Mieko Harada
Acting
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.
Born: December 26, 1958
Place of Birth: Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Flickering Flames
In the early hours of April 13th, a five year old hemophiliac child was kidnapped by someone from Tanemura General Hospital in Tokyo, Setagaya. Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Inspector Kitahara, who received the report, goes quickly to the Tanemura home, along with other police to speak to the family of the child. Then, suddenly, the phone rings. The kidnapper wants money.
Strawberry Road
Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integrating themselves into the life of the community, which includes Japanese-Americans of both lengthy and brief residence.
Shooting Star
Takenouchi plays an aquarium employee named Kengo, who seems ordinary at first glance but actually possesses a secret that he would sacrifice everything in order to protect. Meanwhile, Ueto plays Risa, a young woman working in the sex trade in order to pay off her brother's debt, though her situation has led her to contemplate suicide. These two characters, both full of despair, meet each other and end up entering a contract marriage purely for its benefits. However, as they overcome various troubles, their relationship begins turning into true love.
Kumokiri Nizaemon
During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo, and all across the Kansai region, stealing large sums of money with skillful techniques. They only target the very wealthy and never kill or injure people. They appear with the clouds and disappear like the mist. On the night that the beautiful Ochiyo is to become the bride of a dry goods dealer, a large amount of money hidden inside the shop is stolen. The gang disappears without injuring anyone. It was a two-year plan to marry Ochiyo off so that she could bring them in. The leader of this gang is Kumokiri Nizaemon, the greatest bandit of all time. He keeps a rein on his highly-skilled and notorious followers Nanabake no Ochiyo, Kinezumi no Kichigoro, Subashiri no Kumagoro, Ingakozo Rokunosuke and others.
My Story Is Long
A young man has college and a failed business behind him. Unemployed and planning his next steps he is lodging with is mother, a small business owner. His sister and her family also move in with the two, albeit temporarily. She sees him as a loser and a lush and wants him out. She also whispers in their mother's ear to ask him to leave the house in order to find his own way and begin the rest of his life. She probably has noble intentions, but is she right and will she succeed?
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
Chacha, the woman of the blood of Nobunaga, who loved with Hideyoshi, and feared Tokugawa.
The Marriage Counselor
SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games. These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking. Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.
Romantics Anonymous
A brilliant chocolatier who's afraid of making eye contact meets an heir who can't touch others — but somehow, they're immune to each other.
Clouds Over the Hill
Saka no Ue no Kumo is an NHK 21st Century special drama which was aired over three years starting from November 29, 2009. The series runs 13 episodes at 90 minutes each. The first series, with 5 episodes, was broadcast in 2009, while series two and three, each with 4 episodes, were broadcast in late 2010 and 2011. While most episodes were shot in Japan, one of the episodes in series two was shot in Latvia. The TV series is based on the novel Saka no ue no kumo by Ryōtarō Shiba and adopted by Hisashi Nozawa. The theme song of the drama series is titled "Stand Alone". It was composed by Joe Hisaishi, written by Kundo Koyama and performed by British soprano singer Sarah Brightman.
Filmography
as Hayase Ryōko
as Ichinose Ema
as Mako
as Shiori Watanabe
as Yuriko
as Ume Tsuda (late years)
as Narrator (voice)
as Mieko Harada
as 岸边房枝
as Ayuko
as Hiroko Nohara
as Mika
as Mie Sakaki
as Fumiko Niimoto
as Yukiko
as Taeko Ishigami
as Postman's Mother
as Orie
as Reiko Wakana
as Sadako
as Sawako Sawada
as Fumiko Yano (2013)
as Chikage Matoya
as Self
as Mikami
as Midwife
as Kumiko Tsukamoto
as Wachi Hisako
as 요시모토 타마요
as Mitsue Takakura
as Oryuu
as Umeko Tsuda
as Kazuko Okada
as Hanae Kinjo
as Mineko Mitsui
as 正岡八重
as Chihiro Tachibana
as Principal Takahara
as Oichi
as Yuri
as Yumi Hotta
as Tose
as Yoshie Miyazu
as Sayuri Iwamoto
as Yumi Mashiba
as Keiko Kaji
as Kaguya (voice)
as Masako Katori
as Shizue Aida
as Okin
as Chiaki's Mother
as Terue Yamaoka
as Mizue Tashima
as Bistro Guest
as Reiko
as Self
as Terue Otomo
as The Snow Fairy
as Keiko Tatsumiya
as Keiko Yajima
as Lady Kaede
as Osen
as Makiko
as Yoriko Ozaki
as Mie Shimazaki
as Shizu
as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
as Akiko Negishi
as Hatsu Hashimoto
as Keiko Tsuneyota
as Rin
as 今泉恭子（晋松の娘）
as Yukiko Matsushima