Mieko Harada
Known for Acting · 133 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
My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring
2025
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Sadako
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 正岡八重
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
2015
Mizuiro no toki
1975
as 今泉恭子（晋松の娘）
House of the Owl
2024
as Shiori Watanabe
My Story Is Long
2019
as Fusae Kishibe
Romantics Anonymous
2025
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
2013
as Chikage Matoya
Innocent
2012
The Hours of My Life
2014
as Sawako Sawada
The Marriage Counselor
2011
as Mitsue Takakura
Shinzanmono
2010
as Mineko Mitsui
Aikurushii
2005
as Yumi Mashiba
A Sleeping Forest
1998
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
2016
as Taeko Ishigami
RUNAWAY
2004
Junichi
2019
as Ayuko
Shooting Star
2010
as Kazuko Okada
Reboot
2026
as Ryoko Hayase
娘の結婚
2018
An Invisible Cradle
2018
as Mie Sakaki
Hello Life from 55
2014
Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den
2013
子連れ狼
1984
Viral Hit
2026
高橋留美子劇場
2012
as 요시모토 타마요
Hachiro
2005
as Shina
影の車(2001年版)
2001
Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai
1995
Namiki-ie no Hitobito
1993
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
2026
as Ichinose Ema
追跡～失踪人捜査官・石森新次郎
2008
三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-
2015
Movies (97)
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974
as Yukiko Matsushima
Ran
1985
as Lady Kaede
Dreams
1990
as The Snow Fairy
Modori River
1983
Helter Skelter
2012
as Wachi Hisako
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002
as Kaguya (voice)
Village of Dreams
1996
as Mizue Tashima
My Sons
1991
as Reiko
The Inferno
1979
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
House on Fire
1986
as Keiko Yajima
Dearest
2012
as Kumiko Tsukamoto
Dororo
2007
as Yuri
Devoted Cookbook
2014
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Hatsu Hashimoto
Suite Dreams
2006
as Yumi Hotta
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Keiko Tatsumiya
Devoted Cookbook
2012
Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
Lullaby of the Earth
1976
as Rin
Rock: Wanko no Shima
2011
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
2022
After the Rain
2000
as Okin
Leonie
2010
as Umeko Tsuda
The Youth Killer
1976
as Keiko Tsuneyota
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
2012
as Midwife
Begging for Love
1998
as Terue Yamaoka
Dear My Love
2009
as Chihiro Tachibana
If Cats Disappeared from the World
2016
as Postman's Mother
First Love
2000
as Shizue Aida
School Days with a Pig
2008
as Principal Takahara
Half a Confession
2004
as Keiko Kaji
A Hundred Flowers
2022
as Yuriko
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
as Orie
Out
2002
as Masako Katori
Aegis
2005
as Yoshie Miyazu
Strawberry Road
1991
Our Family
2014
as Reiko Wakana
A Duel Tale
2015
Nomugi Pass
1979
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
2022
as Ume Tsuda (late years)
Dreamy Fifteen
1980
as Shizu
Haunted School 4
1999
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
2018
as Hiroko Nohara
Tomodachi
1974
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979
as Akiko Negishi
Free and Easy 2
1989
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Milocrorze: A Love Story
2011
as Oryuu
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
2005
as Sayuri Iwamoto
Koi
2013
as Fumiko Yano (2013)
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
as Mie Shimazaki
Miracle Apples
2013
as Mikami
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
2011
Frozen River
1976
Kohaku no yume
2018
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
as Self
Lear on the Shore
2017
as Yukiko
Permanent Blue
1976
Oriume
2002
Mokuyo Kumikyoku
2002
北の国から記憶
2002
The Samurai I Loved
2005
as Tose
Flickering Flames
1977
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981
Shikibu monogatari
1990
as Terue Otomo
68-Year-Old New Employee
2018
as Fumiko Niimoto
The Greatest Man in the World
1986
as Yae
Off-Balance
2000
as Chiaki's Mother
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
1986
as Otaki
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
2007
as Oichi
The Eleventh Hour
2008
as Scared Japanese Prisoner
The Dump Truck Rascal
1981
as Yoriko Ozaki
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
1994
And so I'm at a Loss
2023
Wings of Icarus' Flight
1980
Portrait in Prussian Blue
1986
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e
2005
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity
1998
Uneasy Encounters
1994
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love
2015
as 梨山里衣子
Somehow, Crystal
1981
as Makiko
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
2021
as Mieko Harada
Love in the North
1976
Sunshine Ahead
2010
as Hanae Kinjo
Manatsu Girl
1987
Maki
2018
as Mika
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss
1998
Two Lovers Point
1977
Afterglow
1978
Ashita o he guru
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984
as Osen
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka
1975
Hidden Sun
2025
as Mako
Rainbow Cape
1999
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 133 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Mieko Harada has appeared in 97 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mieko Harada Movies
- Love Is in the Green Wind (1974) — as Yukiko Matsushima
- Ran (1985) — as Lady Kaede
- Dreams (1990) — as The Snow Fairy
- Modori River (1983)
- Helter Skelter (2012) — as Wachi Hisako
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