Mieko Harada
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1958
- Birthplace
- Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography
I Don't Know You 2026
Actor
- The Empty Vessel
The Empty Vessel 2026
as Fumiko
Hidden Sun 2025
as Mako
And so I'm at a Loss 2023
Actor
A Hundred Flowers 2022
as Yuriko
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ 2022
Actor
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei 2022
as Ume Tsuda (late years)
Ashita o he guru 2021
as Narrator (voice)
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya 2021
as Mieko Harada
A Banana? At This Time of Night? 2018
as Hiroko Nohara
Maki 2018
as Mika
Kohaku no yume 2018
Actor
68-Year-Old New Employee 2018
as Fumiko Niimoto
Lear on the Shore 2017
as Yukiko
If Cats Disappeared from the World 2016
as Postman's Mother
A Duel Tale 2015
as Tatsu
- The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love 2015
as 梨山里衣子
A Samurai Chronicle 2014
Actor, as Orie
Devoted Cookbook 2014
Actor
Our Family 2014
as Reiko Wakana
Koi 2013
as Fumiko Yano (2013)
Trespassing Bergman 2013
as Self
Miracle Apples 2013
as Mikami
Devoted Cookbook 2012
Actor
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky 2012
as Midwife
Dearest 2012
as Kumiko Tsukamoto
Helter Skelter 2012
as Wachi Hisako
Majutsu wa Sasayaku 2011
Actor
Rock: Wanko no Shima 2011
Actor
Milocrorze: A Love Story 2011
as Oryuu
Leonie 2010
as Umeko Tsuda
Sunshine Ahead 2010
as Hanae Kinjo
Dear My Love 2009
as Chihiro Tachibana
School Days with a Pig 2008
as Principal Takahara
The Eleventh Hour 2008
as Scared Japanese Prisoner
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven 2007
as Oichi
Dororo 2007
as Yuri
Suite Dreams 2006
as Yumi Hotta
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e 2005
Actor
The Samurai I Loved 2005
as Tose
Aegis 2005
as Yoshie Miyazu
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love 2005
as Sayuri Iwamoto
Otakus in Love 2004
Art Designer
Half a Confession 2004
as Keiko Kaji
北の国から 記憶 前編 2003
Actor
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass 2002
as Kaguya (voice)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran' 2002
as Self
Out 2002
as Masako Katori
Mokuyo Kumikyoku 2002
Actor
北の国から記憶 2002
Actor
- Oriume
Oriume 2002
Actor
First Love 2000
as Shizue Aida
After the Rain 2000
as Okin
Off-Balance 2000
as Chiaki's Mother
Haunted School 4 1999
as Harumi Kunimi
Rainbow Cape 1999
Actor
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity 1998
Actor
Begging for Love 1998
as Terue Yamaoka
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss 1998
Actor
Village of Dreams 1996
as Mizue Tashima
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown 1994
Actor
Uneasy Encounters 1994
Actor
My Sons 1991
as Reiko
Strawberry Road 1991
Actor
Making of 'Dreams' 1990
as Self
Shikibu monogatari 1990
as Terue Otomo
Dreams 1990
as The Snow Fairy
Free and Easy 2 1989
Actor
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 1988
as Keiko Tatsumiya
Manatsu Girl 1987
Actor
The Half Moon 1987
Original Story
The Greatest Man in the World 1986
as Yae
Portrait in Prussian Blue 1986
Actor
House on Fire 1986
as Keiko Yajima
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma 1986
as Otaki
Ran 1985
as Lady Kaede
Lone Wolf and Cub 1984
as Osen
The Fugitive Samurai 1984
Actor
Modori River 1983
as Ayako
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword 1982
Actor
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage 1981
Actor
Somehow, Crystal 1981
as Makiko
The Dump Truck Rascal 1981
as Yoriko Ozaki
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely 1980
as Mie Shimazaki, Producer, Writer
Dreamy Fifteen 1980
as Shizu
Wings of Icarus' Flight 1980
Actor
Nomugi Pass 1979
Actor
The Inferno 1979
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1979
as Akiko Negishi
The Fall of Ako Castle 1978
as Hatsu Hashimoto
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro 1978
Actor
Afterglow 1978
Actor
Two Lovers Point 1977
Actor
Flickering Flames 1977
Actor
Love in the North 1976
Actor
The Youth Killer 1976
as Keiko Tsuneyota
Permanent Blue 1976
Actor
Lullaby of the Earth 1976
as Rin
Frozen River 1976
Actor
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka 1975
Actor
Love Is in the Green Wind 1974
as Yukiko Matsushima
Tomodachi 1974
Actor
Credits from TMDB.