Eiko Miyoshi
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1894-04-08
- Died
- 1963-07-28
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japon
- Also known as
- Miyata Haru · Miyoshi Eiko · Haru Miyata · 三好栄子
Biography
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.
Known For
Movies (95)
Ikiru
1952
as Housewife
Throne of Blood
1957
as Old Woman at castle
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Maid (uncredited)
The Idiot
1951
as Madame Kayama
Stray Dog
1949
as Harumi's mother
Good Morning
1959
as Mitsue Haraguchi
Street of Shame
1956
as Kadowaki Saku
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Midwife
The Lower Depths
1957
as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Osugi
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Osugi
I Live in Fear
1955
as Toyo Nakajima
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Madame Yagihara
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Okuni and Gohei
1952
as Mother
Snow Country
1957
as Teacher
Mother
1952
as Grandmother
Mr. Pu
1953
My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953
as The old wife
Black River
1957
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
The Blue Pearl
1951
as Noe's aunt
Clothes of Deception
1951
A Wife's Heart
1956
Sword for Hire
1952
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Ranko
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
Elegy
1951
Sunflower Girl
1953
The President Talks Bank
1956
Jacks and Jills
1956
as Old maid
Husband and Wife
1953
12 Chapters About Women
1954
as Go Hamako
Forbidden Path
1952
Third Class Executives
1952
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Mrs. Shiokawa
Escape from Prison
1950
as Shinkichi's mother
Goodbye, Hello
1959
as Watanabe's mother
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Firefly Light
1958
Five Sisters
1954
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
as Kumako Satake
The Beast Shall Die
1959
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
as Ayuta's grandmother
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
as aunt
The Skin of the South
1952
as Old lady Onodera
Jigoku bana
1957
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
The President's Boss
1956
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
The Big Ambition
1955
as Kiyo
Who Is the Informer?
1958
as Tassel
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
Marital Relations
1955
An Inn at Osaka
1954
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
The Third President
1958
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
White Fish
1953
as Nan
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
as old woman
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Assistant President
1958
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958
as Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother
Youth of Heiji Senigata
1953
as Tomé
Engagement Ring
1956
as Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Landlady Matsu from Gondola
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Bot-chan
1953
as Mrs. Hagino
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
Their Father's Wife
1953
as Otatsu
Escape Zone
1953
The Days of Evil Women
1958
The Rookie Managers
1955
Samurai Saga
1959
as Okuni
Notes of an Itinerant Performer
1941
as Otane
A Case of Honor
1957
Boyhood
1951
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
1953
as Mrs. Hatoko
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Love Never Fails
1955
Beyond The Stars
1956
as Yone
A Town with a Mountain and River
1957
as Tamako Sugawara
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
1956
as Tane Grandma
The Oil-Hell Murder
1957
Story of a Detective's Assistant
1957
as Shizu, Heikurō's mother
女大学野球狂時代
1956
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
The Chieko Story
1957
as Kei
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
Blue Buds
1956
as Female teacher
Moth Lamp
1953
The Prodigal Son
1964
as His Mother
A Young Couple Oversleeps
1954
Bride in the Kitchen
1955
About Eiko Miyoshi
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 t… With 95 credits spanning from 1941 to 1964, Eiko Miyoshi has appeared in 95 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Ikiru (1952) — as Housewife
- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Old Woman at castle
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) — as Maid (uncredited)
- The Idiot (1951) — as Madame Kayama
- Stray Dog (1949) — as Harumi's mother
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