
Mitsuko Baisho
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1946-11-22 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Ibaraki, Japan
- Also known as
- Mitsuko Baishô · 바이쇼 미츠코 · Мицуко Байсё · میتسوکو بایشو · 倍賞美津子 · Mitsuko Baishō
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
TV Shows (29)

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012

Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1979

Haru yo koi
1994
as 高倉リュウ

Ryōmaden
2010

Hanzawa Naoki
2013
as Natsuko Hane

Gannibal
2022
as Gin Gotô

Umechan Sensei
2012
as 下村正枝

Suzuran
1999
as Fuki Kawamoto

Black Pean
2018
as Harue Tokai

Blackboard
2012
as Ryoko Yokote / Yokote Ryoko

Shitamachi Rocket
2015

Involvement in Family Affairs
2022
as Yasuko Miyama

Roppongi Class
2022

Gift
1997
as Reiko Sakuhara(朔原 令子)

Two Weeks
2019

Take Five: Should we Steal for Love?
2013
as Mysterious Woman

Detective Story
1979
as Masako Aiki

Miyamoto Musashi
2014
as Otsu

Last Friends
2008
as Chinatsu Aida

Detective Akechi Kogoro
2019
as Koumoto Keiko

Ruri's Island
2005
as Nakama Megumi

Kawa no Hotori de
2021

Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
2012
as Ikuko Omura

Tokyo Tower
2007
as Eiko Nakagawa

The Inugami Family
2023
as Setsuko

An Early Autumn
1987

Request to the Angel
2020
as Kazuko Sato

Kao de Waratte
1973
as Hideko Hanada

Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
1980
as ボルテ
Movies (94)

Tales from Earthsea
2006
as The Mistress (voice)

Dreams
1990
as Mother of 'I'

Kagemusha
1980
as Oyunokata

The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Oei

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
as Mitsu Aizawa

The Eel
1997
as Misako Nakajima

Tenchu!
1969
as Onimo

Haru, Bânîzu de
2006

Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Kazuko Enokizu

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
2020
as Setsuko Murata

52-Hertz Whales
2024
as Sachie Muranaka

Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku
2018

Cabaret
1986
as Megumi Nanbu

The Geisha
1983
as Osodé

Manhunt
1976
as Otsuki Kyoko

Eijanaika
1981
as Oko

Offbeat Cops
2022
as Sachiko Naruse

September 11
2002
as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")

The Lady Shogun and Her Men
2010
as Yorinobu Mizuno

Postcard
2010
as Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law

An Emblem Dedicated To You
2017
as Takajo Waka

Shining Boy and Little Randy
2005
as Asako Fujisawa / Asako Fujisawa (as Mitsuko Baisho)

Rock: Wanko no Shima
2011

P. P. Rider
1983
as Ikuko

Miyamoto Musashi
1973
as Akemi

Winter's Flower
1978
as Merry

Love Letter
1985
as Kyoko Takehara

In the Wake
2021
as Kei Tōshima

All Around Us
2008
as Namiko Yoshida

Sure Death 4
1987
as Ofuku

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Omatsu

Let Him Rest in Peace
1985
as Shima Akai

Time Never Stops
2014
as Iku Hamaguchi

Zegen
1987
as Shiho

Out
2002
as Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma

Bōkyō
2016
as (segment "Mikan no hana")

Blazing Famiglia
2012
as Donbaa

Sing My Life
2016
as Katsu Seyama

Mr. Love Chemistry 2
2015

A Scream from Nowhere
1977
as Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress

Dendera
2011
as Masari Shiina

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1997
as Yukiko Yoshiyama

The Life of Chikuzan
1977
as Chikuzan's 2nd wife

Shichou Shisu
2012

Nuclear Gypsies
1985

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
2013
as Harue Fujishima

The Crazy Family
1984
as Saeko Kobayashi

The Million Dollar Pursuit
1968

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
2002
as Masae Murakami

Cinema Fighters
2018
as Miyuki

Curtain Call
1984
as Haruko Nakamichi

The Three Ginza Rascals
1976

Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
as Aka Shu

Brighter Days
2025
as Sae Yukino

Women Can't Be Beaten
1969
as Aiko

Fun on the Run
1970
as Ponta

Follow the Girls
1971

Theater Of Life
1972

A Last Note
1995
as Naoko Yazawa

Locomotive Teacher
2004

Women Who Do Not Divorce
1986

Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
2009
as Fumiyo Hara

Flames of Blood
1981
as Orin

Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange
2015

Love Letter
1998

Turn
2001
as Mori Satoko

My Phoenix
1989
as Takako Demachi

Snowman
2018
as Miyuki (old)

Sensei
1989
as Shota's mother

Wings of Icarus' Flight
1980

Flower and Dragon
1973

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977

Counterfeit
2009
as Kageko Sada

Challenge at Dawn
1971

The Shinano River
1973

The Instant Services Bureau
1971

Chicken Is Barefoot
2004
The Hidden Festival
1998

Charming Men
1970
as Haruko

A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
2001

Our Miyo-chan
1969
as Miyo

By Player
2000

When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes
2019
as Akiko

Tokyo Lullaby
1997
as Hisako Hamanaka

Chase That Man
1972

Lover's Duet
1967
as Yachiyo Kawada

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971
Solitude Point
1998
as Yukie

Daddy on a Rocking Boat
1973

Big & Little
2016
as Masako

The Blind Swordsman
1978
as Self

最後の戦犯
2008
友情 ~平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』~
2023

Love Is a Hunter
1976
as Michiko Matsumoto
About 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 Awar… With 123 credits spanning from 1967 to 2025, Mitsuko Baisho has appeared in 94 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mitsuko Baisho Movies
- Tales from Earthsea (2006) — as The Mistress (voice)
- Dreams (1990) — as Mother of 'I'
- Kagemusha (1980) — as Oyunokata
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — as Oei
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) — as Mitsu Aizawa
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