Born 1946 (age 79) · Ibaraki, Japan
Appears in 122 titles

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.

Filmography

Tales from Earthsea
6.5
Tales from Earthsea
2006
as The Mistress (voice)
Kagemusha
7.8
Kagemusha
1980
as Oyunokata
Dreams
7.7
Dreams
1990
as Mother of 'I'
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Oei
Vengeance Is Mine
7.6
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Kazuko Enokizu
The Eel
6.9
The Eel
1997
as Misako Nakajima
September 11
6.4
September 11
2002
as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
6.5
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
as Mitsu Aizawa
Tenchu!
6.9
Tenchu!
1969
as Onimo
The Crazy Family
7.0
The Crazy Family
1984
as Saeko Kobayashi
Manhunt
6.2
Manhunt
1976
as Otsuki Kyoko
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
7.0
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
2020
as Setsuko Murata
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
6.1
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Omatsu
Why Not?
6.2
Why Not?
1981
as Oko
In the Wake
7.1
In the Wake
2021
as Kei Tōshima
The Lady Shogun and Her Men
6.0
The Lady Shogun and Her Men
2010
as Yorinobu Mizuno
All Around Us
7.4
All Around Us
2008
as Namiko Yoshida
Zegen
6.5
Zegen
1987
as Shiho
A Last Note
7.1
A Last Note
1995
as Naoko Yazawa
52-Hertz Whales
8.2
52-Hertz Whales
2024
as Sachie Muranaka