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