Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Acting

Born:
1946-11-22
Place of birth:
Ibaraki, Japan

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.

Known For

Filmography

UNDERGIRL

UNDERGIRL

2026
Movie
Brighter Days

Brighter Days

2025Sae Yukino
Movie
52-Hertz Whales

52-Hertz Whales

8.22024Sachie Muranaka
Movie
友情 ~平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』~

友情 ~平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』~

2023
Movie
The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family

8.02023Setsuko
TV
Gannibal

Gannibal

7.72022
TV
Offbeat Cops

Offbeat Cops

6.52022Sachiko Naruse
Movie
Roppongi Class

Roppongi Class

6.72022
TV
Involvement in Family Affairs

Involvement in Family Affairs

6.62022Yasuko Miyama
TV
In the Wake

In the Wake

7.12021Kei Tōshima
Movie
Kawa no Hotori de

Kawa no Hotori de

6.52021
TV
Request to the Angel

Request to the Angel

2020Kazuko Sato
TV
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

7.02020Setsuko Murata
Movie
Two Weeks

Two Weeks

7.72019
TV
Detective Akechi Kogoro

Detective Akechi Kogoro

7.02019Koumoto Keiko
TV
When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes

When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes

7.02019Akiko
Movie
Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku

Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku

6.02018
Movie
Black Pean

Black Pean

7.62018Harue Tokai
TV
Cinema Fighters

Cinema Fighters

2018Miyuki
Movie
Snowman

Snowman

2018Miyuki (old)
Movie
An Emblem Dedicated To You

An Emblem Dedicated To You

4.52017Takajo Waka
Movie
Bōkyō

Bōkyō

9.02016(segment "Mikan no hana")
Movie
Sing My Life

Sing My Life

7.02016Katsu Seyama
Movie
Big & Little

Big & Little

6.52016Masako
Movie
Shitamachi Rocket

Shitamachi Rocket

7.92015
TV
Mr. Love Chemistry 2

Mr. Love Chemistry 2

2015
Movie
Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange

Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange

8.02015
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

7.42014Otsu
TV
Time Never Stops

Time Never Stops

10.02014Iku Hamaguchi
Movie
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

5.52013Harue Fujishima
Movie
Hanzawa Naoki

Hanzawa Naoki

8.32013Natsuko Hane
TV
Take Five: Should we Steal for Love?

Take Five: Should we Steal for Love?

7.02013Mysterious Woman
TV
Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed

Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed

7.82012Ikuko Omura
TV
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

7.72012Yoshino Ushio
TV
Blazing Famiglia

Blazing Famiglia

2012Donbaa
Movie
Blackboard

Blackboard

8.02012Yokote Ryoko
TV
Shichou Shisu

Shichou Shisu

2012
Movie
Umechan Sensei

Umechan Sensei

8.02012下村正枝
TV
Rock: Wanko no Shima

Rock: Wanko no Shima

7.02011
Movie
Dendera

Dendera

9.32011Masari Shiina
Movie
Postcard

Postcard

5.82010Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law
Movie
The Lady Shogun and Her Men

The Lady Shogun and Her Men

6.12010Yorinobu Mizuno
Movie
Ryōmaden

Ryōmaden

9.12010
TV
Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune

Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune

4.72009Fumiyo Hara
Movie
Counterfeit

Counterfeit

2009Kageko Sada
Movie
最後の戦犯

最後の戦犯

2008
Movie
All Around Us

All Around Us

7.32008Namiko Yoshida
Movie
Last Friends

Last Friends

6.82008Chinatsu Aida
TV
Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Tower

8.32007Eiko Nakagawa
TV
Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea

6.52006The Mistress (voice)
Movie
Haru, Bânîzu de

Haru, Bânîzu de

2006
Movie
Shining Boy & Little Randy

Shining Boy & Little Randy

5.32005Asako Fujisawa (as Mitsuko Baisho)
Movie
Ruri's Island

Ruri's Island

9.02005Nakama Megumi
TV
Chicken Is Barefoot

Chicken Is Barefoot

7.22004
Movie
Locomotive Teacher

Locomotive Teacher

10.02004
Movie
Out

Out

5.62002Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma
Movie
September 11

September 11

6.42002Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Movie
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

8.02002Masae Murakami
Movie
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

6.62001Mitsu Aizawa
Movie
Turn

Turn

6.82001Mori Satoko
Movie