Portrait of Mieko Harada

Acting

Mieko Harada

Career

Active from 1974 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
38
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ran
Ran
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mieko Harada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 11
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Family Drama 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

11 titles · average score 75
Viral Hit
Viral Hit (2026)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Miyuki Shimura

Reboot
Reboot (2026)

TV show · as Ryoko Hayase

Brother, Sister
Brother, Sister (2026)

TV show · as Reiko Haruki

Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open! (2026)

TV show · as Ichinose Ema

Romantics Anonymous
Romantics Anonymous (2025)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as [Participant]

Hidden Sun
Hidden Sun (2025)

as Mako

House of the Owl
House of the Owl (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Shiori Watanabe

A Hundred Flowers
A Hundred Flowers (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

as Yuriko

Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei
Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei (2022)

as Ume Tsuda (late years)

Hoshi to Lemon no Heya
Hoshi to Lemon no Heya (2021)

as Mieko Harada

Ashita o he guru
Ashita o he guru (2021)

as Narrator (voice)

2010s

35 titles · average score 69
My Story Is Long
My Story Is Long (2019)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Fusae Kishibe

An Invisible Cradle
An Invisible Cradle (2018)

TV show · as Mie Sakaki

If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

as Postman's Mother

Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo
Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo (2016)

TV show · as Taeko Ishigami

A Duel Tale
A Duel Tale (2015)

as Tatsu

Our Family
Our Family (2014)
GoodWatch score 70

as Reiko Wakana

The Hours of My Life
The Hours of My Life (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Sawako Sawada

Hello Life from 55
Hello Life from 55 (2014)

TV show

Koi
Koi (2013)

as Fumiko Yano (2013)

The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

as Midwife

Shinzanmono
Shinzanmono (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mineko Mitsui

Leonie
Leonie (2010)
GoodWatch score 42

as Umeko Tsuda

2000s

22 titles · average score 66
Clouds Over the Hill
Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as 正岡八重

Dear My Love
Dear My Love (2009)

as Chihiro Tachibana

School Days with a Pig
School Days with a Pig (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

as Principal Takahara

Dororo
Dororo (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yuri

Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven (2007)

as Oichi

The Samurai I Loved
The Samurai I Loved (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tose

Half a Confession
Half a Confession (2004)

as Keiko Kaji

Otakus in Love
Otakus in Love (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

Art Designer

Out
Out (2002)

as Masako Katori

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kaguya (voice)

First Love
First Love (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shizue Aida

After the Rain
After the Rain (2000)
GoodWatch score 77

as Okin

1990s

9 titles · average score 72
Begging for Love
Begging for Love (1998)

as Terue Yamaoka

A Sleeping Forest
A Sleeping Forest (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Village of Dreams
Village of Dreams (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mizue Tashima

SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP (1996)

TV show · as Bistro Guest

Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai
Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai (1995)

TV show

Namiki-ie no Hitobito
Namiki-ie no Hitobito (1993)

TV show

My Sons
My Sons (1991)
GoodWatch score 76

as Reiko

Dreams
Dreams (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

as The Snow Fairy

Shikibu monogatari
Shikibu monogatari (1990)

as Terue Otomo

1980s

13 titles · average score 68
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
GoodWatch score 55

as Keiko Tatsumiya

The Half Moon
The Half Moon (1987)

Original Story

House on Fire
House on Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Keiko Yajima

The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)

as Yae

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)

as Otaki

Ran
Ran (1985)
GoodWatch score 91

as Lady Kaede

Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub (1984)

as Osen

Modori River
Modori River (1983)

as Ayako

The Dump Truck Rascal
The Dump Truck Rascal (1981)

as Yoriko Ozaki

Somehow, Crystal
Somehow, Crystal (1981)

as Makiko

Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely
Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely (1980)

as Mie Shimazaki

Dreamy Fifteen
Dreamy Fifteen (1980)

as Shizu

1970s

7 titles · average score 67
The Inferno
The Inferno (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)

as Akiko Negishi

The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hatsu Hashimoto

The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

as Keiko Tsuneyota

Lullaby of the Earth
Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rin

Mizuiro no toki
Mizuiro no toki (1975)

TV show · as 今泉恭子(晋松の娘)

Love Is in the Green Wind
Love Is in the Green Wind (1974)

as Yukiko Matsushima