

Mitsuko Baisho
Acting
November 22, 1946
Ibaraki, Japan
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.
The Filmography


Offbeat Cops

In the Wake

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes

An Emblem Dedicated To You

Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Dendera

Postcard

The Lady Shogun and Her Men

Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune

All Around Us

Tales from Earthsea

Shining Boy and Little Randy

Chicken Is Barefoot

Out

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
