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.
Known For
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1979
Haru yo koi
1994
Blackboard
2012
Blackboard
2012
Umechan Sensei
2012
Ryōmaden
2010
Gannibal
2022
Gannibal
2022
Suzuran
1999
Hanzawa Naoki
2013
Kagemusha
1980
Filmography
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
· 2012
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
· 1979
Haru yo koi
as 高倉リュウ · 1994
Blackboard
as Ryoko Yokote · 2012
Blackboard
as Yokote Ryoko · 2012
Umechan Sensei
as 下村正枝 · 2012
Ryōmaden
· 2010
Gannibal
as Gin Gotô · 2022
Gannibal
· 2022
Suzuran
as Fuki Kawamoto · 1999
Hanzawa Naoki
as Natsuko Hane · 2013
Kagemusha
as Oyunokata · 1980
The Ballad of Narayama
as Oei · 1983
Dreams
as Mother of 'I' · 1990
Tales from Earthsea
as The Mistress (voice) · 2006
Black Pean
as Harue Tokai · 2018
Detective Story
as Masako Aiki · 1979
Miyamoto Musashi
as Otsu · 2014
Shitamachi Rocket
· 2015
Involvement in Family Affairs
as Yasuko Miyama · 2022
Roppongi Class
· 2022
Last Friends
as Chinatsu Aida · 2008
Take Five: Should we Steal for Love?
as Mysterious Woman · 2013
Vengeance Is Mine
as Kazuko Enokizu · 1979
The Eel
as Misako Nakajima · 1997
Gift
as Reiko Sakuhara（朔原 令子） · 1997
Two Weeks
· 2019
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Mitsu Aizawa · 2001
Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
as Ikuko Omura · 2012
Ruri's Island
as Nakama Megumi · 2005
September 11
as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan") · 2002
Kawa no Hotori de
· 2021
Tokyo Tower
as Eiko Nakagawa · 2007
Detective Akechi Kogoro
as Koumoto Keiko · 2019
Shining Boy & Little Randy
as Asako Fujisawa · 2005
Shining Boy & Little Randy
as Asako Fujisawa (as Mitsuko Baisho) · 2005
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
as Setsuko Murata · 2020
The Inugami Family
as Setsuko · 2023
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
as ボルテ · 1980
Tenchu!
as Onimo · 1969
The Geisha
as Osodé · 1983
Request to the Angel
as Kazuko Sato · 2020
Manhunt
as Otsuki Kyoko · 1976
Out
as Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma · 2002
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Omatsu · 1978
The Crazy Family
as Saeko Kobayashi · 1984
Chase That Man
· 1972
In the Wake
as Kei Tōshima · 2021
Brighter Days
as Sae Yukino · 2025
Let Him Rest in Peace
as Shima Akai · 1985
Eijanaika
as Oko · 1981
52-Hertz Whales
as Sachie Muranaka · 2024
Sing My Life
as Katsu Seyama · 2016
Cinema Fighters
as Miyuki · 2018
An Early Autumn
· 1987
Winter's Flower
as Mary · 1978
Love Letter
as Kyoko Takehara · 1985
Zegen
as Shiho · 1987
Sure Death 4
as Ofuku · 1987
Snowman
as Miyuki (old) · 2018
The Lady Shogun and Her Men
as Yorinobu Mizuno · 2010
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
as Yukiko Yoshiyama · 1997
Cabaret
as Megumi Nanbu · 1986
Cabaret
· 1986
Wings of Icarus' Flight
· 1980
Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange
· 2015
P. P. Rider
as Ikuko · 1983
Chicken Is Barefoot
· 2004
Women Who Do Not Divorce
· 1986
Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
as Fumiyo Hara · 2009
Time Never Stops
as Iku Hamaguchi · 2014
Sensei
as Shota's mother · 1989
By Player
· 2000
Rock: Wanko no Shima
· 2011
The Three Ginza Rascals
· 1976
Dendera
as Masari Shiina · 2011
Love Letter
· 1998
Miyamoto Musashi
as Akemi · 1973
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
· 2001
Bōkyō
as (segment "Mikan no hana") · 2016
Flames of Blood
as Orin · 1981
A Scream from Nowhere
as Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress · 1977
Love Is a Hunter
as Michiko Matsumoto · 1976
Offbeat Cops
as Sachiko Naruse · 2022
All Around Us
as Namiko Yoshida · 2008
Big & Little
as Masako · 2016
Blazing Famiglia
as Donbaa · 2012
Postcard
as Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law · 2010
Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku
· 2018
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
as Masae Murakami · 2002
Theater of Life
· 1972
A Last Note
as Naoko Yazawa · 1995
Mr. Love Chemistry 2
· 2015
Curtain Call
as Haruko Nakamichi · 1984
Flower and Dragon
· 1973
Women Can't Be Beaten
as Aiko · 1969
Duel at Fort Ezo
as Aka Shu · 1970
Charming Men
as Haruko · 1970
Nuclear Gypsies
· 1985
Follow the Girls
· 1971
Challenge at Dawn
· 1971
Lover's Duet
as Yachiyo Kawada · 1967
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
· 1971
Locomotive Teacher
· 2004
The Life of Chikuzan
as Chikuzan's 2nd wife · 1977
Counterfeit
as Kageko Sada · 2009
The Million Dollar Pursuit
· 1968
Kao de Waratte
as Hideko Hanada · 1973
Turn
as Mori Satoko · 2001
The Shinano River
· 1973
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
as Harue Fujishima · 2013
UNDERGIRL
· 2026
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
· 1977
An Emblem Dedicated To You
as Takajo Waka · 2017
The Hidden Festival
· 1998
Tokyo Lullaby
as Hisako Hamanaka · 1997
When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes
as Akiko · 2019
Shichou Shisu
· 2012
Our Miyo-chan
as Miyo · 1969
Fun on the Run
as Ponta · 1970
Solitude Point
as Yukie · 1998
友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～
· 2023
最後の戦犯
· 2008
Haru, Bânîzu de
· 2006
The Instant Services Bureau
· 1971
My Phoenix
as Takako Demachi · 1989
Daddy on a Rocking Boat
· 1973
The Blind Swordsman
as Self · 1978