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Eiko Miyoshi

Acting

Born: April 8, 1894Tokyo, Japan

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's , Kinoshita Keisuke , Naruse Mikio , Ozu Yasujiro , Mizoguchi Kenji , Gosho Heinosuke , Ichikawa Kon, and Toyoda Shiro . She also appeared in many Toho salaryman comedies.

Known For
Filmography

The Prodigal Son

His Mother

1964
The Beast Shall Die

The Beast Shall Die

1959
Good Morning

Good Morning

Mitsue Haraguchi

1959
Fox and Raccoon

Fox and Raccoon

Landlady Matsu from Gondola

1959
Samurai Saga

Samurai Saga

Okuni

1959
A Whistle in My Heart

A Whistle in My Heart

1959
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II

1959
Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello

Watanabe's mother

1959
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

1959
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

Maid (uncredited)

1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958
The Days of Evil Women

The Days of Evil Women

1958
Who Is the Informer?

Who Is the Informer?

Tassel

1958
Holiday in Tokyo

Holiday in Tokyo

1958
The Third President

The Third President

1958
Firefly Light

Firefly Light

1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

1958
A Boy and Three Mothers

A Boy and Three Mothers

Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother

1958
Assistant President

Assistant President

1958
The Unbalanced Wheel

The Unbalanced Wheel

1957
The Oil-Hell Murder

The Oil-Hell Murder

1957
Black River

Black River

1957
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

1957
The Men of Toho-ku

The Men of Toho-ku

old woman

1957
Jigoku bana

Jigoku bana

1957
The Shadow Daughter

The Shadow Daughter

1957
Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

Midwife

1957
Snow Country

Snow Country

Teacher

1957
A Case of Honor

A Case of Honor

1957
A Town with a Mountain and River

A Town with a Mountain and River

Tamako Sugawara

1957
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Old Woman at castle

1957
Engagement Ring

Engagement Ring

Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)

1956
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Mrs. Shiokawa

1956
Jacks and Jills

Jacks and Jills

Old maid

1956

女大学野球狂時代

1956
Fighting Cha Cha Girl

Fighting Cha Cha Girl

Tane Grandma

1956
Blue Buds

Blue Buds

Female teacher

1956
A Wife's Heart

A Wife's Heart

1956
The President Talks Bank

The President Talks Bank

1956
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

Kadowaki Saku

1956
The President's Boss

The President's Boss

1956
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

Toyo Nakajima

1955
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Ayuta's grandmother

1955
Marital Relations

Marital Relations

1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Osugi

1955
The Rookie Managers

The Rookie Managers

1955
Love Never Fails

Love Never Fails

1955
The Big Ambition

The Big Ambition

Kiyo

1955
The Cock Crows Twice

The Cock Crows Twice

1954
12 Chapters About Women

12 Chapters About Women

Go Hamako

1954
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Osugi

1954
Five Sisters

Five Sisters

1954
How the Bell of Liberty Rings

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

aunt

1954
An Inn at Osaka

An Inn at Osaka

1954
Omatsuri hanjiro

Omatsuri hanjiro

1953
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

Mrs. Hatoko

1953
Youth of Heiji Senigata

Youth of Heiji Senigata

Tomé

1953
White Fish

White Fish

Nan

1953
Bot-chan

Bot-chan

Mrs. Hagino

1953
Their Father's Wife

Their Father's Wife

Otatsu

1953
Mr. Pu

Mr. Pu

1953
Sunflower Girl

Sunflower Girl

1953
Escape Zone

Escape Zone

1953
Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Ranko

1953
Husband and Wife

Husband and Wife

1953
My Wonderful Yellow Car

My Wonderful Yellow Car

The old wife

1953
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

1953
Carmen's Innocent Love

Carmen's Innocent Love

Kumako Satake

1952
The Woman Who Touched the Legs

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952
Ikiru

Ikiru

Housewife

1952
Forbidden Path

Forbidden Path

1952
Mother

Mother

Grandmother

1952
Third Class Executives

Third Class Executives

1952
Sword for Hire

Sword for Hire

1952
Okuni and Gohei

Okuni and Gohei

Mother

1952
The Skin of the South

The Skin of the South

Old lady Onodera

1952
Who Knows a Woman's Heart

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

1951
The Blue Pearl

The Blue Pearl

Noe's aunt

1951
The Idiot

The Idiot

Madame Kayama

1951
Boyhood

Boyhood

1951
Elegy

Elegy

1951
Clothes of Deception

Clothes of Deception

1951
Escape from Prison

Escape from Prison

Shinkichi's mother

1950
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

Harumi's mother

1949
No Regrets for Our Youth

No Regrets for Our Youth

Madame Yagihara

1946
Notes of an Itinerant Performer

Notes of an Itinerant Performer

Otane

1941