Mitsuko Baisho
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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
Credits
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
as The Mistress (voice)
Dreams (1990)
as Mother of 'I'
Kagemusha (1980)
as Oyunokata
Flames of Blood (1981)
as Orin
Chicken Is Barefoot (2004)
Actor
Dendera (2011)
as Masari Shiina
My Phoenix (1989)
as Takako Demachi
Women Can't Be Beaten (1969)
as Aiko
The Eel (1997)
as Misako Nakajima
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
as Oei
P. P. Rider (1983)
as Ikuko
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
as Kazuko Enokizu
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
as Mitsu Aizawa
The Crazy Family (1984)
as Saeko Kobayashi
September 11 (2002)
as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
The Geisha (1983)
as Osodé
The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010)
as Yorinobu Mizuno
Manhunt (1976)
as Otsuki Kyoko
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
as Setsuko Murata
Theater of Life (1972)
Actor
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
as Omatsu
Love Is a Hunter (1976)
as Michiko Matsumoto
Snowman (2018)
as Miyuki (old)
Tenchu! (1969)
as Onimo
Out (2002)
as Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma
Zegen (1987)
as Shiho
Postcard (2010)
as Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law
Shining Boy and Little Randy (2005)
as Asako Fujisawa
Sing My Life (2016)
as Katsu Seyama
In the Wake (2021)
as Kei Tōshima
By Player (2000)
Actor
Eijanaika (1981)
as Oko
All Around Us (2008)
as Namiko Yoshida
Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)
as Shima Akai
Sure Death 4 (1987)
as Ofuku
Time Never Stops (2014)
as Iku Hamaguchi
Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune (2009)
as Fumiyo Hara
An Emblem Dedicated To You (2017)
as Takajo Waka
Rock: Wanko no Shima (2011)
Actor
Offbeat Cops (2022)
as Sachiko Naruse
A Last Note (1995)
as Naoko Yazawa
Women Who Do Not Divorce (1986)
Actor
友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～ (2023)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
as Akemi
Winter's Flower (1978)
as Mary
Cabaret (1986)
as Megumi Nanbu
Love Letter (1998)
Actor
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2013)
as Harue Fujishima
A Scream from Nowhere (1977)
as Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress
Brighter Days (2025)
as Sae Yukino
Chase That Man (1972)
Actor
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)
as Masae Murakami
The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
as Chikuzan's 2nd wife
Love Letter (1985)
as Kyoko Takehara
When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes (2019)
as Akiko
Nuclear Gypsies (1985)
Actor
Cinema Fighters (2018)
as Miyuki
Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku (2018)
Actor
Turn (2001)
as Mori Satoko
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
Actor
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1997)
as Yukiko Yoshiyama
Blazing Famiglia (2012)
as Donbaa
Bōkyō (2016)
as (segment "Mikan no hana")
Haru, Bânîzu de (2006)
Actor
The Million Dollar Pursuit (1968)
Actor
Tokyo Lullaby (1997)
as Hisako Hamanaka
Our Miyo-chan (1969)
as Miyo
52-Hertz Whales (2024)
as Sachie Muranaka
Flower and Dragon (1973)
Actor
Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)
as Aka Shu
Challenge at Dawn (1971)
Actor
The Blind Swordsman (1978)
as Self
Curtain Call (1984)
as Haruko Nakamichi
Charming Men (1970)
as Haruko
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River (2001)
Actor
Locomotive Teacher (2004)
Actor
Sensei (1989)
as Shota's mother
Solitude Point (1998)
as Yukie
The Shinano River (1973)
Actor
最後の戦犯 (2008)
Actor
Fun on the Run (1970)
as Ponta
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu (1971)
Actor
The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)
Actor
The Instant Services Bureau (1971)
Actor
Lover's Duet (1967)
as Yachiyo Kawada
The Hidden Festival (1998)
Actor
Mr. Love Chemistry 2 (2015)
Actor
Follow the Girls (1971)
Actor
Daddy on a Rocking Boat (1973)
Actor
Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange (2015)
Actor
Wings of Icarus' Flight (1980)
Actor
Counterfeit (2009)
as Kageko Sada
Big & Little (2016)
as Masako
Shichou Shisu (2012)
Actor