Mieko Harada
Known For
Acting
Born
1958-12-26 in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Most Known For
SMAP×SMAP
as Bistro Guest
Mozart in the Jungle
as Sadako
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Clouds Over the Hill
as 正岡八重
Leonie
as Umeko Tsuda
Ran
as Lady Kaede
Mizuiro no toki
as 今泉恭子（晋松の娘）
House of the Owl
as Shiori Watanabe
My Story Is Long
as 岸边房枝
The Hours of My Life
as Sawako Sawada
Out
as Masako Katori
Shinzanmono
as Mineko Mitsui
Aikurushii
as Yumi Mashiba
Romantics Anonymous
Modori River
Love Is in the Green Wind
as Yukiko Matsushima
Dreams
as The Snow Fairy
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
as Kaguya (voice)
A Sleeping Forest
Shooting Star
as Kazuko Okada