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
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013
Ran
1985
Viral Hit
2026
0Mizuiro no toki
1975
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
2015
Dreams
1990
The Hours of My Life
2014
Romantics Anonymous
2025
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Reboot
2026
Filmography
SMAP×SMAP
as Bistro Guest · 1996
Mozart in the Jungle
as Sadako · 2014
Kumokiri Nizaemon
· 2013
Ran
as Lady Kaede · 1985
Viral Hit
as Miyuki Shimura · 2026
Mizuiro no toki
as 今泉恭子（晋松の娘） · 1975
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
· 2015
Dreams
as The Snow Fairy · 1990
The Hours of My Life
as Sawako Sawada · 2014
Romantics Anonymous
as [Participant] · 2025
Clouds Over the Hill
as 正岡八重 · 2009
Reboot
as Ryoko Hayase · 2026
House of the Owl
as Shiori Watanabe · 2024
Love Is in the Green Wind
as Yukiko Matsushima · 1974
Helter Skelter
as Wachi Hisako · 2012
After the Rain
as Okin · 2000
Shinzanmono
as Mineko Mitsui · 2010
Namiki-ie no Hitobito
· 1993
My Story Is Long
as Fusae Kishibe · 2019
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
as Kaguya (voice) · 2002
The Marriage Counselor
as Mitsue Takakura · 2011
Aikurushii
as Yumi Mashiba · 2005
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
as Chikage Matoya · 2013
Village of Dreams
as Mizue Tashima · 1996
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
as Taeko Ishigami · 2016
A Sleeping Forest
· 1998
An Invisible Cradle
as Mie Sakaki · 2018
Suite Dreams
as Yumi Hotta · 2006
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
as Ichinose Ema · 2026
Shooting Star
as Kazuko Okada · 2010
RUNAWAY
· 2004
Junichi
as Ayuko · 2019
House on Fire
as Keiko Yajima · 1986
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Mie Shimazaki · 1980
Modori River
as Ayako · 1983
Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love
as Sayuri Iwamoto · 2005
Hello Life from 55
· 2014
The Inferno
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata · 1979
Innocent
· 2012
あにいもうと
as Reiko Haruki · 2026
Dororo
as Yuri · 2007
If Cats Disappeared from the World
as Postman's Mother · 2016
A Hundred Flowers
as Yuriko · 2022
Free and Easy 2
· 1989
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Keiko Tatsumiya · 1988
The Fall of Ako Castle
as Hatsu Hashimoto · 1978
Miracle Apples
as Mikami · 2013
Trespassing Bergman
as Self · 2013
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
as Midwife · 2012
A Samurai Chronicle
· 2014
A Samurai Chronicle
as Orie · 2014
Out
as Masako Katori · 2002
Leonie
as Umeko Tsuda · 2010
Hachiro
as Shina · 2005
The Youth Killer
as Keiko Tsuneyota · 1976
Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai
· 1995
Rumiko Takahashi's Theatre
as Tamayo Yoshimoto · 2012
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
as Hiroko Nohara · 2018
Lullaby of the Earth
as Rin · 1976
Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den
· 2013
Dearest
as Kumiko Tsukamoto · 2012
Begging for Love
as Terue Yamaoka · 1998
Aegis
as Yoshie Miyazu · 2005
My Sons
as Reiko · 1991
School Days with a Pig
as Principal Takahara · 2008
Making of 'Dreams'
as Self · 1990
娘の結婚
· 2018
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
as Ume Tsuda (late years) · 2022
Our Family
as Reiko Wakana · 2014
The Samurai I Loved
as Tose · 2005
Dear My Love
as Chihiro Tachibana · 2009
Wings of Icarus' Flight
· 1980
Sunshine Ahead
as Hanae Kinjo · 2010
Mokuyo Kumikyoku
· 2002
Milocrorze: A Love Story
as Oryuu · 2011
Lone Wolf and Cub
as Osen · 1984
Devoted Cookbook
· 2012
影の車(2001年版)
· 2001
Nomugi Pass
· 1979
Majutsu wa Sasayaku
· 2011
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
as Akiko Negishi · 1979
北の国から記憶
· 2002
Half a Confession
as Keiko Kaji · 2004
Rock: Wanko no Shima
· 2011
追跡～失踪人捜査官・石森新次郎
· 2008
First Love
as Shizue Aida · 2000
Dreamy Fifteen
as Shizu · 1980
子連れ狼
· 1984
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
as Oichi · 2007
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
· 1978
Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss
· 1998
The Fugitive Samurai
· 1984
Haunted School 4
· 1999
The Dump Truck Rascal
as Yoriko Ozaki · 1981
Frozen River
· 1976
The Eleventh Hour
as Scared Japanese Prisoner · 2008
68-Year-Old New Employee
as Fumiko Niimoto · 2018
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
· 2022
I Don't Know You
· 2026
Koi
as Fumiko Yano (2013) · 2013
三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-
· 2015
Lear on the Shore
as Yukiko · 2017
Kohaku no yume
· 2018
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
· 1981
Devoted Cookbook
· 2014
Tomodachi
· 1974
北の国から 記憶 前編
· 2003
Strawberry Road
· 1991
Oriume
· 2002
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
as Otaki · 1986
Rainbow Cape
· 1999
Two Lovers Point
· 1977
A Duel Tale
as Tatsu · 2015
Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e
· 2005
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
· 1982
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
· 1994
Love in the North
· 1976
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
as Self · 2002
And so I'm at a Loss
· 2023
Portrait in Prussian Blue
· 1986
Uneasy Encounters
· 1994
Off-Balance
as Chiaki's Mother · 2000
Afterglow
· 1978
Somehow, Crystal
as Makiko · 1981
Shikibu monogatari
as Terue Otomo · 1990
Maki
as Mika · 2018
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
as Mieko Harada · 2021
Female Detective Riko: Goddess Eternity
· 1998
Permanent Blue
· 1976
The Greatest Man in the World
as Yae · 1986
Flickering Flames
· 1977
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka
· 1975
Hidden Sun
as Mako · 2025
The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love
as 梨山里衣子 · 2015
Manatsu Girl
· 1987
Ashita o he guru
as Narrator (voice) · 2021