
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.
movieThe Life of Oharu
1952 · Otsubone Kuzui
movie風雲金毘羅山
1950
movieMonsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
1949
movieYaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
1938 · Okuni
Giant Cat Den
1938
movieKurama Tengu
1938
movieBlood Spilled at Takadanobaba
1937 · Osai
movieEcho of Love
1937
Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta
1936
movieMiss Okichi
1935
movieOyuki the Virgin
1935 · Okin
movieDetective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6
1930
Dream of the Setting Sun
1924 · Kagekiyo's daughter Hitomaru