Mieko Harada
Known for Acting · 135 credits
- Born
- 1958-12-26 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 原田 美枝子 · میکو هارادا
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.
Known For
TV Shows (36)
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Bistro Guest
Mizuiro no toki
1975
as 今泉恭子（晋松の娘）
Viral Hit
2026
as Miyuki Shimura
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Sadako
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
2015
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013
Reboot
2026
as Ryoko Hayase
My Story Is Long
2019
as Fusae Kishibe
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 正岡八重
House of the Owl
2024
as Shiori Watanabe
The Hours of My Life
2014
as Sawako Sawada
A Sleeping Forest
1998
Shinzanmono
2010
as Mineko Mitsui
Aikurushii
2005
as Yumi Mashiba
Romantics Anonymous
2025
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
2016
as Taeko Ishigami
The Marriage Counselor
2011
as Mitsue Takakura
RUNAWAY
2004
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
2013
as Chikage Matoya
My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring
2025
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
2026
as Ichinose Ema
Shooting Star
2010
as Kazuko Okada
Junichi
2019
as Ayuko
An Invisible Cradle
2018
as Mie Sakaki
Innocent
2012
三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-
2015
子連れ狼
1984
Hachiro
2005
as Shina
娘の結婚
2018
Hello Life from 55
2014
Rumiko Takahashi's Theatre
2012
as Tamayo Yoshimoto
Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den
2013
Namiki-ie no Hitobito
1993
追跡～失踪人捜査官・石森新次郎
2008
影の車(2001年版)
2001
Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai
1995
Movies (99)
Ran
1985
as Lady Kaede
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974
as Yukiko Matsushima
Helter Skelter
2012
as Wachi Hisako
Dreams
1990
as The Snow Fairy
Leonie
2010
as Umeko Tsuda
Modori River
1983
as Ayako
The Dump Truck Rascal
1981
as Yoriko Ozaki
Uneasy Encounters
1994
Village of Dreams
1996
as Mizue Tashima
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002
as Kaguya (voice)
The Inferno
1979
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
Dororo
2007
as Yuri
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Hatsu Hashimoto
Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
2012
as Midwife
Afterglow
1978
I Don't Know You
2026
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Keiko Tatsumiya
The Youth Killer
1976
as Keiko Tsuneyota
Our Family
2014
as Reiko Wakana
If Cats Disappeared from the World
2016
as Postman's Mother
Rainbow Cape
1999
After the Rain
2000
as Okin
Lullaby of the Earth
1976
as Rin
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984
as Osen
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
as Mie Shimazaki
Dearest
2012
as Kumiko Tsukamoto
House on Fire
1986
as Keiko Yajima
Suite Dreams
2006
as Yumi Hotta
Out
2002
as Masako Katori
Dreamy Fifteen
1980
as Shizu
Aegis
2005
as Yoshie Miyazu
Miracle Apples
2013
as Mikami
Two Lovers Point
1977
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
as Orie
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
2005
as Sayuri Iwamoto
School Days with a Pig
2008
as Principal Takahara
First Love
2000
as Shizue Aida
My Sons
1991
as Reiko
The Eleventh Hour
2008
as Scared Japanese Prisoner
The Samurai I Loved
2005
as Tose
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
as Self
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979
as Akiko Negishi
Dear My Love
2009
as Chihiro Tachibana
Rock: Wanko no Shima
2011
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
A Hundred Flowers
2022
as Yuriko
68-Year-Old New Employee
2018
as Fumiko Niimoto
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
2022
as Ume Tsuda (late years)
A Duel Tale
2015
Nomugi Pass
1979
Free and Easy 2
1989
Begging for Love
1998
as Terue Yamaoka
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
1986
as Otaki
Half a Confession
2004
as Keiko Kaji
Milocrorze: A Love Story
2011
as Oryuu
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Lear on the Shore
2017
as Yukiko
Strawberry Road
1991
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
Devoted Cookbook
2012
Kohaku no yume
2018
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
2011
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981
北の国から記憶
2002
Shikibu monogatari
1990
as Terue Otomo
Haunted School 4
1999
Koi
2013
as Fumiko Yano (2013)
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
1994
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
2018
as Hiroko Nohara
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
2007
as Oichi
And so I'm at a Loss
2023
Hidden Sun
2025
as Mako
The Greatest Man in the World
1986
as Yae
Flickering Flames
1977
Permanent Blue
1976
Frozen River
1976
Mokuyo Kumikyoku
2002
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e
2005
Portrait in Prussian Blue
1986
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
2021
as Mieko Harada
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
2022
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity
1998
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
2002
as Self
Sunshine Ahead
2010
as Hanae Kinjo
Maki
2018
as Mika
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss
1998
Off-Balance
2000
as Chiaki's Mother
Somehow, Crystal
1981
as Makiko
Love in the North
1976
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka
1975
Devoted Cookbook
2014
Wings of Icarus' Flight
1980
Manatsu Girl
1987
Oriume
2002
Tomodachi
1974
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love
2015
as 梨山里衣子
Ashita o he guru
2021
as Narrator (voice)
About Mieko Harada
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 t… With 135 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Mieko Harada has appeared in 99 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mieko Harada Movies
- Ran (1985) — as Lady Kaede
- Love Is in the Green Wind (1974) — as Yukiko Matsushima
- Helter Skelter (2012) — as Wachi Hisako
- Dreams (1990) — as The Snow Fairy
- Leonie (2010) — as Umeko Tsuda
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