Eiko Miyoshi

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Eiko Miyoshi

Acting April 8, 1894

Tokyo, Japon

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, in…

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Ikiru

Ikiru

8.3 1952 Movie
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

7.9 1957 Movie
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

8.0 1958 Movie
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

7.6 1949 Movie
Good Morning

Good Morning

7.7 1959 Movie
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

7.2 1954 Movie
Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

7.7 1957 Movie
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

7.7 1956 Movie
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

7.2 1955 Movie
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

7.1 1957 Movie
The Idiot

The Idiot

7.0 1951 Movie
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

7.3 1955 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1964
    The Prodigal Son

    Movie His Mother

  2. 1959
    The Beast Shall Die

    Movie

  3. 1959
    Good Morning

    Movie Mitsue Haraguchi

  4. 1959
    Samurai Saga

    Movie Okuni

  5. 1959
    Fox and Raccoon

    Movie Landlady Matsu from Gondola

  6. 1959
    A Whistle in My Heart

    Movie

  7. 1959
    Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II

    Movie

  8. 1959
    Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

    Movie

  9. 1959
    Goodbye, Hello

    Movie Watanabe's mother

  10. 1958
    The Hidden Fortress

    Movie Maid (uncredited)

  11. 1958
    Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

    Movie

  12. 1958
    The Days of Evil Women

    Movie

  13. 1958
    Who Is the Informer?

    Movie Tassel

  14. 1958
    The Naked General

    Movie

  15. 1958
    Holiday in Tokyo

    Movie

  16. 1958
    The Third President

    Movie

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  1. 1958
    Firefly Light

    Movie

  2. 1958
    Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

    Movie

  3. 1958
    A Boy and Three Mothers

    Movie Kayo Nakahara, Seiji's mother

  4. 1958
    Assistant President

    Movie

  5. 1957
    The Unbalanced Wheel

    Movie

  6. 1957
    The Oil-Hell Murder

    Movie

  7. 1957
    Black River

    Movie Procuress

  8. 1957
    The Lower Depths

    Movie Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

  9. 1957
    The Men of Toho-ku

    Movie old woman

  10. 1957
    Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion

    Movie

  11. 1957
    The Chieko Story

    Movie Kei

  12. 1957
    Blooms of Hell

    Movie

  13. 1957
    The Shadow Daughter

    Movie Otsuta

  14. 1957
    Turtledove

    Movie

  15. 1957
    Tokyo Twilight

    Movie Midwife

  16. 1957
    Snow Country

    Movie Teacher

  17. 1957
    Story of a Detective's Assistant

    Movie Shizu, Heikurō's mother

  18. 1957
    A Case of Honor

    Movie

  19. 1957
    A Town with a Mountain and River

    Movie Tamako Sugawara

  20. 1957
    Throne of Blood

    Movie Old Woman at castle

  21. 1956
    Achako's Diary: Bride-Catching Test

    Movie

  22. 1956
    The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji

    Movie

  23. 1956
    Engagement Ring

    Movie Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)

  24. 1956
    Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

    Movie Mrs. Shiokawa