Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 08, 1894
Died
Jul 28, 1963
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japon
Credits
98 titles
Eiko Miyoshi
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
Filmography
The Prodigal Son
His Mother
The Beast Shall Die
Good Morning
Mitsue Haraguchi
Samurai Saga
Okuni
Fox and Raccoon
Landlady Matsu from Gondola
A Whistle in My Heart
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Goodbye, Hello
Watanabe's mother
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
The Hidden Fortress
Maid (uncredited)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
The Days of Evil Women
Who Is the Informer?
Tassel
Holiday in Tokyo
The Third President
Firefly Light
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
A Boy and Three Mothers
Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother
Assistant President
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Oil-Hell Murder
Black River
The Lower Depths
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
The Men of Toho-ku
old woman
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
The Chieko Story
Kei
Jigoku bana
The Shadow Daughter
Turtledove
Tokyo Twilight
Midwife
Snow Country
Teacher
Story of a Detective's Assistant
Shizu, Heikurō's mother
A Case of Honor
A Town with a Mountain and River
Tamako Sugawara
Throne of Blood
Old Woman at castle
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Engagement Ring
Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Mrs. Shiokawa
Jacks and Jills
Old maid
Onna daigaku yakyūkyō jidai
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
Tane Grandma
A Wife's Heart
Blue Buds
Female teacher
The President Talks Bank
Street of Shame
Kadowaki Saku
Beyond The Stars
Yone
The President's Boss
I Live in Fear
Toyo Nakajima
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Ayuta's grandmother
Bride in the Kitchen