Born in Japan, Harada entered the acting world in 1974 and quickly built a diverse film and television portfolio. She achieved international recognition portraying Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 epic Ran and later appeared in his 1990 anthology Dreams, while also lending her voice to Kaguya in the 2002 anime Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass. Critical acclaim followed wi…
