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.
House of the Owl
My Story Is Long
Junichi
An Invisible Cradle
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni
Hello life from 55
Mozart in the Jungle
The Hours of My Life
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den
高橋留美子劇場
The Marriage Counselor
Shooting Star
Shinzanmono
Aikurushii
Toubousha
A Sleeping Forest
SMAP×SMAP
Mizuiro no toki
Ran
Dreams
Dororo
