and Shirō Toyoda. She also appeared in many Toho salaryman comedies.
Filmography
- The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son 1964
as His Mother
The Beast Shall Die 1959
Actor
Good Morning 1959
as Mitsue Haraguchi
Fox and Raccoon 1959
as Landlady Matsu from Gondola
Samurai Saga 1959
as Okuni
A Whistle in My Heart 1959
Actor
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II 1959
Actor
Goodbye, Hello 1959
as Watanabe's mother
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period 1959
Actor
The Hidden Fortress 1958
as Maid (uncredited)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku 1958
Actor
The Days of Evil Women 1958
Actor
Who Is the Informer? 1958
as Tassel
The Naked General 1958
Actor
Holiday in Tokyo 1958
Actor
The Third President 1958
Actor
Firefly Light 1958
Actor
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen 1958
Actor
A Boy and Three Mothers 1958
as Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother
Assistant President 1958
Actor
The Unbalanced Wheel 1957
Actor
The Oil-Hell Murder 1957
Actor
Black River 1957
as Procuress
The Lower Depths 1957
as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
The Men of Toho-ku 1957
as old woman
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion 1957
Actor
The Chieko Story 1957
as Kei
Blooms of Hell 1957
Actor
The Shadow Daughter 1957
as Otsuta
Turtledove 1957
Actor
Tokyo Twilight 1957
as Midwife
Snow Country 1957
as Teacher
Story of a Detective's Assistant 1957
as Shizu, Heikurō's mother
A Case of Honor 1957
Actor
A Town with a Mountain and River 1957
as Tamako Sugawara
Throne of Blood 1957
as Old Woman at castle
- Achako's Diary: Bride-Catching Test
Achako's Diary: Bride-Catching Test 1956
Actor
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji 1956
Actor
Engagement Ring 1956
as Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women 1956
as Mrs. Shiokawa
Ohatsu's Unrequited Love 1956
Actor
Jacks and Jills 1956
as Old maid
Onna daigaku yakyūkyō jidai 1956
Actor
Fighting Cha Cha Girl 1956
as Tane Grandma
Blue Buds 1956
as Female teacher
A Wife's Heart 1956
Actor
The President Talks Bank 1956
Actor
Street of Shame 1956
as Kadowaki Saku
Beyond The Stars 1956
as Yone
Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple 1956
Actor
The President's Boss 1956
Actor
I Live in Fear 1955
as Toyo Nakajima
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree 1955
as Ayuta's grandmother
- Bride in the Kitchen
Bride in the Kitchen 1955
Actor
Marital Relations 1955
Actor
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1955
as Osugi
The Rookie Managers 1955
Actor
Love Never Fails 1955
Actor
The Big Ambition 1955
as Kiyo
The Cock Crows Twice 1954
Actor
12 Chapters About Women 1954
as Go Hamako
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky 1954
Actor
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954
as Osugi
Five Sisters 1954
Actor
How the Bell of Liberty Rings 1954
as aunt
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men 1954
Actor
An Inn at Osaka 1954
Actor
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime 1954
Actor
- A Young Couple Oversleeps
A Young Couple Oversleeps 1954
Actor
Omatsuri hanjiro 1953
Actor
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband 1953
as Mrs. Hatoko
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth 1953
as Tomé
White Fish 1953
as Nan
Moth Lamp 1953
Actor
Bot-chan 1953
as Mrs. Hagino
Their Father's Wife 1953
as Otatsu
Mr. Pu 1953
Actor
Sunflower Girl 1953
Actor
Escape Zone 1953
Actor
Where Chimneys Are Seen 1953
as Ranko
Husband and Wife 1953
Actor
My Wonderful Yellow Car 1953
as The old wife
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life 1953
Actor
Carmen's Innocent Love 1952
as Kumako Satake
The Woman Who Touched the Legs 1952
Actor
Ikiru 1952
as Housewife
Forbidden Path 1952
Actor
Mother 1952
as Grandmother
Third Class Executives 1952
Actor
Sword for Hire 1952
Actor
Okuni and Gohei 1952
as Mother
The Skin of the South 1952
as Old lady Onodera
Who Knows a Woman's Heart 1951
Actor
The Blue Pearl 1951
as Noe's aunt
The Idiot 1951
as Madame Kayama
Boyhood 1951
Actor
Elegy 1951
Actor
Clothes of Deception 1951
Actor
Escape from Prison 1950
as Shinkichi's mother
Stray Dog 1949
as Harumi's mother
No Regrets for Our Youth 1946
as Madame Yagihara
Notes of an Itinerant Performer 1941
as Otane
Credits from TMDB.