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Eiko Miyoshi
Actor

Eiko Miyoshi

8 Apr 1894Born
28 Jul 1963Died
69Age at death
102Credits

Biography

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.

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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

The 80 most recent of 102 credits.

  1. 1964The Prodigal SonFilm: His Mother
  2. 1959The Beast Shall DieFilm
  3. 1959Good MorningFilm: Mitsue Haraguchi
  4. 1959Samurai SagaFilm: Okuni
  5. 1959Fox and RaccoonFilm: Landlady Matsu from Gondola
  6. 1959A Whistle in My HeartFilm
  7. 1959Three Generations of Company Presidents Part IIFilm
  8. 1959Diary of a Company President: Peaceful PeriodFilm
  9. 1959Goodbye, HelloFilm: Watanabe's mother
  10. 1958The Hidden FortressFilm: Maid (uncredited)
  11. 1958Yajikita dōchū sugorokuFilm
  12. 1958The Days of Evil WomenFilm
  13. 1958Who Is the Informer?Film: Tassel
  14. 1958The Naked GeneralFilm
  15. 1958Holiday in TokyoFilm
  16. 1958Firefly LightFilm
  17. 1958The Third PresidentFilm
  18. 1958Monthly Salary: 13,000 YenFilm
  19. 1958A Boy and Three MothersFilm: Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother
  20. 1958Assistant PresidentFilm
  21. 1957The Unbalanced WheelFilm
  22. 1957The Oil-Hell MurderFilm
  23. 1957Black RiverFilm: Procuress
  24. 1957The Lower DepthsFilm: Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
  25. 1957The Men of Toho-kuFilm: old woman
  26. 1957Forgotten Flower Petal: ConclusionFilm
  27. 1957The Chieko StoryFilm: Kei
  28. 1957Blooms of HellFilm
  29. 1957The Shadow DaughterFilm: Otsuta
  30. 1957TurtledoveFilm
  31. 1957Snow CountryFilm: Teacher
  32. 1957Tokyo TwilightFilm: Midwife
  33. 1957Story of a Detective's AssistantFilm: Shizu, Heikurō's mother
  34. 1957A Case of HonorFilm
  35. 1957A Town with a Mountain and RiverFilm: Tamako Sugawara
  36. 1957Throne of BloodFilm: Old Woman at castle
  37. 1956Achako's Diary: Bride-Catching TestFilm
  38. 1956The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura HarudanjiFilm
  39. 1956Engagement RingFilm: Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
  40. 1956Shozo, a Cat and Two WomenFilm: Mrs. Shiokawa
  41. 1956Ohatsu's Unrequited LoveFilm
  42. 1956Jacks and JillsFilm: Old maid
  43. 1956Onna daigaku yakyūkyō jidaiFilm
  44. 1956Fighting Cha Cha GirlFilm: Tane Grandma
  45. 1956A Wife's HeartFilm
  46. 1956Blue BudsFilm: Female teacher
  47. 1956The President Talks BankFilm
  48. 1956Street of ShameFilm: Kadowaki Saku
  49. 1956Beyond The StarsFilm: Yone
  50. 1956Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful CoupleFilm
  51. 1956The President's BossFilm
  52. 1955I Live in FearFilm: Toyo Nakajima
  53. 1955Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-TreeFilm: Ayuta's grandmother
  54. 1955Bride in the KitchenFilm
  55. 1955Marital RelationsFilm
  56. 1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleFilm: Osugi
  57. 1955The Rookie ManagersFilm
  58. 1955Love Never FailsFilm
  59. 1955The Big AmbitionFilm: Kiyo
  60. 1954The Cock Crows TwiceFilm
  61. 1954Somewhere Beneath the Wide SkyFilm
  62. 195412 Chapters About WomenFilm: Go Hamako
  63. 1954Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoFilm: Osugi
  64. 1954Five SistersFilm
  65. 1954How the Bell of Liberty RingsFilm: aunt
  66. 1954My Six Favorite Men — Speedy MenFilm
  67. 1954An Inn at OsakaFilm
  68. 1954A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their PrimeFilm
  69. 1954A Young Couple OversleepsFilm
  70. 1953Omatsuri hanjiroFilm
  71. 1953First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate HusbandFilm: Mrs. Hatoko
  72. 1953Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His YouthFilm: Tomé
  73. 1953White FishFilm: Nan
  74. 1953Moth LampFilm
  75. 1953Bot-chanFilm: Mrs. Hagino
  76. 1953Their Father's WifeFilm: Otatsu
  77. 1953Mr. PuFilm
  78. 1953Sunflower GirlFilm
  79. 1953Escape ZoneFilm
  80. 1953Where Chimneys Are SeenFilm: Ranko

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