Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Acting
Born 1894-04-08 Died 1963-07-28 Tokyo, Japon 99 credits
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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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 99
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · ★ 8.3 · Housewife
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 · ★ 7.9 · Old Woman at castle
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress
1958 · ★ 8.0 · Maid (uncredited)
The Chieko Story
The Chieko Story
1957 · Kei
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 · ★ 7.2 · Osugi
The Naked General
The Naked General
1958
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1949 · ★ 7.6 · Harumi's mother
Good Morning
Good Morning
1959 · ★ 7.7 · Mitsue Haraguchi
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957
The Days of Evil Women
The Days of Evil Women
1958
Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight
1957 · ★ 7.7 · Midwife
The Idiot
The Idiot
1951 · ★ 7.0 · Madame Kayama
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
1956 · ★ 7.7 · Kadowaki Saku
The Cock Crows Twice
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · ★ 6.8 · Madame Yagihara
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
1954
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
1955 · ★ 7.3 · Toyo Nakajima
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 · ★ 7.2 · Osugi
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
1957 · ★ 7.0 · Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bot-chan
Bot-chan
1953 · Mrs. Hagino
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
Notes of an Itinerant Performer
Notes of an Itinerant Performer
1941 · Otane
Mother
Mother
1952 · Grandmother
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956 · Mrs. Shiokawa
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
A Case of Honor
A Case of Honor
1957
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die
1959
Black River
Black River
1957
Marital Relations
Marital Relations
1955
Samurai Saga
Samurai Saga
1959 · Okuni
Moth Lamp
Moth Lamp
1953
The Men of Toho-ku
The Men of Toho-ku
1957 · old woman
Five Sisters
Five Sisters
1954
Engagement Ring
Engagement Ring
1956 · Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953
Boyhood
Boyhood
1951
Snow Country
Snow Country
1957 · Teacher
Beyond The Stars
Beyond The Stars
1956 · Yone
Bride in the Kitchen
Bride in the Kitchen
1955
Sword for Hire
Sword for Hire
1952
Okuni and Gohei
Okuni and Gohei
1952 · Mother
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953 · Ranko
Turtledove
Turtledove
1957
Blooms of Hell
Blooms of Hell
1957
A Whistle in My Heart
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
A Young Couple Oversleeps
A Young Couple Oversleeps
1954
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
1953 · Mrs. Hatoko
Assistant President
Assistant President
1958
Elegy
Elegy
1951
Clothes of Deception
Clothes of Deception
1951
The Blue Pearl
The Blue Pearl
1951 · Noe's aunt
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
1956
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Love Never Fails
Love Never Fails
1955
The Skin of the South
The Skin of the South
1952 · Old lady Onodera
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
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