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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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Known For
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
(2002)
Kaguya
Ran
(1985)
Lady Kaede
Dreams
(1990)
The Snow Fairy
After the Rain
(2000)
Okin
Helter Skelter
(2012)
Wachi Hisako
Modori-gawa
(1983)
The Inferno
(1979)
Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
Bergmans video
(2012)
Self
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
(1981)
House on Fire
(1986)
Keiko Yajima
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
(1988)
Keiko Tatsumiya
Dororo
(2007)
Yuri
Miracle Apples
(2013)
Mikami
Full Filmography
Acting
Tomodachi
(1974)
Love is in the Green Wind
(1974)
Yukiko Matsushima
Frozen River
(1976)
The Youth Killer
(1976)
Keiko Tsuneyota
Permanent Blue
(1976)
Lullaby of the Earth
(1976)
Rin
Love in the North
(1976)
Flickering Flames
(1977)
The Fall of Ako Castle
(1978)
Hatsu Hashimoto
Truck Rascals VII: Close Encounters of the First Star
(1978)
Nomugi Pass
(1979)
The Inferno
(1979)
Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
(1979)
Akiko Negishi
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
(1980)
Mie Shimazaki
Wings of Icarus' Flight
(1980)
Dreamy Fifteen
(1980)
Shizu
The Dump Truck Rascal
(1981)
Yoriko Ozaki
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
(1981)
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
(1982)
Modori-gawa
(1983)
Ran
(1985)
Lady Kaede
The Greatest Man in the World
(1986)
Yae
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
(1986)
Otaki
House on Fire
(1986)
Keiko Yajima
Portrait in Prussian Blue
(1986)
Manatsu Girl
(1987)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
(1988)
Keiko Tatsumiya
Free and Easy 2
(1989)
Making of 'Dreams'
(1990)
Self
Dreams
(1990)
The Snow Fairy
Shikibu monogatari
(1990)
Terue Otomo
My Sons
(1991)
Reiko
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
(1994)
Uneasy Encounters
(1994)
Village of Dreams
(1996)
Mizue Tashima
Begging for Love
(1998)
Terue Yamaoka
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity
(1998)
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss
(1998)
Haunted School 4
(1999)
After the Rain
(2000)
Okin
Off-Balance
(2000)
Chiaki's Mother
First Love
(2000)
Shizue Aida
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
(2002)
Kaguya
Oriume
(2002)
Out
(2002)
Masako Katori
Mokuyo Kumikyoku
(2002)
北の国から 記憶 前編
(2003)
Half a Confession
(2004)
Keiko Kaji
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e
(2005)
Aegis
(2005)
Yoshie Miyazu
The Samurai I Loved
(2005)
Tose
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
(2005)
Sayuri Iwamoto
Suite Dreams
(2006)
Yumi Hotta
Dororo
(2007)
Yuri
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
(2007)
Oichi
School Days with a Pig
(2008)
Principal Takahara
Dear My Love
(2009)
Chihiro Tachibana
Sunshine Ahead
(2010)
Hanae Kinjo
Leonie
(2010)
Umeko Tsuda
Milocrorze: A Love Story
(2011)
Oryuu
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
(2011)
Rock: Wanko no Shima
(2011)
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
(2012)
Midwife / Takumi's mother
Devoted Cookbook
(2012)
Bergmans video
(2012)
Self
Helter Skelter
(2012)
Wachi Hisako
Dearest
(2012)
Kumiko Tsukamoto
Koi
(2013)
Fumiko Yano (2013)
Miracle Apples
(2013)
Mikami
Trespassing Bergman
(2013)
Self
Devoted Cookbook
(2014)
A Samurai Chronicle
(2014)
Orie
Our Family
(2014)
Reiko Wakana
A Duel Tale
(2015)
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love
(2015)
梨山里衣子
If Cats Disappeared from the World
(2016)
Postman's Mother
Lear on the Shore
(2017)
Yukiko
Maki
(2018)
Mika/Mama-San
68-Year-Old New Employee
(2018)
Fumiko Niimoto
Kohaku no yume
(2018)
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
(2018)
Hiroko Nohara
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
(2021)
Mieko Harada
Ashita o he guru
(2021)
Narrator (voice)
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
(2022)
Ume Tsuda (late years)
A Hundred Flowers
(2022)
Yuriko
And so I'm at a Loss
(2023)
Production
Writing
Art