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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