Eiko Miyoshi

Acting
Born Apr 08, 1894
From Tokyo, Japan
Died Jul 28, 1963

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 — Acting

Ikiru
8.3
1952

Ikiru

Housewife

Throne of Blood
7.9
1957

Throne of Blood

Old Woman at castle

The Hidden Fortress
8.0
1958

The Hidden Fortress

Maid (uncredited)

Good Morning
7.7
1959

Good Morning

Mitsue Haraguchi

Stray Dog
7.6
1949

Stray Dog

Harumi's mother

The Idiot
7.0
1951

The Idiot

Madame Kayama

Tokyo Twilight
7.7
1957

Tokyo Twilight

Midwife

Street of Shame
7.7
1956

Street of Shame

Kadowaki Saku

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
7.2
1954

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Osugi

No Regrets for Our Youth
6.9
1946

No Regrets for Our Youth

Madame Yagihara

I Live in Fear
7.3
1955

I Live in Fear

Toyo Nakajima

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
7.1
1955

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Osugi

The Lower Depths
7.1
1957

The Lower Depths

Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

A Wife's Heart
6.8
1956

A Wife's Heart

Holiday in Tokyo
1958

Holiday in Tokyo

Mother
6.9
1952

Mother

Grandmother

Snow Country
6.7
1957

Snow Country

Teacher

Who Is the Informer?
1958

Who Is the Informer?

Tassel

Clothes of Deception
6.5
1951

Clothes of Deception

Goodbye, Hello
6.0
1959

Goodbye, Hello

Watanabe's mother

Black River
6.8
1957

Black River

Sword for Hire
6.7
1952

Sword for Hire

The Blue Pearl
1951

The Blue Pearl

Noe's aunt

The Beast Shall Die
5.6
1959

The Beast Shall Die

Husband and Wife
6.6
1953

Husband and Wife

Firefly Light
1958

Firefly Light

Mr. Pu
6.5
1953

Mr. Pu

Omatsuri hanjiro
1953

Omatsuri hanjiro

Marital Relations
5.2
1955

Marital Relations

Five Sisters
7.7
1954

Five Sisters

My Wonderful Yellow Car
6.0
1953

My Wonderful Yellow Car

The old wife

Okuni and Gohei
6.4
1952

Okuni and Gohei

Mother

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Ayuta's grandmother

A Whistle in My Heart
6.3
1959

A Whistle in My Heart

Elegy
1951

Elegy

The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

Sunflower Girl
1953

Sunflower Girl

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959

Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

An Inn at Osaka
7.3
1954

An Inn at Osaka

Where Chimneys Are Seen
6.4
1953

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Ranko

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
6.0
1954

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

12 Chapters About Women
1954

12 Chapters About Women

Go Hamako

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II

The Third President
1958

The Third President

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

Carmen's Innocent Love
5.1
1952

Carmen's Innocent Love

Kumako Satake

White Fish
1953

White Fish

Nan

The President's Boss
1956

The President's Boss

Assistant President
1958

Assistant President

Escape from Prison
1950

Escape from Prison

Shinkichi's mother

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
6.7
1956

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Mrs. Shiokawa

The Shadow Daughter
1957

The Shadow Daughter

Jigoku bana
1957

Jigoku bana

Fox and Raccoon
1959

Fox and Raccoon

Landlady Matsu from Gondola

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

Bot-chan
10.0
1953

Bot-chan

Mrs. Hagino

The President Talks Bank
1956

The President Talks Bank

Escape Zone
1953

Escape Zone

How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

aunt

Forbidden Path
1952

Forbidden Path

The Skin of the South
1952

The Skin of the South

Old lady Onodera

The Unbalanced Wheel
1957

The Unbalanced Wheel

Youth of Heiji Senigata
1953

Youth of Heiji Senigata

Tomé

Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

Jacks and Jills
1956

Jacks and Jills

Old maid

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
1953

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

Mrs. Hatoko

Their Father's Wife
1953

Their Father's Wife

Otatsu

The Big Ambition
1955

The Big Ambition

Kiyo

Boyhood
6.8
1951

Boyhood

Love Never Fails
1955

Love Never Fails

A Boy and Three Mothers
1958

A Boy and Three Mothers

Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother

The Rookie Managers
1955

The Rookie Managers

A Town with a Mountain and River
1957

A Town with a Mountain and River

Tamako Sugawara

The Days of Evil Women
1958

The Days of Evil Women

The Oil-Hell Murder
1957

The Oil-Hell Murder

The Men of Toho-ku
1957

The Men of Toho-ku

old woman

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

Samurai Saga
6.8
1959

Samurai Saga

Okuni

The Cock Crows Twice
1954

The Cock Crows Twice

Blue Buds
1956

Blue Buds

Female teacher

A Case of Honor
1957

A Case of Honor

Notes of an Itinerant Performer
6.8
1941

Notes of an Itinerant Performer

Otane

1956

女大学野球狂時代

Fighting Cha Cha Girl
1956

Fighting Cha Cha Girl

Tane Grandma

Engagement Ring
1956

Engagement Ring

Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)

Third Class Executives
1952

Third Class Executives

1964

The Prodigal Son

His Mother