Mitsuko Baisho
Born: 1946-11-22 in Ibaraki, Japan
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Brighter Days as Sae Yukino
2024
- 52-Hertz Whales as Sachie Muranaka
2023
- The Inugami Family as Setsuko
- 友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～
2022
- Gannibal as Gin Gotô
- Involvement in Family Affairs as Yasuko Miyama
- Roppongi Class
- Offbeat Cops as Sachiko Naruse
2021
- Kawa no Hotori de
- In the Wake as Kei Tōshima
2020
- Threads - Our Tapestry of Love as Setsuko Murata
- Request to the Angel as Kazuko Sato
2019
- Detective Akechi Kogoro as Koumoto Keiko
- Two Weeks
- When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes as Akiko
2018
- Black Pean as Harue Tokai
- Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku
- Cinema Fighters as Miyuki
- Snowman as Miyuki (old)
2017
- An Emblem Dedicated To You as Takajo Waka
2016
- Sing My Life as Katsu Seyama
- Bōkyō as (segment "Mikan no hana")
- Big & Little as Masako
2014
- Miyamoto Musashi as Otsu
- Time Never Stops as Iku Hamaguchi
2013
- Hanzawa Naoki as Natsuko Hane
- Take Five: Should we Steal for Love? as Mysterious Woman
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up as Harue Fujishima
2012
- Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
- Blackboard as Ryoko Yokote
- Umechan Sensei as 下村正枝
- Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed as Ikuko Omura
- Blazing Famiglia as Donbaa
- Shichou Shisu
2011
- Rock: Wanko no Shima
- Dendera as Masari Shiina
2010
- Ryōmaden
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men as Yorinobu Mizuno
- Postcard as Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law
2009
- Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune as Fumiyo Hara
- Counterfeit as Kageko Sada
2008
- Last Friends as Chinatsu Aida
- All Around Us as Namiko Yoshida
- 最後の戦犯
2007
- Tokyo Tower as Eiko Nakagawa
2006
- Tales from Earthsea as The Mistress (voice)
- Haru, Bânîzu de
2005
- Ruri's Island as Nakama Megumi
- Shining Boy and Little Randy as Asako Fujisawa
2002
- September 11 as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
- Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS as Masae Murakami
- Out as Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma
2001
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge as Mitsu Aizawa
- Turn as Mori Satoko
- A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
2000
1999
- Suzuran as Fuki Kawamoto
1998
- Love Letter
- Solitude Point as Yukie
- The Hidden Festival
1997
- Gift as Reiko Sakuhara（朔原 令子）
- The Eel as Misako Nakajima
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time as Yukiko Yoshiyama
- Tokyo Lullaby as Hisako Hamanaka
1995
- A Last Note as Naoko Yazawa
1994
- Haru yo koi as 高倉リュウ
1990
- Dreams as Mother of 'I'
1989
- Sensei as Shota's mother
- My Phoenix as Takako Demachi
1987
- An Early Autumn
- Sure Death 4 as Ofuku
- Zegen as Shiho
1986
- Cabaret as Megumi Nanbu
- Women Who Do Not Divorce
1985
- Nuclear Gypsies
- Let Him Rest in Peace as Shima Akai
- Love Letter as Kyoko Takehara
1984
- The Crazy Family as Saeko Kobayashi
- Curtain Call as Haruko Nakamichi
1983
- The Ballad of Narayama as Oei
- The Geisha as Osodé
- P. P. Rider as Ikuko
1981
- Eijanaika as Oko
- Flames of Blood as Orin
1980
- Kagemusha as Oyunokata
- Wings of Icarus' Flight
- Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai as ボルテ
1979
- Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
- Detective Story as Masako Aiki
- Vengeance Is Mine as Kazuko Enokizu
1978
- Winter's Flower as Merry
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron as Omatsu
- The Blind Swordsman as Self
1977
- A Scream from Nowhere as Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress
- The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
- The Life of Chikuzan as Chikuzan's 2nd wife
1976
- Manhunt as Otsuki Kyoko
- The Three Ginza Rascals
1973
- Miyamoto Musashi as Akemi
- Kao de Waratte as Hideko Hanada
- The Shinano River
- Daddy on a Rocking Boat
- Flower and Dragon
1970
- Duel at Fort Ezo as Aka Shu
- Charming Men as Haruko
- Fun on the Run as Ponta
1969
- Tenchu! as Onimo
- Our Miyo-chan as Miyo
- Women Can't Be Beaten as Aiko
1967
- Lover's Duet as Yachiyo Kawada