Acting
Mitsuko Baisho
JA, DE, FR, EN cinema · 95 credits
Born
22 November 1946 (age 79)
Birthplace
Ibaraki, Japan
Also known as Mitsuko Baishô · 바이쇼 미츠코 · Мицуко Байсё · میتسوکو بایشو · 倍賞美津子 · Mitsuko Baishō
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
Filmography
Brighter Days
as Sae Yukino
52-Hertz Whales
as Sachie Muranaka
Offbeat Cops
as Sachiko Naruse
In the Wake
as Kei Tōshima
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
as Setsuko Murata
Cinema Fighters
as Miyuki
Snowman
as Miyuki (old)
An Emblem Dedicated To You
as Takajo Waka
Sing My Life
as Katsu Seyama
Big & Little
as Masako
Bōkyō
as (segment "Mikan no hana")
Time Never Stops
as Iku Hamaguchi
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
as Harue Fujishima
Blazing Famiglia
as Donbaa
Dendera
as Masari Shiina
The Lady Shogun and Her Men
as Yorinobu Mizuno
Postcard
as Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law
Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
as Fumiyo Hara
Counterfeit
as Kageko Sada
All Around Us
as Namiko Yoshida
Tales from Earthsea
as The Mistress (voice)
Shining Boy & Little Randy
as Asako Fujisawa, as Asako Fujisawa (as Mitsuko Baisho)
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
as Masae Murakami
Out
as Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma
September 11
as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Turn
as Mori Satoko
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Mitsu Aizawa
The Eel
as Misako Nakajima
Tokyo Lullaby
as Hisako Hamanaka
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
as Yukiko Yoshiyama
A Last Note
as Naoko Yazawa
Dreams
as Mother of 'I'
My Phoenix
as Takako Demachi
Sensei
as Shota's mother
Zegen
as Shiho
Sure Death 4
as Ofuku
Cabaret
as Megumi Nanbu, Actor
Let Him Rest in Peace
as Shima Akai
Love Letter
as Kyoko Takehara
The Crazy Family
as Saeko Kobayashi
Curtain Call
as Haruko Nakamichi
The Geisha
as Osodé
P. P. Rider
as Ikuko
Eijanaika
as Oko
Flames of Blood
as Orin
Kagemusha
as Oyunokata
Vengeance Is Mine
as Kazuko Enokizu
Winter's Flower
as Mary
A Scream from Nowhere
as Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress
The Life of Chikuzan
as Chikuzan's 2nd wife
Manhunt
as Otsuki Kyoko
Love Is a Hunter
as Michiko Matsumoto
Miyamoto Musashi
as Akemi
Duel at Fort Ezo
as Aka Shu
Charming Men
as Haruko
Fun on the Run
as Ponta
Tenchu!
as Onimo
Lover's Duet
as Yachiyo Kawada