Mieko Harada
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
SMAP×SMAP
1996
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
Mizuiro no toki
1975
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Ran
1985
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
2015
Romantics Anonymous
2025
Village of Dreams
1996
Reboot
2026
House of the Owl
2024
The Hours of My Life
2014
An Invisible Cradle
2018
Shinzanmono
2010
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
2016