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Eiko Miyoshi

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
96

Gender
Female

Birthday
April 8, 1894 (132 years old)

Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japon

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

Acting

1964The Prodigal Sonas His Mother
1959The Beast Shall Dieas
1959Good Morningas Mitsue Haraguchi
1959Fox and Raccoonas Landlady Matsu from Gondola
1959Samurai Sagaas Okuni
1959A Whistle in My Heartas
1959Three Generations of Company Presidents Part IIas
1959Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Periodas
1959Goodbye, Helloas Watanabe's mother
1958The Hidden Fortressas Maid (uncredited)
1958Yajikita dōchū sugorokuas
1958The Days of Evil Womenas
1958Who Is the Informer?as Tassel
1958Holiday in Tokyoas
1958The Third Presidentas
1958Firefly Lightas
1958Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yenas
1958A Boy and Three Mothersas Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother
1958Assistant Presidentas
1957The Unbalanced Wheelas
1957The Oil-Hell Murderas
1957Black Riveras
1957The Lower Depthsas Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
1957The Men of Toho-kuas old woman
1957Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusionas
1957The Chieko Storyas Kei
1957Jigoku banaas
1957The Shadow Daughteras
1957Turtledoveas
1957Snow Countryas Teacher
1957Tokyo Twilightas Midwife
1957Story of a Detective's Assistantas Shizu, Heikurō's mother
1957A Case of Honoras
1957A Town with a Mountain and Riveras Tamako Sugawara
1957Throne of Bloodas Old Woman at castle
1956The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanjias
1956Engagement Ringas Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
1956Shozo, a Cat and Two Womenas Mrs. Shiokawa
1956Jacks and Jillsas Old maid
1956女大学野球狂時代as
1956Fighting Cha Cha Girlas Tane Grandma
1956Blue Budsas Female teacher
1956A Wife's Heartas
1956The President Talks Bankas
1956Street of Shameas Kadowaki Saku
1956Beyond The Starsas Yone
1956The President's Bossas
1955I Live in Fearas Toyo Nakajima
1955Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Treeas Ayuta's grandmother
1955Bride in the Kitchenas
1955Marital Relationsas
1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Templeas Osugi
1955The Rookie Managersas
1955Love Never Failsas
1955The Big Ambitionas Kiyo
1954The Cock Crows Twiceas
195412 Chapters About Womenas Go Hamako
1954Somewhere Beneath the Wide Skyas
1954Samurai I: Musashi Miyamotoas Osugi
1954Five Sistersas
1954How the Bell of Liberty Ringsas aunt
1954An Inn at Osakaas
1954A Young Couple Oversleepsas
1953Omatsuri hanjiroas
1953First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husbandas Mrs. Hatoko
1953Youth of Heiji Senigataas Tomé
1953White Fishas Nan
1953Moth Lampas
1953Bot-chanas Mrs. Hagino
1953Their Father's Wifeas Otatsu
1953Mr. Puas
1953Sunflower Girlas
1953Escape Zoneas
1953Where Chimneys Are Seenas Ranko
1953Husband and Wifeas
1953My Wonderful Yellow Caras The old wife
1953Jirocho Begins His Roving Lifeas
1952Carmen's Innocent Loveas Kumako Satake
1952The Woman Who Touched the Legsas
1952Ikiruas Housewife
1952Forbidden Pathas
1952Motheras Grandmother
1952Third Class Executivesas
1952Sword for Hireas
1952Okuni and Goheias Mother
1952The Skin of the Southas Old lady Onodera
1951Who Knows a Woman's Heartas
1951The Blue Pearlas Noe's aunt
1951The Idiotas Madame Kayama
1951Boyhoodas
1951Elegyas
1951Clothes of Deceptionas
1950Escape from Prisonas Shinkichi's mother
1949Stray Dogas Harumi's mother
1946No Regrets for Our Youthas Madame Yagihara
1941Notes of an Itinerant Performeras Otane

Production