# Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada (原田 美枝子, Harada Mieko, born 26 December 1958) is a Japanese actress. She has played various roles in many films and Japanese television drama series since 1974.

## Career

Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film Ran, and further collaborated with him in his 1990 film Dreams. Harada also provided the voice for Kaguya in the 2002 anime film InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass.
Harada 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.

## Personal life

Harada has been married to actor and singer Ryo Ishibashi since 1987 and has three daughters.

## Filmography
### Film

* Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
* The Youth Killer (1976)
* Torakku Yarō: Totsugeki ichibanboshi (1978)
* The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
* Ah! Nomugi Toge (1979)
* Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)
* Ran (1985) – Lady Kaede
* Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryōma (1986) – Oryō
* Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
* Tsuribaka Nisshi 2 (1989)
* Dreams (1990)
* My Sons (1991)
* Strawberry Road (1991)
* Village of Dreams (1996)
* Begging for Love (1998)
* After the Rain (1999)
* First Love (2000)
* Off-Balance (2001)
* Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002) – Kaguya (voice)
* Out (2002)
* Half a Confession (2004)
* Hinokio (2005)
* The Samurai I Loved (2005)
* The Uchōten Hotel (2006)
* Dororo (2007)
* Hōtai Club (2007)
* School Days with a Pig (2008)
* Leonie (2010)
* Isoroku (2011)
* Dearest (2012)
* The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (2012)
* Helter Skelter (2012)
* A Samurai Chronicle (2014) – Orie Toda
* Our Family (2014) – Reiko Wakaba
* If Cats Disappeared From the World (2016)
* Lear on the Shore (2017)
* Maki (2018)
* A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018)
* A Hundred Flowers (2022) – Yuriko Kasai
* And So I'm at a Loss (2023)

### Television

* Naruto Hichō (1977-78)
* Kita no Kuni kara (1981–2002) – Ryoko
* Taiheiki (1991) – Ano Renshi
* Nemureru Mori (1998) – Makiko Hamazaki
* Hojo Tokimune (2001) - Kikyo
* The Family (2007) – Yasuko Manpyō
* Clouds Over the Hill (2009–11) – Yae Masaoka
* Nagareboshi (2010) – Kazuko Okada
* On (2016) – Taeko Ishigami
* Mozart in the Jungle (2018) – Sadako
* Chimudondon (2022) – Fusako Ōshiro
* Umeko: The Face of Female Education (2022) – old Tsuda Umeko / narrator
* House of the Owl (2024) – Prime Minister Shiori Watanabe

## Awards and honors

| Year | Honor | Ref. |
| 2024 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | |
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
| 1977 | 19th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | Lullaby of the Earth, The Youth Killer | Won |
| 1977 | 50th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Actress | Lullaby of the Earth, The Youth Killer | Won |
| 1977 | 1st Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won |
| 1980 | 3rd Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Nomugi Pass, Sono go no jingi naki tatakai | Nominated |
| 1986 | 11th Hochi Film Award | Best Supporting Actress | House on Fire | Won |
| 1987 | 10th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | House on Fire | Won |
| 1991 | 14th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Dreams, Tsuribaka Nisshi 2, Mt. Aso's Passions | Nominated |
| 1996 | 21st Hochi Film Award | Best Actress | Village of Dreams | Won |
| 1997 | 70th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Actress | Village of Dreams | Won |
| 1997 | 39th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Village of Dreams | Won |
| 1997 | 6th Japanese Movie Critics Awards | Best Actress | Village of Dreams | Won |
| 1998 | 23rd Hochi Film Award | Best Actress | Begging for Love | Won |
| 1999 | 53rd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actress | Begging for Love | Won |
| 1999 | 22nd Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | Begging for Love | Won |
| 1999 | 72nd Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Actress | Begging for Love | Won |
| 1999 | 20th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actress | Begging for Love | Won |
| 1999 | 41st Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actress | Begging for Love | Won |
| 1999 | 8th Tokyo Sports Film Award | Best Actress | Begging for Love | Won |
| 2001 | 24th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | After the Rain | Won |
| 2001 | 24th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actress | First Love | Nominated |
| 2001 | 55th Mainichi Film Awards | Kinuyo Tanaka Award | Herself | Won |
| 2003 | 26th Japan Academy Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Out | Nominated |
| 2022 | 35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actress | A Hundred Flowers | Nominated |