Mieko Harada (原田 美枝子, Harada Mieko; born 26 December 1958) is a Japanese actress. She has played various roles in many films and Japanese television drama series since 1974.
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Career
Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film Ran, and further collaborated with him in his 1990 film Dreams. Harada also provided the voice for Kaguya in the 2002 anime film InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass.
Harada 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.
Personal life
Harada has been married to actor and singer Ryo Ishibashi since 1987 and has three children (two daughters and one son).
Filmography
Film
Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
The Youth Killer (1976)
Torakku Yarō: Totsugeki ichibanboshi (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Ah! Nomugi Toge (1979)
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)
Jigoku (1979)
Ran (1985) – Lady Kaede
Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryōma (1986) – Oryō
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
Tsuribaka Nisshi 2 (1989)
Dreams (1990)
Shikibu Monogatari (1990)
My Sons (1991)
Strawberry Road (1991)
Village of Dreams (1996)
Begging for Love (1998)
After the Rain (1999)
First Love (2000)
Off-Balance (2001)
Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002) – Kaguya (voice)
Out (2002)
Half a Confession (2004)
Hinokio (2005)
Television
Naruto Hichō (1977–78)
Kita no Kuni kara (1981–2002) – Ryoko
Taiheiki (1991) – Ano Renshi
Nemureru Mori (1998) – Makiko Hamazaki
Hojo Tokimune (2001) - Kikyo
The Family (2007) – Yasuko Manpyō
Clouds Over the Hill (2009–11) – Yae Masaoka
Nagareboshi (2010) – Kazuko Okada
On (2016) – Taeko Ishigami
Mozart in the Jungle (2018) – Sadako
Chimudondon (2022) – Fusako Ōshiro
Umeko: The Face of Female Education (2022) – old Tsuda Umeko / narrator
House of the Owl (2024) – Prime Minister Shiori Watanabe
Reboot (2026) – Ryoko Hayase
Viral Hit (2026)
