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
The Prodigal Son
as His Mother
The Prodigal Son
as His Mother
Good Morning
as Mitsue Haraguchi
Good Morning
as Mitsue Haraguchi
Samurai Saga
as Okuni
Samurai Saga
as Okuni
A Whistle in My Heart
A Whistle in My Heart
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
The Hidden Fortress
as Maid (uncredited)
The Hidden Fortress
as Maid (uncredited)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
The Naked General
The Naked General
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Assistant President
Assistant President
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Unbalanced Wheel
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
Blooms of Hell
Blooms of Hell
The Shadow Daughter
as Otsuta
The Shadow Daughter
as Otsuta
Turtledove
Turtledove
Snow Country
as Teacher
Snow Country
as Teacher
Tokyo Twilight
as Midwife
Tokyo Twilight
as Midwife
Story of a Detective's Assistant
as Shizu, Heikurō's mother
Story of a Detective's Assistant
as Shizu, Heikurō's mother
A Case of Honor
A Case of Honor
A Town with a Mountain and River
as Tamako Sugawara
A Town with a Mountain and River
as Tamako Sugawara
Throne of Blood
as Old Woman at castle
Throne of Blood
as Old Woman at castle
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Engagement Ring
as Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
Engagement Ring
as Tsuruyo (Tokio’s grandmother)
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Mrs. Shiokawa
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Mrs. Shiokawa
Jacks and Jills
as Old maid
Jacks and Jills
as Old maid
Onna daigaku yakyūkyō jidai
Onna daigaku yakyūkyō jidai
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
as Tane Grandma
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
as Tane Grandma
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart
Blue Buds
as Female teacher
Blue Buds
as Female teacher
The President Talks Bank
The President Talks Bank
Street of Shame
as Kadowaki Saku
Street of Shame
as Kadowaki Saku
Beyond The Stars
as Yone
Beyond The Stars
as Yone
The President's Boss
The President's Boss
I Live in Fear
as Toyo Nakajima
I Live in Fear
as Toyo Nakajima
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
as Ayuta's grandmother
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
as Ayuta's grandmother
Bride in the Kitchen
Bride in the Kitchen
Marital Relations
Marital Relations
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Osugi
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Osugi
The Rookie Managers
The Rookie Managers
Love Never Fails
Love Never Fails
The Big Ambition
as Kiyo
The Big Ambition
as Kiyo
The Cock Crows Twice
The Cock Crows Twice
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
12 Chapters About Women
as Go Hamako
12 Chapters About Women
as Go Hamako
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Osugi
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Osugi
Five Sisters
Five Sisters
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as aunt
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as aunt
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
An Inn at Osaka
An Inn at Osaka
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
A Young Couple Oversleeps
A Young Couple Oversleeps
Omatsuri hanjiro
Omatsuri hanjiro
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth
as Tomé
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth
as Tomé
Moth Lamp
Moth Lamp
Their Father's Wife
as Otatsu
Their Father's Wife
as Otatsu
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
Escape Zone
Escape Zone
Where Chimneys Are Seen
as Ranko
Where Chimneys Are Seen
as Ranko
Husband and Wife
Husband and Wife
My Wonderful Yellow Car
as The old wife
My Wonderful Yellow Car
as The old wife
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Kumako Satake
Carmen's Innocent Love
as Kumako Satake
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Ikiru
as Housewife
Ikiru
as Housewife
Third Class Executives
Third Class Executives
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
The Blue Pearl
as Noe's aunt
The Blue Pearl
as Noe's aunt
The Idiot
as Madame Kayama
The Idiot
as Madame Kayama
Elegy
Elegy
Clothes of Deception
Clothes of Deception
Escape from Prison
as Shinkichi's mother
Escape from Prison
as Shinkichi's mother