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Eiko Miyoshi
Actor
Born April 8, 1894Died July 28, 1963 (69 years)
Eiko Miyoshi (April 8, 1894 – July 28, 1963) was a Japanese actress. She was born in Tokyo. Her husband was the film producer Nobuyoshi Morita. She appeared in many Toho films, including those directed by Akira Kurosawa. Her birth name was Haru Miyata, and her real name after marriage was Haru Morita.
After the Second World War , she entered the film industry at the request of director Akira Kurosawa. In 1946, at the age of 52, she made her first film appearance in Kurosawa's first postwar film, No Regrets for My Youth. From then on, through the 1950s, she was cast in a succession of films by Japan's leading directors, including Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Heinosuke Gosho, Kon Ichikawa, and Shirō Toyoda. She also appeared in many Toho salaryman comedies.
After the Second World War , she entered the film industry at the request of director Akira Kurosawa. In 1946, at the age of 52, she made her first film appearance in Kurosawa's first postwar film, No Regrets for My Youth. From then on, through the 1950s, she was cast in a succession of films by Japan's leading directors, including Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Heinosuke Gosho, Kon Ichikawa, and Shirō Toyoda. She also appeared in many Toho salaryman comedies.
Known For
Filmography
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Good Morning · as Mitsue Haraguchi |
| 1959 | Samurai Saga · as Okuni |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa · as Watanabe's Mother |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress · as Maid (uncredited) |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | The Lower Depths · as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife |
| 1957 | The Men of Tohoku · as Old Woman |
| 1957 | Tokyo Twilight · as Midwife |
| 1957 | Snow Country · as Teacher |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood · as Old Woman At Castle |
| 1956 | A Cat and Two Women · as Mrs. Shiokawa |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | Street of Shame · as Kadowaki Saku |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | I Live in Fear · as Toyo Nakajima |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple · as Osugi |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto · as Osugi |
| 1954 | |
| 1953 | Youth of Heiji Senigata · as Tomé |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | Where Chimneys Are Seen · as Ranko |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | My Wonderful Yellow Car · as The Old Wife |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | Carmen Falls in Love · as Kumako Satake |
| 1952 | Ikiru · as Housewife |
| 1952 | Mother · as Grandmother |
| 1952 | |
| 1952 | Okuni and Gohei · as Mother |
| 1951 | The Idiot · as Madame Kayama |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | |
| 1949 | Stray Dog · as Harumi's Mother |
| 1946 | No Regrets for Our Youth · as Madame Yagihara |
| 1941 | Notes of an Itinerant Performer · as Otane |