Eiko Miyoshi

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

April 8, 1894

died

July 28, 1963

place of birth

Tokyo, Japon

also known as

Miyata Haru · Miyoshi Eiko · Haru Miyata · 三好栄子

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Ikiru
8.3

Ikiru

1952as Housewife
The Hidden Fortress
8.0

The Hidden Fortress

1958as Maid (uncredited)
Throne of Blood
7.9

Throne of Blood

1957as Old Woman at castle
Stray Dog
7.6

Stray Dog

1949as Harumi's mother
I Live in Fear
7.3

I Live in Fear

1955as Toyo Nakajima
The Lower Depths
7.1

The Lower Depths

1957as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Good Morning
7.7

Good Morning

1959as Mitsue Haraguchi
The Idiot
7.0

The Idiot

1951as Madame Kayama
Street of Shame
7.7

Street of Shame

1956as Kadowaki Saku
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
7.2

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954as Osugi
Tokyo Twilight
7.7

Tokyo Twilight

1957as Midwife
Sword for Hire
6.7

Sword for Hire

1952
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
7.2

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955as Osugi
Black River
6.9

Black River

1957
Mother
7.0

Mother

1952as Grandmother
A Wife's Heart
6.9

A Wife's Heart

1956
A Whistle in My Heart
6.7

A Whistle in My Heart

1959
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
8.0

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958
No Regrets for Our Youth
6.9

No Regrets for Our Youth

1946as Madame Yagihara
Mr. Pu
6.7

Mr. Pu

1953
Elegy
9.0

Elegy

1951
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
8.0

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952
Carmen's Innocent Love
5.2

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952as Kumako Satake
Okuni and Gohei
6.3

Okuni and Gohei

1952as Mother
Snow Country
6.7

Snow Country

1957as Teacher
The Blue Pearl
7.5

The Blue Pearl

1951as Noe's aunt
My Wonderful Yellow Car
7.0

My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953as The old wife
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
6.6

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

1954
Holiday in Tokyo
9.0

Holiday in Tokyo

1958
Sunflower Girl
10.0

Sunflower Girl

1953
The Beast Shall Die
6.2

The Beast Shall Die

1959
Clothes of Deception
7.0

Clothes of Deception

1951
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
9.0

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II

1959
Husband and Wife
6.9

Husband and Wife

1953
Forbidden Path
8.0

Forbidden Path

1952
The Third President
10.0

The Third President

1958
Their Father's Wife
7.0

Their Father's Wife

1953as Otatsu
The Skin of the South
8.0

The Skin of the South

1952as Old lady Onodera
Youth of Heiji Senigata
7.0

Youth of Heiji Senigata

1953as Tomé
White Fish
7.0

White Fish

1953as Nan
Who Is the Informer?

Who Is the Informer?

1958as Tassel
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
10.0

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

1953
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
10.0

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

1959
Goodbye, Hello
7.5

Goodbye, Hello

1959as Watanabe's mother
The President's Boss
8.0

The President's Boss

1956
The President Talks Bank

The President Talks Bank

1956
Assistant President
10.0

Assistant President

1958
Marital Relations
5.6

Marital Relations

1955
Where Chimneys Are Seen
6.6

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953as Ranko
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
6.7

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

1956as Mrs. Shiokawa