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's , Kinoshita Keisuke , Naruse Mikio , Ozu Yasujiro , Mizoguchi Kenji , Gosho Heinosuke , Ichikawa Kon, and Toyoda Shiro . She also appeared in many Toho salaryman comedies.

Known For

Ikiru

as Housewife

Throne of Blood

as Old Woman at castle

The Hidden Fortress

as Maid (uncredited)

Stray Dog

as Harumi's mother

Good Morning

as Mitsue Haraguchi

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Osugi

Tokyo Twilight

as Midwife

Street of Shame

as Kadowaki Saku

The Lower Depths

as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

as Osugi