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Mitsuko Baisho
ActorBorn November 22, 1946 (78 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2024 | 52-Hertz Whales · as Sachie Muranaka |
| 2022 | Gannibal (TV Series) · as Gin Gotô |
| 2022 | Offbeat Cops · as Sachiko Naruse |
| 2022 | Roppongi Class (TV Series) |
| 2022 | Involvement in Family Affairs (TV Series) · as Yasuko Miyama |
| 2021 | In the Wake · as Kei Tōshima |
| 2021 | On the Banks of the River (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Threads - Our Tapestry of Love · as Setsuko Murata |
| 2020 | Off the Record (2020) (TV Series) · as Emiko Taga |
| 2019 | Two Weeks (JP) (TV Series) |
| 2019 | The House on the Slope (TV Series) · as Kunie Ando |
| 2019 | Detective Akechi Kogoro (TV Series) · as Koumoto Keiko |
| 2019 | When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes · as Akiko |
| 2018 | Black Forceps (TV Series) · as Harue Tokai |
| 2018 | Snowman · as Miyuki (old) |
| 2018 | Cinema Fighters · as Miyuki |
| 2017 | Tsubaki Stationery Store (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2017 | An Emblem Dedicated to You · as Takajo Waka |
| 2016 | Sing My Life · as Katsu Seyama |
| 2015 | Der grosse Sommer · as Masako |
| 2015 | Downtown Rocket (TV Series) |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Musashi Miyamoto (TV Series) · as Otsu |
| 2013 | Pecoross' Mother and Her Days · as Mitsue |
| 2013 | Jinsei ga tokimeku katazuke no mahou · as Harue Fujishima |
| 2013 | Naoki Hanzawa (TV Series) · as Natsuko Hane |
| 2013 | TAKE FIVE: Should we steal for Love? (TV Series) · as Mysterious Woman |
| 2012 | Osozaki no Himawari (TV Series) · as Ikuko Omura |
| 2012 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Umechan Sensei (TV Series) · as Masae Shimomura |
| 2011 | 99 Days with the Superstar (TV Series) · as Saegusa Emiko |
| 2011 | Memories Corner · as Cast |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Dendera · as Masari Shiina |
| 2011 | Tomorrow's Joe · as Mari Hanamura |
| 2010 | Postcard · as Chiyo Morikawa, The Mother-In-Law |
| 2010 | The Lady Shogun and Her Men · as Yorinobu Mizuno |
| 2010 | Shinzanmono (TV Series) · as Yanagisawa Suzue |
| 2010 | Ryomaden (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Nonchan noriben · as Fumiyo Hara |
| 2008 | All Around Us · as Namiko Yoshida |
| 2008 | Last Friends (TV Series) · as Chinatsu Aida |
| 2007 | Tokyo Tower (TV Series) · as Eiko Nakagawa |
| 2006 | Tales from Earthsea · as The Mistress (voice) |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Shining Boy and Little Randy · as Asako Fujisawa |
| 2005 | Ruri no Shima (TV Series) · as Nakama Megumi |
| 2004 | |
| 2002 | Out · as Yoshie 'sensei' Azuma |
| 2002 | September 11 · as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "japan") |
| 2002 | Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS · as Masae Murakami |
| 2001 | Warm Water Under a Red Bridge · as Mitsu Aizawa |
| 2001 | Turn · as Mori Satoko |
| 2000 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Yukie · as Yukie |
| 1997 | Toki o kakeru shôjo · as Yukiko Yoshiyama |
| 1997 | Tôkyô yakyoku · as Hisako Hamanaka |
| 1997 | The Eel · as Misako Nakajima |
| 1997 | Gift (TV Series) · as Reiko Sakuhara（朔原 令子） |
| 1995 | A Last Note · as Naoko Yazawa |
| 1990 | Dreams · as Mother Of 'i' |
| 1987 | Zegen · as Shiho |
| 1987 | Hissatsu 4: Urami harashimasu · as Ofuku |
| 1986 | Cabaret · as Megumi Nanbu |
| 1985 | Love Letter · as Kyoko Takehara |
| 1985 | Let Him Rest in Peace · as Akai Shima |
| 1984 | Curtain Call · as Haruko Nakamichi |
| 1984 | The Crazy Family · as Saeko Kobayashi |
| 1983 | The Geisha · as Osodé |
| 1983 | Okinawan Boys · as Ohya |
| 1983 | The Ballad of Narayama · as Oei |
| 1983 | P. P. Rider · as Ikuko |
| 1981 | Flames of Blood · as Orin |
| 1981 | Why Not? · as Oko |
| 1980 | Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior · as Oyunokata |
| 1979 | Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Detective Story (TV Series) · as Masako Aiki |
| 1979 | Vengeance Is Mine · as Kazuko Enokizu |
| 1978 | Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron · as Omatsu |
| 1978 | Winter's Flower · as Merry |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | Beast in the Shadows · as Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress |
| 1977 | The Life of Chikuzan · as Chikuzan's 2nd Wife |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | Manhunt · as Otsuki Kyoko |
| 1974 | Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Miyamoto Musashi · as Akemi |
| 1973 | |
| 1971 | Konto Gojugo-go to Miko no zettai zetsumei · as Akemi |
| 1971 | |
| 1970 | Fun on the Run · as Cast |
| 1970 | Ezo yakata no ketto · as Aka Shu |
| 1969 | Miyo-chan no tame nara zen'in shûgô!! · as Miyo |
| 1969 | Kigeki: Onna wa dokyô · as Aiko |
| 1969 | Hitokiri · as Onimo |
| 1968 |