
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.

Ikiru
MOVIE • 1952

Good Morning
MOVIE • 1959

Throne of Blood
MOVIE • 1957

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
MOVIE • 1955

The Hidden Fortress
MOVIE • 1958

Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
MOVIE • 1959

I Live in Fear
MOVIE • 1955

Street of Shame
MOVIE • 1956

Stray Dog
MOVIE • 1949

The Idiot
MOVIE • 1951

The Lower Depths
MOVIE • 1957

Tokyo Twilight
MOVIE • 1957

Marital Relations
MOVIE • 1955

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
MOVIE • 1954

Holiday in Tokyo
MOVIE • 1958

A Wife's Heart
MOVIE • 1956

Where Chimneys Are Seen
MOVIE • 1953

My Wonderful Yellow Car
MOVIE • 1953