Mieko Harada
Acting
Born: December 26, 1958 (age 67) · Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Highest Rated
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
Ran
1985
Dreams
1990
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
Helter Skelter
2012
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002
Dororo
2007
The Hours of My Life
2014
After the Rain
2000
If Cats Disappeared from the World
2016
Viral Hit
2026
Suite Dreams
2006
Romantics Anonymous
2025
Photos (6)
Movies (95)
Modori River
Ayako
Ran
Lady Kaede
Helter Skelter
Wachi Hisako
Love Is in the Green Wind
Yukiko Matsushima
Dreams
The Snow Fairy
Village of Dreams
Mizue Tashima
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Kaguya (voice)
After the Rain
Okin
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mie Shimazaki
The Fall of Ako Castle
Hatsu Hashimoto
Suite Dreams
Yumi Hotta
The Eleventh Hour
Scared Japanese Prisoner
If Cats Disappeared from the World
Postman's Mother
Leonie
Umeko Tsuda
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
Sayuri Iwamoto
The Inferno
Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
Miracle Apples
Mikami
Out
Masako Katori
A Hundred Flowers
Yuriko
Lullaby of the Earth
Rin
Dororo
Yuri
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Keiko Tatsumiya
House on Fire
Keiko Yajima
Half a Confession
Keiko Kaji
Uneasy Encounters
1994
The Dump Truck Rascal
Yoriko Ozaki
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
Midwife
Free and Easy 2
1989
The Youth Killer
Keiko Tsuneyota
My Sons
Reiko
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
Ume Tsuda (late years)
Dearest
Kumiko Tsukamoto
Begging for Love
Terue Yamaoka
Kohaku no yume
2018
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
Hiroko Nohara
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
A Samurai Chronicle
Orie
Frozen River
1976
Our Family
Reiko Wakana
Koi
Fumiko Yano (2013)
Aegis
Yoshie Miyazu
First Love
Shizue Aida
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
1994
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
2011
Devoted Cookbook
2012
School Days with a Pig
Principal Takahara
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
Oichi
Dreamy Fifteen
Shizu
Mokuyo Kumikyoku
2002
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Otaki
Nomugi Pass
1979
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
Permanent Blue
1976
I Don't Know You
2026
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982
Lone Wolf and Cub
Osen
Milocrorze: A Love Story
Oryuu
Haunted School 4
1999
Dear My Love
Chihiro Tachibana
Wings of Icarus' Flight
1980
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Akiko Negishi
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
68-Year-Old New Employee
Fumiko Niimoto
Rock: Wanko no Shima
2011
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Strawberry Road
1991
The Samurai I Loved
Tose
Sunshine Ahead
Hanae Kinjo
Love in the North
1976
And so I'm at a Loss
2023
Devoted Cookbook
2014
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
Mieko Harada
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka
1975
Afterglow
1978
Shikibu monogatari
Terue Otomo
Lear on the Shore
Yukiko
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss
1998
北の国から記憶
2002
Flickering Flames
1977
A Duel Tale
Tatsu
Off-Balance
Chiaki's Mother
Hidden Sun
Mako
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e
2005
Tomodachi
1974
Maki
Mika
Manatsu Girl
1987
Portrait in Prussian Blue
1986
The Greatest Man in the World
Yae
Rainbow Cape
1999
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity
1998
Two Lovers Point
1977
Somehow, Crystal
Makiko
Ashita o he guru
Narrator (voice)
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
2022
TV Shows (28)
SMAP×SMAP
Bistro Guest · 1 eps
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
10 eps
Mozart in the Jungle
Sadako · 2 eps
Kumokiri Nizaemon
8 eps
Clouds Over the Hill
正岡八重 · 9 eps
Viral Hit
Miyuki Shimura · 6 eps
Reboot
Ryoko Hayase · 10 eps
Romantics Anonymous
8 eps
House of the Owl
Shiori Watanabe · 10 eps
A Sleeping Forest
12 eps
Shinzanmono
Mineko Mitsui · 10 eps
Mizuiro no toki
今泉恭子（晋松の娘） · 156 eps
Aikurushii
Yumi Mashiba · 11 eps
The Hours of My Life
Sawako Sawada · 11 eps
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
Ichinose Ema · 8 eps
My Story Is Long
Fusae Kishibe · 10 eps
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
Taeko Ishigami · 9 eps
Shooting Star
Kazuko Okada · 10 eps
Junichi
Ayuko · 1 eps
An Invisible Cradle
Mie Sakaki · 10 eps
RUNAWAY
11 eps
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
Chikage Matoya · 4 eps
Hello Life from 55
5 eps
The Marriage Counselor
Mitsue Takakura · 11 eps
Innocent
1 eps
Rumiko Takahashi's Theatre
Tamayo Yoshimoto · 2 eps
Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den
4 eps
娘の結婚
1 eps
