Eiko Miyoshi

Known For

The Hidden Fortress

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

Movies Featuring Eiko Miyoshi

Good Morning

Good Morning (1959)

as Mitsue Haraguchi
Fox and Raccoon

Fox and Raccoon (1959)

as Landlady Matsu from Gondola
Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello (1959)

as Watanabe's mother
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

as Maid (uncredited)
A Boy and Three Mothers

A Boy and Three Mothers (1958)

as Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths (1957)

as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood (1957)

as Old Woman at castle
Engagement Ring

Engagement Ring (1956)

as Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
Blue Buds

Blue Buds (1956)

as Female teacher
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear (1955)

as Toyo Nakajima
Bot-chan

Bot-chan (1953)

as Mrs. Hagino
Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

as Housewife
Mother

Mother (1952)

as Grandmother
The Idiot

The Idiot (1951)

as Madame Kayama
Escape from Prison

Escape from Prison (1950)

as Shinkichi's mother
Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1949)

as Harumi's mother