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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
100
Gender
Female
Birthday
1894-04-08
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japon
Also Known As
Miyata Haru, Miyoshi Eiko, Haru Miyata, 三好栄子
Known For
The Hidden Fortress
Stray Dog
Escape Zone
I Live in Fear
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
The Idiot
The Lower Depths
Good Morning
No Regrets for Our Youth
White Fish
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
The President Talks Bank
Samurai Saga
Omatsuri hanjiro
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Assistant President
Clothes of Deception
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Holiday in Tokyo
A Boy and Three Mothers
The President's Boss
Blooms of Hell
The Blue Pearl
Third Class Executives
Escape from Prison
Ikiru
Throne of Blood
Mother
A Wife's Heart
An Inn at Osaka
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Notes of an Itinerant Performer
Bot-chan
Firefly Light
Onna daigaku yakyūkyō jidai
Okuni and Gohei
A Whistle in My Heart
Mr. Pu
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Marital Relations
Snow Country
Sword for Hire
Black River
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Carmen's Innocent Love
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Cock Crows Twice
The Days of Evil Women
The Skin of the South
The Beast Shall Die
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Husband and Wife
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Tokyo Twilight
A Case of Honor
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Boyhood
The Big Ambition
Jacks and Jills
My Wonderful Yellow Car
Their Father's Wife
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth
Love Never Fails
Forbidden Path
Sunflower Girl
Elegy
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
The Third President
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Street of Shame
The Rookie Managers
Who Is the Informer?
Five Sisters
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
12 Chapters About Women
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
The Shadow Daughter
Fox and Raccoon
A Town with a Mountain and River
The Oil-Hell Murder
Goodbye, Hello
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
Blue Buds
Engagement Ring
The Prodigal Son
The Men of Toho-ku
Bride in the Kitchen
The Chieko Story
A Young Couple Oversleeps
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Moth Lamp
Story of a Detective's Assistant
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
Beyond The Stars
Turtledove
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
The Naked General
Ohatsu's Unrequited Love