Eiko Miyoshi
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1894-04-08
- Died
- 1963-07-28
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japon
- Also known as
- Miyata Haru · Miyoshi Eiko · Haru Miyata · 三好栄子
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. 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
Movies (96)
Ikiru
1952
as Housewife
Throne of Blood
1957
as Old Woman at castle
The Idiot
1951
as Madame Kayama
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Maid (uncredited)
Good Morning
1959
as Mitsue Haraguchi
Stray Dog
1949
as Harumi's mother
Street of Shame
1956
as Kadowaki Saku
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Osugi
The Lower Depths
1957
as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Midwife
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Osugi
I Live in Fear
1955
as Toyo Nakajima
Third Class Executives
1952
Okuni and Gohei
1952
as Mother
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Madame Yagihara
Mother
1952
as Grandmother
Snow Country
1957
as Teacher
The Beast Shall Die
1959
The Skin of the South
1952
as Old lady Onodera
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Clothes of Deception
1951
A Wife's Heart
1956
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Forbidden Path
1952
Sword for Hire
1952
Black River
1957
Elegy
1951
My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953
as The old wife
The Blue Pearl
1951
as Noe's aunt
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
as Ranko
Jigoku bana
1957
Firefly Light
1958
Mr. Pu
1953
Marital Relations
1955
Sunflower Girl
1953
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Mrs. Shiokawa
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952
as Kumako Satake
Husband and Wife
1953
Goodbye, Hello
1959
as Watanabe's mother
The Days of Evil Women
1958
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
12 Chapters About Women
1954
as Go Hamako
An Inn at Osaka
1954
Jacks and Jills
1956
as Old maid
The President Talks Bank
1956
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
as Ayuta's grandmother
Five Sisters
1954
Who Is the Informer?
1958
as Tassel
The Third President
1958
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
as aunt
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
The President's Boss
1956
A Case of Honor
1957
Notes of an Itinerant Performer
1941
as Otane
Escape from Prison
1950
as Shinkichi's mother
White Fish
1953
as Nan
The Big Ambition
1955
as Kiyo
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
Escape Zone
1953
Their Father's Wife
1953
as Otatsu
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
Boyhood
1951
Youth of Heiji Senigata
1953
as Tomé
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958
as Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Landlady Matsu from Gondola
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
1953
as Mrs. Hatoko
Assistant President
1958
The Shadow Daughter
1957
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
Engagement Ring
1956
as Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
as old woman
Samurai Saga
1959
as Okuni
The Rookie Managers
1955
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Bot-chan
1953
as Mrs. Hagino
Love Never Fails
1955
A Town with a Mountain and River
1957
as Tamako Sugawara
Beyond The Stars
1956
as Yone
女大学野球狂時代
1956
Moth Lamp
1953
The Chieko Story
1957
as Kei
Story of a Detective's Assistant
1957
as Shizu, Heikurō's mother
The Oil-Hell Murder
1957
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
1956
as Tane Grandma
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Blue Buds
1956
as Female teacher
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
The Prodigal Son
1964
as His Mother
A Young Couple Oversleeps
1954
Bride in the Kitchen
1955
Turtledove
1957
About Eiko Miyoshi
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 t… With 96 credits spanning from 1941 to 1964, Eiko Miyoshi has appeared in 96 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Ikiru (1952) — as Housewife
- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Old Woman at castle
- The Idiot (1951) — as Madame Kayama
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) — as Maid (uncredited)
- Good Morning (1959) — as Mitsue Haraguchi
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