Mitsuko Kusabue
Born: 1933-10-22 in Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Mitsuko Kusabue (草笛 光子, Kusabue Mitsuko, born October 22, 1933 in Yokohama) is a Japanese actress.
Filmography
2024
- Aimitagai
- 90 Years Old – So What? as Aiko Satō
2023
- Jigen Daisuke as Chiharu Yaguchi
2022
- Hotel: Next Door as Ohara Maiko
2021
- Sono Onna, Jiruba
- What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? as Yoshino Goto
2019
- They Say Nothing Stays the Same as Woman on the Boat
2018
- 4.50 from Paddington as Suzume Amano
- Walking with My Grandma as Kiyo Takayama
2017
2016
- Destiny-Like Love as Fujii Akari
- The Magnificent Nine as Juzaburo’s Mother
- Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor as Tokiko Hongo
2015
- Mare as Robert Yukie
- Keisei Saimin no Otoko as Kiyo
- Murder on the Orient Express as Koshaku Todoroki
- 化石の微笑み as Izawa Sachiko
2014
- The Good Listener as Ume Mizusawa
- 0.5 mm as Shizue Makabe
2013
- Olympic Ransom
- Doubles - Futari no Keiji as Taeko Yokoyama
- Chain of Flowers as Rika's grandmother
2012
- Presumed Guilty as Kanae Ota
- 捜査地図の女
- HOME as Sumiyo Takahashi
2011
- The Beautiful Neighbor as Yano Mitsuko
- Dendera as Mei Mitsuboshi
2010
- Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka
- Second Virgin as Shugetsu Magaki
- Goodbye Alma as Kashi (Taichi's grandmother)
- Abacus and Sword as Obabasama
- 樅ノ木は残った
2009
- The Unbroken as Masae Onchi
2008
- Garden of the Wind as Harue Uehara
- Kiri no hi
- Nagaiki Kyousou as 綿谷規子
2007
- Dondo Hare as Kagami Katsuno
2006
- He Who Can't Marry as Ikuyo Kuwano
- Murder of the Inugami Clan as Koto no Shisho
- Sunny for Tomorrow as Suzuki Hisay
- Angel's Ladder
2005
- What the Snow Brings as Shizuko Yazaki
2004
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple as Mrs. Opalsen (voice)
2003
- Beauty or Beast
- Princess Hiro as Koutaigou
2002
- AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo as Midori Ninomiya
- Toshiie and Matsu as Naka
2001
- Siberian Express 2 as rei rei yo
1994
1993
- Rex: A Dinosaur's Story as Sanae Ito
1990
- She-Shogun
- The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls as Tsubone Kasuga
1987
- Iki no Iiyatsu
- Yakuza Ladies 2 as Matsuyo Hitobashi
1985
- Miotsukushi as Tone Yoshitake
- Oar as Osada
- And Then as Umeko Nagai
1984
- 水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵 as お甲
- The Wangan Highway as Ikuko Sugimoto
1983
1981
1979
- The House of Hanging as Junko Amamiya
1978
- Netchū Jidai
- Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
- Queen Bee as Otomi
- The Phoenix as Iyo
1977
- Island of Hell as Osayo
- Lullaby to Kill as Atsuko Yura - Yasuko's Mother
- Sugata Sanshiro as Osen
1976
- Akai Shougeki
- The Inugami Family as Umeko Inugami
- Elegy as Akiko Katsuragi
1975
1972
1971
- Mayuko hitori as 加野三輪子
1970
- Five Gents and a Kuniang as Tokioka Maya
- Five Gents Fly to Taiwan as Maya Tokioka
1969
- Battle of the Japan Sea as Mrs. Togo
- Travels of Lord Mito as Oman
- 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II as Madame of “Highness” bar
- Young Guy Graduates
- 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu as Madam of Bar “Highness”
1968
1967
- Two in the Shadow as Ayako
- Five Gents Prefer Geisha as Wakayo (Geisha)
1966
- The Stranger Within a Woman as Yumiko Kato
- More Than 10,000 Women But... as Toshiko Nagashima
- 3 Raccoon Dogs as Asako
1965
- Rampaging Dog
- President's Ninja Trick Book Part II as Tamagiku (Geisha in Gion)
1964
- Yearning as Hisako Morizono
- Hail the 3 Gents as Kyoko ( Club Madam)
- Whirlwind as Kozato's Aunt
- The Naked Executive as Bar owner
- 3 Gents in the Snow Country
- Japan's No. 1 Braggart as Hanae Shimizu
- Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
- The Sandal Keeper
- Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
- Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins as 6th Sin
1963
- Samurai Pirate as Sobei
- A Woman's Life
- Japan's No. 1 Playboy as Yuki Sakura
- Travel Stories of a Company President Part II as Geisha Tōryū
- Company President Travels Abroad as Mayako (Bar Madam)
- Company President Travels Abroad Part II as Mayako (Bar Madam)
- Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
- Devices Stronger Than Women as Yoko Nakamura (real name: Haruko Oshima)
- Three Dolls, Three Generations
1962
- Chûshingura
- A Wanderer's Notebook as Kyôko Hinatsu
- Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
- Born in Sin
- The Wiser Age as Umeko
- Star of Hong Kong as Boss Sanae
- Shimizu Port Salaryman
- Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
- Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
- Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
- Whirlpool of Love
- Pig and Goldfish
1961
- Happiness of Us Alone as Nobuko, Akiko's sister
- The Masterless 47 – Part II
- Playboy President: Part II as Geisha Shimemaru
- Lovers of Ginza
- A Night in Hong Kong as Yu Lan
1960
- Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Kaoru Tani
- The Masterless 47 as Saiko
- Bonchi as Ikako
- Beyond the Hills as Yoshiko Murata
- The Lovelorn Geisha
- This Greedy Old Skin as Hatsue
- The Dangerous Kiss
- The Angry Sea as Katsu
- Three Dolls and Three Guys
- Respect, Flatter, and Love
1959
- New Third-Class Executive as Natsuyo
- The Big Boss as Rie
- Fox and Raccoon as Kazuko from Gondola
- The Enchanting Devil
- Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1958
- Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
- Theater of Life
- The Capital of Love as Miyako Morimoto
- Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
- Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
- The Hotelman's Holiday
- Flower's Yearning as Tsuzuki Asako
- Song for a Bride
- The College Hero as Hisami Urano
- The Little Actress
1957
- On Wings of Love as Eiko Itakura
- The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
- The Paradise Island Story
- Night Holds a Truth
- Schooldays as Koshiba Harumi
- Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
- The Decoy as Setsuko (Hoshino’s wife)
1956
1955
- Here Is a Spring
- A Woman's Life as Yumiko Kagami
- Ejima and Ikushima as 宇津
- The Mask and Destiny
- Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider as お俊
1954
- Haru no Wakakusa
- Edo no yubae as お蝶