Mieko Harada
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Village of Dreams
1996
as Mizue Tashima
Ran
1985
as Lady Kaede
Dreams
1990
as The Snow Fairy
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974
as Yukiko Matsushima
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Hatsu Hashimoto
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002
as Kaguya (voice)
Dororo
2007
as Yuri
Helter Skelter
2012
as Wachi Hisako
Modori River
1983
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Keiko Tatsumiya
After the Rain
2000
as Okin
Aegis
2005
as Yoshie Miyazu
Half a Confession
2004
as Keiko Kaji
The Youth Killer
1976
as Keiko Tsuneyota
A Hundred Flowers
2022
as Yuriko
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
as Orie
The Inferno
1979
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
Miracle Apples
2013
as Mikami
House on Fire
1986
as Keiko Yajima