Acting
Mieko Harada
Born Dec 26, 1958 · 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.
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Acting
Brother, Sister
2026
Drama
I Don't Know You
2026
Drama
Viral Hit
2026
Drama · Action & Adventure
Reboot
2026
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
2026
Drama · Comedy
Romantics Anonymous
2025
Comedy · Drama
Hidden Sun
2025
House of the Owl
2024
Drama
And so I'm at a Loss
2023
Drama
A Hundred Flowers
2022
Drama
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
2022
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
2022
TV Movie · Drama · History
Ashita o he guru
2021
Documentary
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
2021
Drama
My Story Is Long
2019
Comedy · Drama
Junichi
2019
Drama
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
2018
Comedy · Drama
Maki
2018
Drama
Kohaku no yume
2018
An Invisible Cradle
2018
Drama
68-Year-Old New Employee
2018
Drama
娘の結婚
2018
Lear on the Shore
2017
Drama
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
2016
Crime · Drama
If Cats Disappeared from the World
2016
Drama · Fantasy
A Duel Tale
2015
TV Movie · Drama
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
2015
Drama
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
Drama
Hello Life from 55
2014
Drama
Devoted Cookbook
2014
TV Movie
Our Family
2014
Drama
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
Comedy · Drama
The Hours of My Life
2014
Drama · Family
Koi
2013
Romance
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
2013
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Trespassing Bergman
2013
Documentary · History
Miracle Apples
2013
Drama
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013
Drama · Mystery
Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den
2013
Drama
Devoted Cookbook
2012
TV Movie · Drama
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
2012
Drama · Romance
Dearest
2012
Drama
Helter Skelter
2012
Drama · Horror
Rumiko Takahashi's Theatre
2012
Drama
Innocent
2012
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
2011
Mystery · Crime
Rock: Wanko no Shima
2011
The Marriage Counselor
2011
Drama
Milocrorze: A Love Story
2011
Comedy
Leonie
2010
Drama
Shooting Star
2010
Drama
Sunshine Ahead
2010
Drama
Shinzanmono
2010
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
War & Politics · Drama
Dear My Love
2009
Drama
School Days with a Pig
2008
Comedy · Drama
The Eleventh Hour
2008
Action · Thriller
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
2007
History · Drama
Dororo
2007
Action · Fantasy · Horror
Suite Dreams
2006
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e
2005
The Samurai I Loved
2005
Drama · Romance · History
Aegis
2005
Action · Thriller · Drama
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
2005
Drama · Science Fiction
Aikurushii
2005
Drama
RUNAWAY
2004
Crime · Mystery
Half a Confession
2004
Drama · Mystery · Crime
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
Drama
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002
Action · Animation · Adventure
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
2002
Documentary
Out
2002
Drama
Mokuyo Kumikyoku
2002
北の国から記憶
2002
First Love
2000
Romance
After the Rain
2000
Drama
Off-Balance
2000
Haunted School 4
1999
Horror · Drama · Thriller
Rainbow Cape
1999
Drama
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity
1998
Crime
A Sleeping Forest
1998
Drama
Begging for Love
1998
Drama
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss
1998
Mystery · Crime
Village of Dreams
1996
Family · Drama
SMAP×SMAP
1996
Comedy
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
1994
Drama
Uneasy Encounters
1994
Comedy · Horror
My Sons
1991
Comedy · Romance
Strawberry Road
1991
Drama
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
Documentary
Shikibu monogatari
1990
Drama
Dreams
1990
Fantasy · Drama
Free and Easy 2
1989
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
Fantasy · Horror · Thriller
Manatsu Girl
1987
Mystery · Drama · Horror
The Greatest Man in the World
1986
Comedy
Portrait in Prussian Blue
1986
Horror · Drama · Fantasy
House on Fire
1986
Drama
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
1986
Action · Drama · Romance
Ran
1985
Action · Drama · History
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984
Action · Adventure
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
Action · Adventure
Modori River
1983
Crime · Drama · Romance
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982
Drama · Crime
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981
Action · Comedy
Somehow, Crystal
1981
Drama
The Dump Truck Rascal
1981
Action · Thriller
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
Drama
Dreamy Fifteen
1980
Drama · Romance
Wings of Icarus' Flight
1980
Drama
Nomugi Pass
1979
Drama · History
The Inferno
1979
Horror
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979
Crime · Drama
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
Action · Drama · History
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Action · Comedy · Romance
Afterglow
1978
Drama
Two Lovers Point
1977
Flickering Flames
1977
Mystery · Thriller
Love in the North
1976
Romance · Drama
The Youth Killer
1976
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Permanent Blue
1976
Romance
Lullaby of the Earth
1976
Drama
Frozen River
1976
Drama · Romance
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka
1975
Mizuiro no toki
1975
Family · Drama
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974
Drama
Tomodachi
1974
Drama
Written
The Half Moon
1987
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
1980
Drama