Biography
Eiko Miyoshi (8 April 1894 – 28 July 1963) was a Japanese actress. Born Haru Miyata in Tokyo, she trained at the Art Theatre School attached to Shimamura Hōgetsu’s Art Theatre after graduating from Atomi Girls’ High School in 1912. She worked in several stage companies, including the New National Drama and the Takarazuka National Theatre, before entering film in 1946.
She made her screen debut at the age of 52 in Akira Kurosawa’s No Regrets for Our Youth (1946). Miyoshi appeared in numerous Toho productions through the 1950s, including Kurosawa’s Stray Dog (1949), Ikiru (1952), Throne of Blood (1957) and The Hidden Fortress (1958). She also worked with directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Keisuke Kinoshita, and featured in many Toho salaryman comedies. Her husband was film producer Nobuyoshi Morita.
