Mieko Harada
Actress
Known for
Across changing tastes and formats, Mieko Harada has stayed a Japanese actress recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. 'Ran' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Lady Kaede. She also turns up in 'Dreams'. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. Casting directors have gone to her for drama more than for anything else.
Mieko Harada
Actress
Across changing tastes and formats, Mieko Harada has stayed a Japanese actress recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. 'Ran' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Lady Kaede. She also turns up in 'Dreams'. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. Casting directors have gone to her for drama more than for anything else.
Movies (54 titles)
Plays Lady Kaede
Ran
1985
Plays The Snow Fairy
Dreams
1990
Plays Keiko Tsuneyota
The Youth Killer
1976
Plays Umeko Tsuda
Leonie
2010
Plays Wachi Hisako
Helter Skelter
2012
Plays Masako Katori
Out
2002
Plays Mizue Tashima
Village of Dreams
1996
Plays Okin
After the Rain
2000
Plays Kaguya (voice)
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002
Plays Yuri
Dororo
2007
Plays Yumi Hotta
Suite Dreams
2006
Plays Keiko Yajima
House on Fire
1986
Plays Reiko Wakana
Our Family
2014
Plays Hatsu Hashimoto
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
Plays Yuriko
A Hundred Flowers
2022
Plays Keiko Tatsumiya
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
Plays Terue Yamaoka
Begging for Love
1998
Plays Midwife
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
2012
Plays Yukiko Matsushima
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974
Plays Keiko Kaji
Half a Confession
2004
Plays Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata
The Inferno
1979
Plays Reiko
My Sons
1991
Plays Principal Takahara
School Days with a Pig
2008
Plays Postman's Mother
If Cats Disappeared from the World
2016
Plays Ayako
Modori River
1983
Plays Scared Japanese Prisoner
The Eleventh Hour
2008
Plays Yoshie Miyazu
Aegis
2005
Plays Tose
The Samurai I Loved
2005
Plays Shizu
Dreamy Fifteen
1980
Plays Orie
A Samurai Chronicle
2014
Plays Rin
Lullaby of the Earth
1976
Plays Kumiko Tsukamoto
Dearest
2012
Plays Mikami
Miracle Apples
2013
Plays Yae
The Greatest Man in the World
1986
Plays Hiroko Nohara
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
2018
Plays Shizue Aida
First Love
2000
Plays Akiko Negishi
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979
Plays Oryuu
Milocrorze: A Love Story
2011
Plays Terue Otomo
Shikibu monogatari
1990
Plays Yukiko
Lear on the Shore
2017
Plays Oichi
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
2007
TV Shows (20 titles)
Plays 今泉恭子（晋松の娘）
Mizuiro no toki
1975
Plays Mitsue Takakura
The Marriage Counselor
2011
Plays Sawako Sawada
The Hours of My Life
2014
Plays Yumi Mashiba
Aikurushii
2005
Plays Mie Sakaki
An Invisible Cradle
2018
Plays Mineko Mitsui
Shinzanmono
2010
Plays Fusae Kishibe
My Story Is Long
2019
Plays Shiori Watanabe
House of the Owl
2024
Plays Kazuko Okada
Shooting Star
2010
Plays Ryoko Hayase
Reboot
2026
Plays 正岡八重
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Plays Taeko Ishigami
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
2016
Plays Ichinose Ema
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
2026
Plays [Participant]
Romantics Anonymous
2025
Plays Miyuki Shimura
Viral Hit
2026
Plays Chikage Matoya
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
2013
Plays Tamayo Yoshimoto
Rumiko Takahashi's Theatre
2012
Plays Sadako
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
Plays Reiko Haruki
Brother, Sister
2026
Plays Ayuko
Junichi
2019
Latest Trailers
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Brother, Sister
Reiko Haruki · 1 episode
2026–
Viral Hit
Miyuki Shimura · 6 episodes
2026–
Reboot
Ryoko Hayase · 10 episodes
2026–
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
Ichinose Ema · 8 episodes
2026–
Romantics Anonymous
[Participant] · 8 episodes
2025–
Hidden Sun
Mako
2025
House of the Owl
Shiori Watanabe · 10 episodes
2024–
A Hundred Flowers
Yuriko
2022
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
Mieko Harada
2021
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Mieko Harada and where are they from?
Mieko Harada is 67 years old, born on December 26, 1958 in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Mieko Harada?
Mieko Harada is best known for roles in Ran, Dreams, Helter Skelter.
How many movies has Mieko Harada been in?
Over a 52-year career (since 1974), Mieko Harada has appeared in 54 movies and 20 TV shows.
What was Mieko Harada's first movie?
The career of Mieko Harada began with Tomodachi (1974).
What is Mieko Harada's most recent movie or series?
Mieko Harada's most recent release is あにいもうと, which premiered on October 24, 2026.
What TV shows has Mieko Harada appeared in?
On television, Mieko Harada has appeared in Mozart in the Jungle, The Hours of My Life, Viral Hit, Romantics Anonymous.
Mieko Harada
1958-12-26 · Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
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.