Mitsuko Baisho
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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
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Dreams (1990)
as Mother of 'I'
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
as The Mistress (voice)
Kagemusha (1980)
as Oyunokata
The Eel (1997)
as Misako Nakajima
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
as Oei
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
as Setsuko Murata
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
as Kazuko Enokizu
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
as Mitsu Aizawa
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
as Omatsu
Curtain Call (1984)
as Haruko Nakamichi
The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010)
as Yorinobu Mizuno
The Crazy Family (1984)
as Saeko Kobayashi
Eijanaika (1981)
as Oko
Manhunt (1976)
as Otsuki Kyoko
September 11 (2002)
as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Sing My Life (2016)
as Katsu Seyama
Zegen (1987)
as Shiho
Winter's Flower (1978)
as Merry
Out (2002)
as Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma
The Geisha (1983)
as Osodé
Tenchu! (1969)
as Onimo
Sure Death 4 (1987)
as Ofuku
P. P. Rider (1983)
as Ikuko
Bōkyō (2016)
as (segment "Mikan no hana")
Sensei (1989)
as Shota's mother
In the Wake (2021)
as Kei Tōshima
All Around Us (2008)
as Namiko Yoshida
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
as Akemi
A Scream from Nowhere (1977)
as Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress
Turn (2001)
as Mori Satoko
Cabaret (1986)
as Megumi Nanbu
Time Never Stops (2014)
as Iku Hamaguchi
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
Actor
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)
as Masae Murakami
Love Letter (1985)
as Kyoko Takehara
Offbeat Cops (2022)
as Sachiko Naruse
Counterfeit (2009)
as Kageko Sada
52-Hertz Whales (2024)
as Sachie Muranaka
Brighter Days (2025)
as Sae Yukino
Chicken Is Barefoot (2004)
Actor
Nuclear Gypsies (1985)
Actor
The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)
Actor
Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku (2018)
Actor
Blazing Famiglia (2012)
as Donbaa
Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)
as Aka Shu
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2013)
as Harue Fujishima
Chase That Man (1972)
Actor
By Player (2000)
Actor
Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)
as Shima Akai
Rock: Wanko no Shima (2011)
Actor
Shichou Shisu (2012)
Actor
Postcard (2010)
as Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law
Love Letter (1998)
Actor
When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes (2019)
as Akiko
A Last Note (1995)
as Naoko Yazawa
The Million Dollar Pursuit (1968)
Actor
Follow the Girls (1971)
Actor
Locomotive Teacher (2004)
Actor
Women Who Do Not Divorce (1986)
Actor
The Hidden Festival (1998)
Actor
Lover's Duet (1967)
as Yachiyo Kawada
An Emblem Dedicated To You (2017)
as Takajo Waka
Haru, Bânîzu de (2006)
Actor
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River (2001)
Actor
Shining Boy and Little Randy (2005)
as Asako Fujisawa
Flower and Dragon (1973)
Actor
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1997)
as Yukiko Yoshiyama
Cinema Fighters (2018)
as Miyuki
Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune (2009)
as Fumiyo Hara
Flames of Blood (1981)
as Orin
Wings of Icarus' Flight (1980)
Actor
Charming Men (1970)
as Haruko
Daddy on a Rocking Boat (1973)
Actor
Tokyo Lullaby (1997)
as Hisako Hamanaka
Fun on the Run (1970)
as Ponta
Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange (2015)
Actor
The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
as Chikuzan's 2nd wife
Dendera (2011)
as Masari Shiina
Mr. Love Chemistry 2 (2015)
Actor
Our Miyo-chan (1969)
as Miyo
The Shinano River (1973)
Actor
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu (1971)
Actor
Women Can't Be Beaten (1969)
as Aiko
Solitude Point (1998)
as Yukie
The Instant Services Bureau (1971)
Actor
The Blind Swordsman (1978)
as Self
Snowman (2018)
as Miyuki (old)
友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～ (2023)
Actor
Theater Of Life (1972)
Actor
My Phoenix (1989)
as Takako Demachi
最後の戦犯 (2008)
Actor
Challenge at Dawn (1971)
Actor
Big & Little (2016)
as Masako
Love Is a Hunter (1976)
as Michiko Matsumoto