Mieko Harada

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 '.

• 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
• ' (1988)
• Tsuribaka Nisshi 2 (1989)
• Dreams (1990)
• Shikibu Monogatari (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)
• ' (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)