Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Hara made her motion picture debut in 1924 in the film Rakujitsu no yume.[1] At studios such as Tōa Kinema and Makino Talkie, she achieved fame specializing in starring roles playing vamps, dokufu (poison women), and yakuza molls in jidaigeki.[1] In the sound era, she shifted to secondary roles in films by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Masahiro Makino, and Keigo Kimura. She appeared in over 200 films in her career.
Movie | The Life of Oharu | Otsubone Kuzui | 1952-04-17 |
Movie | Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes | 1949-07-11 | |
Movie | Kurama Tengu | 1938-03-15 | |
Movie | Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary | Okuni | 1938-12-01 |
Movie | Giant Cat Den | 1938-04-14 | |
Movie | Echo of Love | 1937-07-14 | |
Movie | Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba | Osai | 1937-12-31 |
Movie | Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta | 1936-02-18 | |
Movie | Miss Okichi | 1935-08-29 | |
Movie | Oyuki the Virgin | Okin | 1935-10-05 |
Movie | Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6 | 1930-05-29 | |
Movie | Dream of the Setting Sun | Kagekiyo's daughter Hitomaru | 1924-04-10 |