Who is Mieko Harada?

Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada (Harada Mieko), born on December 26, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actor. Representative works include: "The Beggar", "Dream Village", "The Man in the Burning House", etc.

Chinese name: Mieko Harada

Foreign name: はらだみえこ

Alias: Mieko Ishibashi, Mieko Harada

Nationality: Japanese

Constellation: Capricorn

Blood type: Type A

Height: 157cm

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Birth Date: December 26, 1958

Occupation: Actor

Graduation school: Tokyo Yoyogi High School

Agency: Dance Promotion Office

Representative works: The Beggar, Dream Village, The Man in the Burning House

Main achievements: The 22nd Japan Film Academy Award for Best Actress

The 39th Japanese Film Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress

The 41st Japanese Film Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress

The 10th Japanese Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

The 24th Japan Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Acting Experience

From childhood to adulthood, I lived in Tokyo where my mother worked as an administrator. The administrator's office on the first floor of "Inawa Apartment" in Minami-Otsuka 1-lane, Toshima-ku (near Life New Otsuka store). At that time, there was no bathroom in the administrator's office. Mieko Harada often went to the nearby public bathhouse or went to the homes of residents in the same apartment building to take a bath with her mother.

In 1974, she made her big screen debut with "Love in the Green Wind" (directed by Miji Iejo). However, Mieko Harada had a nude scene in the movie. After the movie was released, in the third semester of her first year of high school, in order to better pursue her acting career, she transferred to Tokyo Metropolitan Yoyogi High School (non-normal class) and was in Graduated from Yoyogi High School.

In 1976, at the age of 18, Harada showed outstanding acting skills and unique personality in "Lullaby of the Earth" (directed by Masumura Yasuzo) and "Youth Killer" (directed by Hasegawa Kazuhiko) , attracted a lot of attention, and won the Best Actress Award in the Xunbao Film Festival, as well as the Newcomer Award in various film awards such as the Blue Ribbon Award and the Baochi Film Award. Subsequently, Harada starred in many movies, plays and TV series, with constant success.

"Mr. Mrs. Miss Loneliness" is a film produced and starring Mieko Harada herself, and adapted from the original work under the name "Setsuna". In 1986, he published the novel "Lovely Half Moon" (written by Shueisha's Ai Lan). In 1987, "Lovely Half Moon" was made into a movie by Nikkatsu Film Company directed by Yojiro Takita.

From great directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Yoji Yamada, Tatsumi Kamishiro, Kinji Fukasaku, Kazuo Kuroki, Sappo Yamamoto, Kei Kumai, Koichi Saito, to backbone directors such as Hideyuki Hirayama and Shunji Sakamoto, they are all I invited Mieko Harada to film. These include Yamamoto Sappo's "Ah, Wild Mai Ridge" (1979), Fukasaku Kinji's "The Man in the House of Fire" (1986), Kurosawa Akira's "Ran" (1985), "Dream" (1990), Akio Minshoji "Imperial Capital Story" (1988), Toyoichi's "Village of Dreams" (1996) and many other famous films. In 1998, Harada played the two roles of a daughter and a mother who abused her daughter in the flashbacks of "" directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. As a result, Harada won the Best Actress Award in various film awards that year. Entering the new century, Harada has further challenged films of various themes, including "Mature Woman Murder" (2002, Hideyuki Hirayama), which depicts the murder and dismemberment of a housewife, and "Half Confession" (2003, Sasabe), which explores the truth behind the police killing of his wife. Qing Dynasty), etc., are all masterpieces that have caused great repercussions. Harada is a representative Japanese actress. She has become a mainstay in the Japanese film industry with her powerful acting skills and varied screen image.

Main Works

Film and TV Works

My Story is a Long Story (October 2019)

Junyi (2019 July)

ON Abnormal Crime Investigator Hinako Toudo (July 2016) Played by: Taeko Ishigami

What If Cats Disappeared from the World (Released on May 14, 2016) Played as: Mother

Love Crazy Three Dimensions (released on November 24, 2012) Played as: Aaron, the pot vibrator at Tianzhelou Casino

Innocent (SP in April 2012) ) Played by: Yuko Hayakawa

Blackboard ~Teachers Fighting the Times~ (SP in April 2012) Played by: Keiko Takizawa (The Third Night)

Whisper of Magic (2011 SP in September 2011) as: Suzuko Harasawa

Must Be Happy (April-June 2011) as: Mitsue Takakura

Ryuusei (Autumn of 2010) as: Oka Tianwako

New participant (April 2010) as: Mitsui Mineko

Dororo (2007)

The Sky Hotel (2006)

Orume (2002) as Tomoe

OUT (2002) as Masako Katori

The Gorgeous Family (2000)

First Love (2000) )

School Ghost Story 4 (1999)

Black Rain (1999)

The Lover (1998) played by: Terue Yamaoka

Dream Village (1996) as: Tajima Mizuki

High Heel Contest (1993)

Taipei (1991) as: Ano Renzi

Kurosawa A Dream of Light (1990)

The Man in the Burning House (1986) as Keiko

Ran (1985)

Love in the North Country (1981) as: Teacher

The Killer of Youth (1976)

Lullaby of the Earth (1976)

Animation dubbing

Inuyasha the Movie Second In the Mirror Dream City (2002) Kamikyu Night Show

Stage Play

"Misunderstanding" (October 4-21, 2018, Tokyo New National Theater)

Award-winning record

Personal life

Mieko Harada’s husband is actor Rei Ishibashi, and they have three children. The second daughter Shizuka Ishibashi is also an actor.