Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

December 26, 1958 · 67 years old

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…

Known For

20 titles
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Ran

Ran

1985 · 2h 40m · Movie

In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.

8.2
2
Dreams

Dreams

1990 · 1h 59m · Movie

A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.

7.7
3
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

2012 · 2h 7m · Movie

Top star Lilico undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries to her entire body. As her surgeries show side effect.

6.4
4
If Cats Disappeared from the World

If Cats Disappeared from the World

2016 · 1h 43m · Movie

Young mailman finds out he has no time left due to a terminal disease. Suddenly he is approached by a devil that offers him to live more time if he eliminates something from the world. Young mailman then thinks about his relations...

6.8
5
Dororo

Dororo

2007 · 2h 19m · Movie

A female warrior who was raised as a man joins a young samurai's quest to recover 48 of his body parts from 48 demons and to avenge her parents death.

6.4
6
InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

2002 · 1h 39m · Movie

After seemingly defeating their common enemy, Naraku, what appears to be the near-end of their journey instead leads Inuyasha and Kagome facing against a new threat.

7.3
7
Viral Hit

Viral Hit

2026 · 50m · J-Drama

Bullied high school student Kota discovers fighting can be profitable when his classmate brawl is accidentally streamed and goes viral. He starts his own streaming channel and begins transforming his life.

7.5
8
Leonie

Leonie

2010 · 1h 42m · Movie

A film about the life and relationships of the early 20th century American educator, editor, and journalist Leonie Gilmour, the mother of the acclaimed artist and architect Isamu Noguchi.

6.1
9
Hinokio

Hinokio

2005 · 1h 51m · Movie

Satoru (Kanata Hongo), a wheelchair-bound elementary student, locks himself away from the outside world after his mother dies. His father designs a remote-controlled robot to go to school for him, allowing him to interact with peo...

6.4
10
The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle

1978 · 2h 39m · Movie

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe.

7.2
11
Buta ga ita kyôshitsu

Buta ga ita kyôshitsu

2008 · 1h 49m · Movie

A teacher and his sixth grade class raise a piglet together.

6.9
12
Our Family

Our Family

2014 · 1h 57m · Movie

A family drama about a family's struggles as their mother's impending death when she is diagnosed with a brain tumor brings to light financial burdens that need to be shouldered by her sons.

6.9
13
A Banana? At This Time of Night?

A Banana? At This Time of Night?

2018 · 2h 0m · Movie

A man is immobile and incapacitated, but has professional and nonprofessional volunteers serve and help him. Though, he takes full advantage of the situation and uses and abuses the volunteer crew.

6.4
14
Miracle Apples

Miracle Apples

2013 · 2h 9m · Movie

In their hometown of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Akinori Kimura (Sadao Abe) and his wife Mieko (Miho Kanno) open an apple orchard. Because of Meiko's allergic reaction to pesticides, without the help of chemicals, Akinori Kimura ...

7.0
15
Lullaby of the Earth

Lullaby of the Earth

1976 · 1h 51m · Movie

The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world, when her grandmother dies.

6.9
16
Hatsukoi

Hatsukoi

2000 · 1h 53m · Movie

Satoka Aida, a 17-year high school student, comes to know that her mothers hospitalization for cancer is disturbing the harmony of her home life. Satoka rarely communicates with her father like in many Japanese families, and witho...

7.1
17
Milocrorze: A Love Story

Milocrorze: A Love Story

2011 · 1h 30m · Movie

A mish-mash of past and present; A childlike man, a counselor, and a one-eyed ronin are all connected.

6.7
18
Begging for Love

Begging for Love

1998 · 2h 15m · Movie

A woman with an abusive childhood travels back to taiwan from japan with her daughter in order to find her father's missing ashes, confronting her past along the way, discovering many secrets that were hidden from her throughout h...

7.5
19
Wanko: The Story of Me, My Family and Rock

Wanko: The Story of Me, My Family and Rock

2011 · 2h 4m · Movie

The story is based on a real story of the residents of the island of Miyakejima, which erupted in 2000 and had to be evacuated. A family, Matsuo, Takako, Matsuo's mother Fusako, and Matsuo and Takako's young son Shin live on the ...

5.3
20
Romantics Anonymous

Romantics Anonymous

2025 · J-Drama

Chocolate shop president Sosuke can't touch others due to trauma. Ha Na, a genius chocolatier, hides her identity at the shop due to scopophobia. Their chance encounter leads to overcoming relationship issues through the magic of ...

8.2