About

Known credits:
107
Birthday:
1946-11-22
Place of birth:
Ibaraki, Japan
Website:
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Mitsuko Baisho

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Brighter Days Actor Sae Yukino N/A
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2024 52-Hertz Whales Actor Sachie Muranaka 58
Average
2023 The Inugami Family Actor Setsuko 69
Fair
2022 Gannibal Actor Gin Gotô 74
Good
2022 Offbeat Cops Actor Sachiko Naruse 58
Average
2022 Involvement in Family Affairs Actor Yasuko Miyama 68
Fair
2021 In the Wake Actor Kei Tōshima 59
Average
2021 Kawa no Hotori de Actor 70
Good
2020 Request to the Angel Actor Kazuko Sato N/A
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2020 Threads - Our Tapestry of Love Actor Setsuko Murata 59
Average
2019 Detective Akechi Kogoro Actor Koumoto Keiko 70
Good
2019 When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes Actor Akiko 58
Average
2018 Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku Actor 59
Average
2018 Snowman Actor Miyuki (old) N/A
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2018 Cinema Fighters Actor Miyuki N/A
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2017 An Emblem Dedicated To You Actor Takajo Waka N/A
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2016 Bōkyō Actor (segment "Mikan no hana") N/A
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2016 Sing My Life Actor Katsu Seyama 59
Average
2016 Big & Little Actor Masako 59
Average
2015 Mr. Love Chemistry 2 Actor N/A
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2015 Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange Actor N/A
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2014 Miyamoto Musashi Actor Otsu 70
Good
2014 Time Never Stops Actor Iku Hamaguchi 59
Average
2013 The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Actor Harue Fujishima 59
Average
2013 Take Five: Should we Steal for Love? Actor Mysterious Woman 69
Fair
2012 Blazing Famiglia Actor Donbaa N/A
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2012 Shichou Shisu Actor N/A
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2011 Rock: Wanko no Shima Actor N/A
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2011 Dendera Actor Masari Shiina 59
Average
2010 Postcard Actor Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law 58
Average
2010 The Lady Shogun and Her Men Actor Yorinobu Mizuno 58
Average
2010 Ryōmaden Actor 72
Good
2009 Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune Actor Fumiyo Hara 59
Average
2009 Counterfeit Actor Kageko Sada N/A
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2008 All Around Us Actor Namiko Yoshida 59
Average
2008 Last Friends Actor Chinatsu Aida 68
Fair
2007 Tokyo Tower Actor Eiko Nakagawa 69
Fair
2006 Tales from Earthsea Actor The Mistress (voice) 63
Fair
2006 Haru, Bânîzu de Actor N/A
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2005 Shining Boy and Little Randy Actor Asako Fujisawa 58
Average
2005 Ruri's Island Actor Nakama Megumi 69
Fair
2004 Chicken Is Barefoot Actor 58
Average
2004 Locomotive Teacher Actor N/A
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2002 Out Actor Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma 58
Average
2002 11’09”01—September 11 Actor Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan") 59
Average
2002 Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS Actor Masae Murakami 58
Average
2001 Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Actor Mitsu Aizawa 59
Average
2001 Turn Actor Mori Satoko 59
Average
2001 A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River Actor 59
Average
2000 By Player Actor 58
Average
1999 Suzuran Actor Fuki Kawamoto 70
Good
1998 The Hidden Festival Actor N/A
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1998 Love Letter Actor N/A
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1998 Solitude Point Actor Yukie N/A
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1997 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Actor Yukiko Yoshiyama N/A
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1997 Tokyo Lullaby Actor Hisako Hamanaka 58
Average
1997 The Eel Actor Misako Nakajima 60
Fair
1997 Gift Actor Reiko Sakuhara（朔原 令子） 69
Fair
1995 A Last Note Actor Naoko Yazawa 59
Average
1994 Haru yo koi Actor 高倉リュウ N/A
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1990 Dreams Actor Mother of 'I' 67
Fair
1989 My Phoenix Actor Takako Demachi N/A
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1989 Sensei Actor Shota's mother N/A
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1987 An Early Autumn Actor N/A
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1987 Sure Death 4 Actor Ofuku 59
Average
1987 Zegen Actor Shiho 59
Average
1986 Women Who Do Not Divorce Actor 58
Average
1986 Cabaret Actor Megumi Nanbu 58
Average
1985 Love Letter Actor Kyoko Takehara 59
Average
1985 Let Him Rest in Peace Actor Akai Shima 59
Average
1985 Nuclear Gypsies Actor 59
Average
1984 Curtain Call Actor Haruko Nakamichi 58
Average
1984 The Crazy Family Actor Saeko Kobayashi 59
Average
1983 The Geisha Actor Osodé 59
Average
1983 The Ballad of Narayama Actor Oei 62
Fair
1983 P. P. Rider Actor Ikuko 59
Average
1981 Why Not? Actor Oko 59
Average
1981 Flames of Blood Actor Orin 59
Average
1980 Kagemusha Actor Oyunokata 69
Fair
1980 Wings of Icarus' Flight Actor N/A
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1979 Detective Story Actor Masako Aiki 69
Fair
1979 Vengeance Is Mine Actor Kazuko Enokizu 62
Fair
1978 Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Actor Omatsu 59
Average
1978 The Blind Swordsman Actor Self 59
Average
1978 Winter's Flower Actor Merry 58
Average
1977 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro Actor 58
Average
1977 A Scream from Nowhere Actor Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress 58
Average
1977 The Life of Chikuzan Actor Chikuzan's 2nd wife 59
Average
1976 The Three Ginza Rascals Actor N/A
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1976 Manhunt Actor Otsuki Kyoko 59
Average
1973 Daddy on a Rocking Boat Actor N/A
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1973 The Shinano River Actor N/A
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1973 Miyamoto Musashi Actor Akemi 59
Average
1973 Flower and Dragon Actor 59
Average
1972 Theater Of Life Actor 58
Average
1972 Chase That Man Actor N/A
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1971 The Instant Services Bureau Actor N/A
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1971 Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu Actor N/A
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1971 Follow the Girls Actor N/A
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1970 Fun on the Run Actor Ponta N/A
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1970 Charming Men Actor Haruko N/A
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1970 Duel at Fort Ezo Actor Aka Shu 59
Average
1969 Our Miyo-chan Actor Miyo N/A
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1969 Women Can't Be Beaten Actor Aiko N/A
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1969 Tenchu! Actor Onimo 59
Average
1968 The Million Dollar Pursuit Actor 59
Average
1967 Lover's Duet Actor Yachiyo Kawada N/A
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