Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1894-04-08
Day of Death
1963-07-28
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japon
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, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Heinosuke Gosho, Kon Ichikawa, and Shirō Toyoda. She also appeared in many Toho salaryman comedies.
Filmography (94)
The Prodigal Son
1964
The Beast Shall Die
1959
Good Morning
1959
Samurai Saga
1959
Fox and Raccoon
1959
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
Goodbye, Hello
1959
The Hidden Fortress
1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
The Days of Evil Women
1958
Who Is the Informer?
1958
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
