Mieko Harada

About

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×SMAPSeries • 1996Mozart in the JungleSeries • 2014Kumokiri NizaemonSeries • 2013RanMovie • 1985Mizuiro no tokiSeries • 1975Clouds Over the HillSeries • 2009Viral HitSeries • 2026The Hours of My LifeSeries • 2014DreamsMovie • 1990Romantics AnonymousSeries • 2025Helter SkelterMovie • 2012ShinzanmonoSeries • 2010After the RainMovie • 2000Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking GlassMovie • 2002Suite DreamsMovie • 2006Hinokio: Inter Galactic LoveMovie • 2005DororoMovie • 2007Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisMovie • 1988Love Is in the Green WindMovie • 1974The Fall of Ako CastleMovie • 1978The Cowards Who Looked to the SkyMovie • 2012If Cats Disappeared from the WorldMovie • 2016The Eleventh HourMovie • 2008