{{Short description|Japanese actress (born 1958)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|12|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan | birth_name = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1972–present | spouse = {{marriage|[[Ryo Ishibashi]]|1987}} | children = 3, including [[Shizuka Ishibashi]] }} {{nihongo|'''Mieko Harada'''|原田 美枝子|Harada Mieko|born 26 December 1958}} 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 (film)|Ran]]'', and further collaborated with him in his 1990 film ''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]''. Harada also provided the voice for Kaguya in the 2002 anime film ''[[InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass]]''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}

Harada won the award for best actress at the 21st [[Hochi Film Award]] for ''[[Village of Dreams]]''<ref name="profilea">{{Cite web|url=http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1996|script-title=ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー|access-date=27 January 2010|language=ja|publisher=Cinema Hochi - 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306202516/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1996/|archive-date=6 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and at the 23rd [[Hochi Film Award]] for ''[[Begging for Love]]''.<ref name="profileb">{{Cite web|url=http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1998|script-title=ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー|access-date=27 January 2010|language=ja|publisher=Cinema Hochi - 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306213220/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1998/|archive-date=6 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life== Harada has been married to actor and singer [[Ryo Ishibashi]] since 1987 and has three children (two daughters and one son).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-18 |title=石橋凌＆原田美枝子の次女・石橋静河、初主演映画も親譲りの存在感！ : スポーツ報知 |url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20170417-OHT1T50240.html |access-date=2023-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418211151/http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20170417-OHT1T50240.html |archive-date=18 April 2017 }}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== *''[[Lullaby of the Earth]]'' (1976) *''[[The Youth Killer]]'' (1976) *''[[Torakku Yarō|Torakku Yarō: Totsugeki ichibanboshi]]'' (1978) *''[[The Fall of Ako Castle]]'' (1978) *''[[Ah! Nomugi Toge]]'' (1979) *''[[Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity]]'' (1979) *''[[Ran (film)|Ran]]'' (1985) – Lady Kaede *''Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryōma'' (1986) – [[Narasaki Ryō|Oryō]] *''[[Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis]]'' (1988) *''[[Tsuribaka Nisshi 2]]'' (1989) *''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]'' (1990) *''[[Shikibu Monogatari]]'' (1990)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/36835/|title= 式部物語|access-date= 24 March 2026|website= [[Eiga.com]]|language=ja}}</ref> *''[[My Sons]]'' (1991) *''[[Strawberry Road (1991 film)|Strawberry Road]]'' (1991) *''[[Village of Dreams]]'' (1996) *''[[Begging for Love]]'' (1998) *''[[After the Rain (film)|After the Rain]]'' (1999) *''[[First Love (2000 film)|First Love]]'' (2000) *''[[Off-Balance]]'' (2001) *''[[Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass]]'' (2002) – Kaguya (voice) *''[[Out (2002 film)|Out]]'' (2002) *''[[Half a Confession]]'' (2004) *''[[Hinokio]]'' (2005) *''[[The Samurai I Loved]]'' (2005) *''[[The Uchōten Hotel]]'' (2006) *''[[Dororo (film)|Dororo]]'' (2007) *''[[Hōtai Club]]'' (2007) *''[[School Days with a Pig]]'' (2008) *''[[Leonie (film)|Leonie]]'' (2010) *''[[Isoroku (film)|Isoroku]]'' (2011) *''[[Anata e|Dearest]]'' (2012) *''[[The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky]]'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/57612/|title= ふがいない僕は空を見た|access-date= September 1, 2021|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> *''[[Helter Skelter (manga)|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)<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Caryn |date=2018-10-24 |title='Maki': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/maki-review-1153627/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *''A Banana? At This Time of Night?'' (2018) *''A Hundred Flowers'' (2022) – Yuriko Kasai<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2021/12/02/76091.html|title= 菅田将暉＆原田美枝子W主演で贈る、愛と記憶の物語 川村元気「百花」映画化|access-date= December 2, 2021|work= Cinema Cafe|date= 2 December 2021}}</ref> * ''[[And So I'm at a Loss]]'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/114301/1|title= 藤ヶ谷太輔主演『そして僕は途方に暮れる』、前田敦子、豊川悦司、香里奈ら全キャスト解禁|access-date= September 15, 2022|work= Crank-in!|date= 15 September 2022}}</ref> * ''I Don't Know You''(2026), Michiyo<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/105511/|title= 私はあなたを知らない、|access-date= 30 April 2026|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>

===Television=== *''[[Naruto Hichō (1977 TV series)|Naruto Hichō]]'' (1977–78) *''Kita no Kuni kara'' (1981–2002) – Ryoko *''[[Taiheiki (TV series)|Taiheiki]]'' (1991) – Ano Renshi<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/91-taiga.html|title= 太平記|access-date= 5 December 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> *''[[Nemureru Mori]]'' (1998) – Makiko Hamazaki *''Hojo Tokimune'' (2001) - Kikyo<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/01-taiga.html|title= 北条時宗|access-date= 24 December 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> *''[[Karei-naru Ichizoku|The Family]]'' (2007) – Yasuko Manpyō<ref>{{cite web|url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000003304/cast/|title= 華麗なる一族（木村拓哉主演）の出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= May 16, 2024|work= The Television|archive-date= 23 April 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240423201546/https://thetv.jp/program/0000003304/cast/|url-status= live}}</ref> *''[[Saka no Ue no Kumo (TV series)|Clouds Over the Hill]]'' (2009–11) – Yae Masaoka<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/09-saka.html|title= 坂の上の雲|access-date= 5 December 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> *''[[Nagareboshi (TV series)|Nagareboshi]]'' (2010) – Kazuko Okada *''On'' (2016) – Taeko Ishigami *''[[Mozart in the Jungle]]'' (2018) – Sadako *''[[Chimudondon]]'' (2022) – Fusako Ōshiro<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nhk.or.jp/dramatopics-blog/1000/450738.html|title= 2022年度前期 連続テレビ小説「ちむどんどん」新たな出演者発表～ヒロイン・暢子が、東京そして鶴見で出会う人々～|accessdate= June 15, 2021|work= NHK}}</ref> *''Umeko: The Face of Female Education'' (2022) – old [[Tsuda Umeko]] / narrator<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/100289/1|title= 田中圭が伊藤��文に 広瀬すず主演ドラマ『津田梅子』、ディーン・フジオカら共演陣発表|access-date= February 3, 2022|work= Crank-in|date= 3 February 2022}}</ref> *''House of the Owl'' (2024) – Prime Minister Shiori Watanabe<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/568100|title= 「フクロウと呼ばれた男」の新キャストに萬田久子、安藤政信、長谷川京子ら|access-date= April 5, 2024|work= Natalie}}</ref> *''Reboot'' (2026) – Ryoko Hayase<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0001067526/cast/|title= リブートの出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= 3 December 2025|website= The Television|language=ja}}</ref> *''[[Viral Hit]]'' (2026)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/comic/news/657766|title= 「喧嘩独学」が実写化、Netflixで独占配信 鈴鹿央士、見上愛、菅生新樹が出演|access-date= 2 February 2026|date= 27 January 2026|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref>

==Awards and honors== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Honor ! Ref. |- |2024 |[[Medals of Honor (Japan)|Medal with Purple Ribbon]] |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE2697N0W4A420C2000000/|title= 春の褒章651人・14団体 俳優の原田美枝子さんら|access-date= April 29, 2024|work= The Nikkei|date= 28 April 2024}}</ref> |}

{|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work(s) ! Result ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |rowspan=3|1977 |19th [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] |[[Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer|Best Newcomer]] |rowspan=2|''[[Lullaby of the Earth]]'', ''The Youth Killer'' |{{won}} |<ref name=mypro>{{cite web |url= http://www.my-pro.co.jp/aa/harada.html|title= Mieko Harada|access-date= 6 April 2025|website= MY Promotion Inc.|language=ja}}</ref> |- |50th [[Kinema Junpo|Kinema Junpo Awards]] |[[Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] |{{won}} |<ref name=mypro/> |- |1st [[Elan d'or Awards]] |[[Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year|Newcomer of the Year]] |Herself |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.producer.or.jp/backnumber/elandor/elandor-00.htm|title= エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧|access-date= October 6, 2021|work= All Nippon Producers Association}}</ref> |- |1980 |3rd [[Japan Academy Film Prize]] |[[Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actress]] |''[[Nomugi Pass]]'', ''Sono go no jingi naki tatakai'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/1980/|title= 第3回 日本アカデミー賞 (1980年)|access-date= 31 March 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |1986 |11th [[Hochi Film Award]] |Best Supporting Actress |rowspan=2|''[[House on Fire (film)|House on Fire]]'' |{{won}} |<ref name=hochirekidai>{{cite web |url= https://www.hochi.co.jp/award/hochi_eigashou/history.html|title= 過去の受賞一覧|access-date= 25 March 2025|website= Hochi Shimbun|language=ja}}</ref> |- |1987 |10th Japan Academy Film Prize |Best Supporting Actress |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/1987/|title= 第10回 日本アカデミー賞 (1987年)|access-date= 25 March 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |1991 |14th Japan Academy Film Prize |Best Supporting Actress |''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]'', ''[[Tsuribaka Nisshi 2]]'', ''Mt. Aso's Passions'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/1991/|title= 第14回 日本アカデミー賞 (1991年)|access-date= 25 March 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |1996 |21st [[Hochi Film Award]] |Best Actress |rowspan=4|''[[Village of Dreams]]'' |{{won}} |<ref name=hochirekidai/> |- |rowspan=3|1997 |70th Kinema Junpo Awards |Best Actress |{{won}} |<ref name=mypro/> |- |39th Blue Ribbon Awards |[[Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress|Best Actress]] |{{won}} |<ref name=mypro/> |- |6th [[Japanese Movie Critics Awards]] |Best Actress |{{won}} |<ref name=mypro/> |- |1998 |23rd Hochi Film Award |Best Actress |rowspan=7|''[[Begging for Love]]'' |{{won}} |<ref name=hochirekidai/> |- |rowspan=6|1999 |53rd [[Mainichi Film Awards]] |[[Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mainichi.jp/mfa/history/053.html|title= 毎日映画コンクール 第53回(1998年)|access-date= 25 March 2025|website= Mainichi Shimbun|language=ja}}</ref> |- |22nd Japan Academy Film Prize |[[Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress]] |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/1999/|title= 第22回 日本アカデミー賞 (1999年)|access-date= 25 March 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |72nd Kinema Junpo Awards |Best Actress |{{won}} |<ref name=mypro/> |- |[[20th Yokohama Film Festival]] |Best Actress |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/20-1998/20_1998_shou.html |title=第20回ヨコハマ映画祭: 1998年日本映画個人賞 |publisher=Yokohama Film Festival |work=homepage3.nifty.com |accessdate=2009-02-06 |language=Japanese |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012065041/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/20-1998/20_1998_shou.html |archive-date=2010-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |41st [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] |Best Actress |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.allcinema.net/award/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E8%B3%9E(1998)|title= 1998年 第41回 ブルーリボン賞|access-date= 5 April 2025|website= allcinema|language=ja}}</ref> |- |8th [[Tokyo Sports Film Award]] |[[Tokyo Sports Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] |{{won}} |<ref name=mypro/> |- |rowspan=3|2001 |rowspan=2|[[24th Japan Academy Film Prize]] |Best Supporting Actress |''[[After the Rain (film)|After the Rain]]'' |{{won}} |<ref name=JAFP24>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/2001/|title= 第24回 日本アカデミー賞 (2001年)|access-date= 25 March 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |Best Supporting Actress |''[[First Love (2000 film)|First Love]]'' |{{Nominated}} |<ref name=JAFP24/> |- |55th Mainichi Film Awards |Kinuyo Tanaka Award |Herself |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://kinuyo-bunka.jp/about/kinuyosho|title= 田中絹代賞について|access-date= 30 March 2025|website= Tanaka Kinuyo Memorial Hall|date= 8 May 2024|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2003 |[[26th Japan Academy Prize]] |Best Supporting Actress |''[[Out (2002 film)|Out]]'' |{{Nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/2003/|title= 第26回 日本アカデミー賞 (2003年)|access-date= 25 March 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |2022 |35th [[Nikkan Sports Film Award]]s |Best Actress |''A Hundred Flowers'' |{{Nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20221109/3/|title= 日刊スポーツ映画大賞・石原裕次郎賞ノミネート発表 「PLAN75」が最多6部門|access-date= November 9, 2022|work= Eiga.com}}</ref> |- |}

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