Eiko Miyoshi
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.
Filmography (96 titles)
The Prodigal Son
His Mother · 1964
6.2MovieThe Beast Shall Die
1959
7.7MovieGood Morning
Mitsue Haraguchi · 1959
6.9MovieSamurai Saga
Okuni · 1959
9.0MovieFox and Raccoon
Landlady Matsu from Gondola · 1959
6.7MovieA Whistle in My Heart
1959
9.0MovieThree Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
10.0MovieDiary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
7.5MovieGoodbye, Hello
Watanabe's mother · 1959
8.0MovieThe Hidden Fortress
Maid (uncredited) · 1958
8.0MovieYajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
7.0MovieThe Days of Evil Women
1958
MovieWho Is the Informer?
Tassel · 1958
9.0MovieHoliday in Tokyo
1958
9.0MovieFirefly Light
1958
10.0MovieThe Third President
1958
MovieMonthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
7.0MovieA Boy and Three Mothers
Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother · 1958
10.0MovieAssistant President
1958
7.0MovieThe Unbalanced Wheel
1957
7.0MovieThe Oil-Hell Murder
1957
6.9MovieBlack River
1957
7.1MovieThe Lower Depths
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife · 1957
9.0MovieThe Men of Toho-ku
old woman · 1957
MovieForgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
MovieThe Chieko Story
Kei · 1957
9.0MovieJigoku bana
1957
8.0MovieThe Shadow Daughter
1957
MovieTurtledove
1957
6.7MovieSnow Country
Teacher · 1957