Acting · Ibaraki, Japan · Born November 22, 1946
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.
MovieBrighter Days
2025
as Sae Yukino
Movie52-Hertz Whales
2024
as Sachie Muranaka
友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～
2023
TVThe Inugami Family
2023
as Setsuko
TVGannibal
2022
as Gin Gotô
MovieOffbeat Cops
2022
as Sachiko Naruse
TVRoppongi Class
2022
TVInvolvement in Family Affairs
2022
as Yasuko Miyama
MovieIn the Wake
2021
as Kei Tōshima
TVKawa no Hotori de
2021
TVRequest to the Angel
2020
as Kazuko Sato
MovieThreads - Our Tapestry of Love
2020
as Setsuko Murata
TVTwo Weeks
2019
TVDetective Akechi Kogoro
2019
as Koumoto Keiko
MovieWhen My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes
2019
as Akiko
MovieAkuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku
2018
TVBlack Pean
2018
as Harue Tokai
MovieCinema Fighters
2018
as Miyuki
MovieSnowman
2018
as Miyuki (old)
MovieAn Emblem Dedicated To You
2017
as Takajo Waka
MovieBōkyō
2016
as (segment "Mikan no hana")
MovieSing My Life
2016
as Katsu Seyama
MovieBig & Little
2016
as Masako
TVShitamachi Rocket
2015
MovieMr. Love Chemistry 2
2015
MovieRisking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange
2015
TVMiyamoto Musashi
2014
as Otsu
MovieTime Never Stops
2014
as Iku Hamaguchi
MovieThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
2013
as Harue Fujishima
TVHanzawa Naoki
2013
as Natsuko Hane
TVTake Five: Should we Steal for Love?
2013
as Mysterious Woman
TVLate Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
2012
as Ikuko Omura
TVDoctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
MovieBlazing Famiglia
2012
as Donbaa
TVBlackboard
2012
as Ryoko Yokote
MovieShichou Shisu
2012
TVUmechan Sensei
2012
as 下村正枝
MovieRock: Wanko no Shima
2011
MovieDendera
2011
as Masari Shiina
MoviePostcard
2010
as Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law
MovieThe Lady Shogun and Her Men
2010
as Yorinobu Mizuno
TVRyōmaden
2010
MovieNoriben - The Recipe for Fortune
2009
as Fumiyo Hara
MovieCounterfeit
2009
as Kageko Sada
Movie最後の戦犯
2008
MovieAll Around Us
2008
as Namiko Yoshida
TVLast Friends
2008
as Chinatsu Aida
TVTokyo Tower
2007
as Eiko Nakagawa
MovieTales from Earthsea
2006
as The Mistress (voice)
MovieHaru, Bânîzu de
2006
MovieShining Boy and Little Randy
2005
as Asako Fujisawa
TVRuri's Island
2005
as Nakama Megumi
MovieChicken Is Barefoot
2004
MovieLocomotive Teacher
2004
MovieOut
2002
as Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma
MovieSeptember 11
2002
as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
MovieDawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
2002
as Masae Murakami
MovieWarm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
as Mitsu Aizawa
MovieTurn
2001
as Mori Satoko
MovieA Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
2001
MovieBy Player
2000
TVSuzuran
1999
as Fuki Kawamoto
The Hidden Festival
1998
MovieLove Letter
1998
Solitude Point
1998
as Yukie
MovieThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1997
as Yukiko Yoshiyama
MovieTokyo Lullaby
1997
as Hisako Hamanaka
MovieThe Eel
1997
as Misako Nakajima
TVGift
1997
as Reiko Sakuhara（朔原 令子）
MovieA Last Note
1995
as Naoko Yazawa
TVHaru yo koi
1994
as 高倉リュウ
MovieDreams
1990
as Mother of 'I'
MovieMy Phoenix
1989
as Takako Demachi
MovieSensei
1989
as Shota's mother
TVAn Early Autumn
1987
MovieSure Death 4
1987
as Ofuku
MovieZegen
1987
as Shiho
MovieWomen Who Do Not Divorce
1986
MovieCabaret
1986
as Megumi Nanbu
MovieLove Letter
1985
as Kyoko Takehara
MovieLet Him Rest in Peace
1985
as Shima Akai
MovieNuclear Gypsies
1985
MovieCurtain Call
1984
as Haruko Nakamichi
MovieThe Crazy Family
1984
as Saeko Kobayashi
MovieThe Geisha
1983
as Osodé
MovieThe Ballad of Narayama
1983
as Oei
MovieP. P. Rider
1983
as Ikuko
MovieFlames of Blood
1981
as Orin
MovieEijanaika
1981
as Oko
TVAoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
1980
as ボルテ
MovieKagemusha
1980
as Oyunokata
MovieWings of Icarus' Flight
1980
TVMr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
1979
TVDetective Story
1979
as Masako Aiki
MovieVengeance Is Mine
1979
as Kazuko Enokizu
MovieBandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Omatsu
MovieThe Blind Swordsman
1978
as Self
MovieWinter's Flower
1978
as Mary
MovieThe Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
MovieA Scream from Nowhere
1977
as Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress
MovieThe Life of Chikuzan
1977
as Chikuzan's 2nd wife
MovieThe Three Ginza Rascals
1976
MovieLove Is a Hunter
1976
as Michiko Matsumoto
MovieManhunt
1976
as Otsuki Kyoko
MovieThe Shinano River
1973
MovieDaddy on a Rocking Boat
1973
TVKao de Waratte
1973
as Hideko Hanada
MovieMiyamoto Musashi
1973
as Akemi
MovieFlower and Dragon
1973
MovieTheater of Life
1972
MovieChase That Man
1972
MovieThe Instant Services Bureau
1971
MovieKigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971
MovieChallenge at Dawn
1971
MovieFollow the Girls
1971
MovieFun on the Run
1970
as Ponta
MovieCharming Men
1970
as Haruko
MovieDuel at Fort Ezo
1970
as Aka Shu
MovieOur Miyo-chan
1969
as Miyo
MovieWomen Can't Be Beaten
1969
as Aiko
MovieTenchu!
1969
as Onimo
MovieThe Million Dollar Pursuit
1968
MovieLover's Duet
1967
as Yachiyo Kawada
