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Mieko Harada
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 72607
IMDb ID: nm7014801
Known for: Acting
Born: December 26, 1958
Age: 67
Place of birth: Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2026
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 7.03
Wikidata: Q1137010
Also known as
原田 美枝子 • میکو هارادا
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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.
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as Wachi Hisako
Helter Skelter
2012 • Movie
as Yukiko Matsushima
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974 • Movie
as Ayako
Modori River
1983 • Movie
as Lady Kaede
Ran
1985 • Movie
as Yoriko Ozaki
The Dump Truck Rascal
1981 • Movie
as Umeko Tsuda
Leonie
2010 • Movie
as The Snow Fairy
Dreams
1990 • Movie
Original Story
The Half Moon
1987 • Movie
Uneasy Encounters
1994 • Movie
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
The Inferno
1979 • Movie
as Mizue Tashima
Village of Dreams
1996 • Movie
as Self
Trespassing Bergman
2013 • Movie
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Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Mieko Harada.
10 eps
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
2015 • Series
as Bistro Guest • 1 eps
SMAP×SMAP
1996 • Series
as Miyuki Shimura • 6 eps
Viral Hit
2026 • Series
as Sadako • 2 eps
Mozart in the Jungle
2014 • Series
as 今泉恭子（晋松の娘） • 156 eps
Mizuiro no toki
1975 • Series
8 eps
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013 • Series
as 正岡八重 • 9 eps
Clouds Over the Hill
2009 • Series
as Ryoko Hayase • 10 eps
Reboot
2026 • Series
as Sawako Sawada • 11 eps
The Hours of My Life
2014 • Series
as Taeko Ishigami • 9 eps
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
2016 • Series
as Fusae Kishibe • 10 eps
My Story Is Long
2019 • Series
as Shiori Watanabe • 10 eps
House of the Owl
2024 • Series
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Aug 28
I Don't Know You
2026 • Movie
as Mako
Hidden Sun
2025 • Movie
And so I'm at a Loss
2023 • Movie
as Yuriko
A Hundred Flowers
2022 • Movie
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
2022 • Movie
as Ume Tsuda (late years)
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
2022 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Ashita o he guru
2021 • Movie
as Mieko Harada
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
2021 • Movie
as Hiroko Nohara
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
2018 • Movie
as Mika
Maki
2018 • Movie
Kohaku no yume
2018 • Movie
as Fumiko Niimoto
68-Year-Old New Employee
2018 • Movie
Series
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as Miyuki Shimura • 6 eps
Viral Hit
2026 • Series
as Ryoko Hayase • 10 eps
Reboot
2026 • Series
as Ichinose Ema • 8 eps
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
2026 • Series
8 eps
Romantics Anonymous
2025 • Series
2 eps
My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring
2025 • Series
as Shiori Watanabe • 10 eps
House of the Owl
2024 • Series
as Fusae Kishibe • 10 eps
My Story Is Long
2019 • Series
as Ayuko • 1 eps
Junichi
2019 • Series
as Mie Sakaki • 10 eps
An Invisible Cradle
2018 • Series
1 eps
娘の結婚
2018 • Series
as Taeko Ishigami • 9 eps
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
2016 • Series
10 eps
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
2015 • Series