Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
26 Dezember 1958 (67)
Place of birth
Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
原田 美枝子 · میکو هارادا
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.
Bekannt für
7.8
Series
Viral Hit
Miyuki Shimura
2026
5.7
Film
Modori River
Ayako
1983
7.5
Series
My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring
2025–
8.0
Film
Ran
Lady Kaede
1985
7.5
Film
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mie Shimazaki
1980
7.5
Series
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
2015
0.0
Series
Mizuiro no toki
今泉恭子（晋松の娘）
1975
7.1
Film
Dororo
Yuri
2007
0.0
Film
Kohaku no yume
2018
6.6
Film
Trespassing Bergman
Self
2013
7.5
Series
Reboot
Ryoko Hayase
2026
6.7
Film
Helter Skelter
Wachi Hisako
2012
8.2
Series
Romantics Anonymous
2025
7.0
Film
Love Is in the Green Wind
Yukiko Matsushima
1974
6.5
Series
House of the Owl
Shiori Watanabe
2024
6.0
Series
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
Chikage Matoya
2013
7.7
Film
Dreams
The Snow Fairy
1990
5.9
Film
Leonie
Umeko Tsuda
2010
6.0
Film
Village of Dreams
Mizue Tashima
1996
7.3
Series
A Sleeping Forest
1998
9.0
Series
Aikurushii
Yumi Mashiba
2005
7.5
Film
The Dump Truck Rascal
Yoriko Ozaki
1981
6.5
Series
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
Taeko Ishigami
2016
7.1
Series
Shinzanmono
Mineko Mitsui
2010
7.7
Film
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Kaguya (voice)
2002
7.8
Series
The Hours of My Life
Sawako Sawada
2014
6.7
Series
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
Ichinose Ema
2026
10.0
Series
Shooting Star
Kazuko Okada
2010
8.5
Series
The Marriage Counselor
Mitsue Takakura
2011
8.0
Series
RUNAWAY
2004
7.0
Series
An Invisible Cradle
Mie Sakaki
2018–
8.0
Series
Hello Life from 55
2014
7.5
Film
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
Hiroko Nohara
2018
6.8
Film
If Cats Disappeared from the World
Postman's Mother
2016
7.0
Film
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
Ume Tsuda (late years)
2022
7.0
Film
A Hundred Flowers
Yuriko
2022
7.2
Film
And so I'm at a Loss
2023
6.2
Film
Lear on the Shore
Yukiko
2017
2.0
Film
68-Year-Old New Employee
Fumiko Niimoto
2018
5.0
Film
Maki
Mika
2018
Acting credits 40 titles
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
as Ichinose Ema
6.7
2026
Viral Hit
as Miyuki Shimura
7.8
2026
Reboot
as Ryoko Hayase
7.5
2026
My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring
7.5
2025–
Romantics Anonymous
8.2
2025
House of the Owl
as Shiori Watanabe
6.5
2024
And so I'm at a Loss
7.2
2023
A Hundred Flowers
as Yuriko
7.0
2022
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
as Ume Tsuda (late years)
7.0
2022
An Invisible Cradle
as Mie Sakaki
7.0
2018–
Maki
as Mika
5.0
2018
68-Year-Old New Employee
as Fumiko Niimoto
2.0
2018
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
as Hiroko Nohara
7.5
2018
Kohaku no yume
0.0
2018
Lear on the Shore
as Yukiko
6.2
2017
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
as Taeko Ishigami
6.5
2016
If Cats Disappeared from the World
as Postman's Mother
6.8
2016
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
7.5
2015
Hello Life from 55
8.0
2014
The Hours of My Life
as Sawako Sawada
7.8
2014
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
as Chikage Matoya
6.0
2013
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
6.6
2013
Helter Skelter
as Wachi Hisako
6.7
2012
The Marriage Counselor
as Mitsue Takakura
8.5
2011
Leonie
as Umeko Tsuda
5.9
2010
Shinzanmono
as Mineko Mitsui
7.1
2010
Shooting Star
as Kazuko Okada
10.0
2010
Dororo
as Yuri
7.1
2007
Aikurushii
as Yumi Mashiba
9.0
2005
RUNAWAY
8.0
2004
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
as Kaguya (voice)
7.7
2002
A Sleeping Forest
7.3
1998
Village of Dreams
as Mizue Tashima
6.0
1996
Dreams
as The Snow Fairy
7.7
1990
Ran
as Lady Kaede
8.0
1985
Modori River
as Ayako
5.7
1983
The Dump Truck Rascal
as Yoriko Ozaki
7.5
1981
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
as Mie Shimazaki
7.5
1980
Mizuiro no toki
as 今泉恭子（晋松の娘）
0.0
1975
Love Is in the Green Wind
as Yukiko Matsushima
7.0
1974