Mitsuko Baisho
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Eel
as Misako Nakajima
1997
Kagemusha
as Oyunokata
1980
Dreams
as Mother of 'I'
1990
Turn
as Mori Satoko
2001
The Ballad of Narayama
as Oei
1983
Vengeance Is Mine
as Kazuko Enokizu
1979
Cinema Fighters
as Miyuki
2018
Tenchu!
as Onimo
1969
Blazing Famiglia
as Donbaa
2012
The Lady Shogun and Her Men
as Yorinobu Mizuno
2010
Tales from Earthsea
as The Mistress (voice)
2006
The Crazy Family
as Saeko Kobayashi
1984
The Geisha
as Osodé
1983
Manhunt
as Otsuki Kyoko
1976
My Phoenix
as Takako Demachi
1989
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Omatsu
1978
A Last Note
as Naoko Yazawa
1995
Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
as Fumiyo Hara
2009
P. P. Rider
as Ikuko
1983
Offbeat Cops
as Sachiko Naruse
2022
TV Appearances
Kawa no Hotori de
2021
Ruri's Island
as Nakama Megumi
2005
Gift
as Reiko Sakuhara（朔原 令子）
1997
The Inugami Family
as Setsuko
2023
Hanzawa Naoki
as Natsuko Hane
2013
Detective Story
as Masako Aiki
1979
Ryōmaden
2010
Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
as Ikuko Omura
2012
Blackboard
as Ryoko Yokote
2012
Miyamoto Musashi
as Otsu
2014
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1979
Shitamachi Rocket
2015