Mitsuko Baisho

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
November 22, 1946

Place of Birth:
Ibaraki, Japan

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Mitsuko Baisho

Biography

Mitsuko Baisho (born 22 November 1946 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a noted Japanese actress, whose most internationally known work has been for director Shohei Imamura, from 1979 up to the director's final film in 2002. Baisho has also been in films of Akira Kurosawa.

She also won the awards for best actress at the 10th Hochi Film Award for Love Letter and Ikiteru uchi ga hana nano yo shindara sore made yo to sengen.She also won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Hochi Film Award for The Geisha and at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for Tokyo Lullaby. Her sister is actress-singer Chieko Baisho.

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2025 Brighter Days Sae Yukino
2024 52-Hertz Whales Sachie Muranaka
2022 Offbeat Cops Sachiko Naruse
2021 In the Wake Kei Tōshima
2020 Threads - Our Tapestry of Love Setsuko Murata
2019 When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes Akiko
2018 Cinema Fighters Miyuki
2018 Snowman Miyuki (old)
2018 Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku
2017 An Emblem Dedicated To You Takajo Waka
2016 Sing My Life Katsu Seyama
2016 Big & Little Masako
2016 Bōkyō (segment "Mikan no hana")
2015 Mr. Love Chemistry 2
2015 Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange
2014 Time Never Stops Iku Hamaguchi
2013 The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Harue Fujishima
2012 Blazing Famiglia Donbaa
2012 Shichou Shisu
2011 Rock: Wanko no Shima
2011 Dendera Masari Shiina
2010 The Lady Shogun and Her Men Yorinobu Mizuno
2010 Postcard Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law
2009 Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune Fumiyo Hara
2009 Counterfeit Kageko Sada
2008 All Around Us Namiko Yoshida
2006 Tales from Earthsea The Mistress (voice)
2006 Haru, Bânîzu de
2005 Shining Boy and Little Randy Asako Fujisawa
2004 Locomotive Teacher
2004 Chicken Is Barefoot
2002 Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS Masae Murakami
2002 Out Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma
2002 11’09”01—September 11 Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
2001 Turn Mori Satoko
2001 Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Mitsu Aizawa
2001 A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
2000 By Player
1998 Solitude Point Yukie
1998 Love Letter
1998 The Hidden Festival
1997 The Eel Misako Nakajima
1997 Tokyo Lullaby Hisako Hamanaka
1997 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Yukiko Yoshiyama
1995 A Last Note Naoko Yazawa
1990 Dreams Mother of 'I'
1989 My Phoenix Takako Demachi
1989 Sensei Shota's mother
1987 Zegen Shiho
1987 Sure Death 4 Ofuku
1986 Women Who Do Not Divorce
1986 Cabaret Megumi Nanbu
1985 Let Him Rest in Peace Akai Shima
1985 Love Letter Kyoko Takehara
1985 Nuclear Gypsies
1984 The Crazy Family Saeko Kobayashi
1984 Curtain Call Haruko Nakamichi
1983 The Ballad of Narayama Oei
1983 The Geisha Osodé
1983 P. P. Rider Ikuko
1981 Why Not? Oko
1981 Flames of Blood Orin
1980 Kagemusha Oyunokata
1980 Wings of Icarus' Flight
1979 Vengeance Is Mine Kazuko Enokizu
1978 Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Omatsu
1978 The Blind Swordsman Self
1978 Winter's Flower Merry
1977 A Scream from Nowhere Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress
1977 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977 The Life of Chikuzan Chikuzan's 2nd wife
1976 Manhunt Otsuki Kyoko
1976 The Three Ginza Rascals
1973 Miyamoto Musashi Akemi
1973 Flower and Dragon
1973 The Shinano River
1973 Daddy on a Rocking Boat
1972 Chase That Man
1972 Theater Of Life
1971 Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971 Follow the Girls
1971 The Instant Services Bureau
1970 Duel at Fort Ezo Aka Shu
1970 Charming Men Haruko
1970 Fun on the Run Ponta
1969 Tenchu! Onimo
1969 Our Miyo-chan Miyo
1969 Women Can't Be Beaten Aiko
1968 The Million Dollar Pursuit
1967 Lover's Duet Yachiyo Kawada
Year TV Show Role
2023 The Inugami Family Setsuko
2022 Roppongi Class
2022 Involvement in Family Affairs Yasuko Miyama
2022 Gannibal Gin Gotô
2022 Gannibal
2021 Kawa no Hotori de
2020 Request to the Angel Kazuko Sato
2019 Two Weeks
2019 Detective Akechi Kogoro Koumoto Keiko
2018 Black Pean Harue Tokai
2015 Shitamachi Rocket
2014 Miyamoto Musashi Otsu
2013 Hanzawa Naoki Natsuko Hane
2013 Take Five: Should we Steal for Love? Mysterious Woman
2012 Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed Ikuko Omura
2012 Blackboard Ryoko Yokote
2012 Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012 Blackboard Yokote Ryoko
2010 Ryōmaden
2008 Last Friends Chinatsu Aida
2007 Tokyo Tower Eiko Nakagawa
2005 Ruri's Island Nakama Megumi
1999 Suzuran Fuki Kawamoto
1997 Gift Reiko Sakuhara(朔原 令子)
1994 Haru yo koi 高倉リュウ
1987 An Early Autumn
1979 Detective Story Masako Aiki
1979 Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1973 顔で笑って Hideko Hanada
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