- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 22, 1946
- Place of Birth
- Ibaraki, Japan
Mitsuko Baisho
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.
Filmography
movieBrighter Days
2025 · Sae Yukino
movie52-Hertz Whales
2024 · Sachie Muranaka
友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～
movie友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～
2023
tvThe Inugami Family
2023 · Setsuko
tvGannibal
2022 · Gin Gotô
movieOffbeat Cops
2022 · Sachiko Naruse
tvRoppongi Class
2022
tvInvolvement in Family Affairs
2022 · Yasuko Miyama
movieIn the Wake
2021 · Kei Tōshima
tvKawa no Hotori de
2021
tvRequest to the Angel
2020 · Kazuko Sato
movieThreads - Our Tapestry of Love
2020 · Setsuko Murata
tvTwo Weeks
2019
tvDetective Akechi Kogoro
2019 · Koumoto Keiko
movieWhen My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes
2019 · Akiko
movieAkuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku
2018
tvBlack Pean
2018 · Harue Tokai
movieCinema Fighters
2018 · Miyuki
movieSnowman
2018 · Miyuki (old)
movieAn Emblem Dedicated To You
2017 · Takajo Waka
movieBōkyō
2016 · (segment "Mikan no hana")
movieSing My Life
2016 · Katsu Seyama
movieBig & Little
2016 · Masako
tvShitamachi Rocket
2015
movieMr. Love Chemistry 2
2015
movieRisking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange
2015
tvMiyamoto Musashi
2014 · Otsu
movieTime Never Stops
2014 · Iku Hamaguchi
movieThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
2013 · Harue Fujishima
tvHanzawa Naoki
2013 · Natsuko Hane
tvTake Five: Should we Steal for Love?
2013 · Mysterious Woman
tvLate Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
2012 · Ikuko Omura
tvDoctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
movieBlazing Famiglia
2012 · Donbaa
tvBlackboard
2012 · Ryoko Yokote, Yokote Ryoko
movieShichou Shisu
2012
tvUmechan Sensei
2012 · 下村正枝
movieRock: Wanko no Shima
2011
movieDendera
2011 · Masari Shiina
moviePostcard
2010 · Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law
movieThe Lady Shogun and Her Men
2010 · Yorinobu Mizuno
tvRyōmaden
2010
movieNoriben - The Recipe for Fortune
2009 · Fumiyo Hara
movieCounterfeit
2009 · Kageko Sada
movie最後の戦犯
2008
movieAll Around Us
2008 · Namiko Yoshida
tvLast Friends
2008 · Chinatsu Aida
tvTokyo Tower
2007 · Eiko Nakagawa
movieTales from Earthsea
2006 · The Mistress (voice)
movieHaru, Bânîzu de
2006
movieShining Boy and Little Randy
2005 · Asako Fujisawa, Asako Fujisawa (as Mitsuko Baisho)
tvRuri's Island
2005 · Nakama Megumi
movieChicken Is Barefoot
2004
movieLocomotive Teacher
2004
movieOut
2002 · Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma
movieSeptember 11
2002 · Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
movieDawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
2002 · Masae Murakami
movieWarm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Mitsu Aizawa
movieTurn
2001 · Mori Satoko
movieA Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
2001
movieBy Player
2000
tvSuzuran
1999 · Fuki Kawamoto
The Hidden Festival
movieThe Hidden Festival
1998
movieLove Letter
1998
Solitude Point
movieSolitude Point
1998 · Yukie
movieThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1997 · Yukiko Yoshiyama
movieTokyo Lullaby
1997 · Hisako Hamanaka
movieThe Eel
1997 · Misako Nakajima
tvGift
1997 · Reiko Sakuhara（朔原 令子）
movieA Last Note
1995 · Naoko Yazawa
tvHaru yo koi
1994 · 高倉リュウ
movieDreams
1990 · Mother of 'I'
movieMy Phoenix
1989 · Takako Demachi
movieSensei
1989 · Shota's mother
tvAn Early Autumn
1987
movieSure Death 4
1987 · Ofuku
movieZegen
1987 · Shiho
movieWomen Who Do Not Divorce
1986
movieCabaret
1986 · Megumi Nanbu
movieLove Letter
1985 · Kyoko Takehara
movieLet Him Rest in Peace
1985 · Shima Akai
movieNuclear Gypsies
1985
movieCurtain Call
1984 · Haruko Nakamichi
movieThe Crazy Family
1984 · Saeko Kobayashi
movieThe Geisha
1983 · Osodé
movieThe Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Oei
movieP. P. Rider
1983 · Ikuko
movieFlames of Blood
1981 · Orin
movieEijanaika
1981 · Oko
tvAoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
1980 · ボルテ
movieKagemusha
1980 · Oyunokata
movieWings of Icarus' Flight
1980
tvMr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1979
tvDetective Story
1979 · Masako Aiki
movieVengeance Is Mine
1979 · Kazuko Enokizu
movieBandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 · Omatsu
movieThe Blind Swordsman
1978 · Self
movieWinter's Flower
1978 · Mary
movieThe Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
movieA Scream from Nowhere
1977 · Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress
movieThe Life of Chikuzan
1977 · Chikuzan's 2nd wife
movieThe Three Ginza Rascals
1976
movieLove Is a Hunter
1976 · Michiko Matsumoto
movieManhunt
1976 · Otsuki Kyoko
movieThe Shinano River
1973
movieDaddy on a Rocking Boat
1973
tvKao de Waratte
1973 · Hideko Hanada
movieMiyamoto Musashi
1973 · Akemi
movieFlower and Dragon
1973
movieTheater Of Life
1972
movieChase That Man
1972
movieThe Instant Services Bureau
1971
movieKigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971
movieChallenge at Dawn
1971
movieFollow the Girls
1971
movieFun on the Run
1970 · Ponta
movieCharming Men
1970 · Haruko
movieDuel at Fort Ezo
1970 · Aka Shu
movieOur Miyo-chan
1969 · Miyo
movieWomen Can't Be Beaten
1969 · Aiko
movieTenchu!
1969 · Onimo
movieThe Million Dollar Pursuit
1968
movieLover's Duet
1967 · Yachiyo Kawada