Hideko Hara

Hideko Hara (Japanese: 原日出子, Hepburn: Hara Hideko) is a Japanese actress born on November 10, 1959, in Tokyo, Japan. She has enjoyed a prolific acting career spanning several decades, appearing in numerous feature films, television dramas, and television movies.

Career and Filmography

Hara has built a diverse body of work across Japanese media, collaborating with various directors and networks in both supporting and character roles. Her career encompasses dramatic performances in cinema as well as recurring and guest appearances in television series.

Selected Filmography

• Toritate no kagayaki (1981) - Shigeko
• Shonben Rider (1983) - Arare
• Namidabashi (1983) - Rika
• Kokushi muso (1986) - Ohatsu
• Shall We Dance? (1996) - Masako Sugiyama
• Supermarket Woman (1996) - Pato-san
• A Class to Remember 2 (1996) - Gakko II
• The Boy Who Saw the Wind (2000) - Margo
• 69 (2004)
• The Bride of Rip Van Winkle (2016) - Kayako Tsuruoka
• Rage (2016) - Takako Fujita
• The Last 10 Years (2022) - Yuriko Takabayashi
• Great Absence (2024) - Naomi
• Shotai (2024) - Yoshiko Io

Selected Television Series

• Summer Snow (TBS / 2000)
• ATARU (TBS / 2012) - Yuriko Inoguchi
• Testimony of N (TBS / 2014) - Natsue Takano
• Koshiji Fubuki Monogatari (TV Asahi / 2018) - Akiko Iwatani
• Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (NHK / 2021) - Yoshiko
• Reversal Orchestra (NTV / 2023) - Aiko Takashina
• Since I Took You Away (Fuji TV-KTV / 2025) - Yukiko Koishikawa
• Human Vapor (Netflix / 2026) - Chieko Sakamoto