Portrait of Chieko Baisho

Acting

Chieko Baisho

Career

Active from 1961 to 2025, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
99
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chieko Baisho Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Tension
    5.0, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 12
  • Nostalgic 7
  • Gentle Humor 7
  • Nostalgic Charm 6
  • Tora-san Series 5
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Family Relationships 4
  • Family Dynamics 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Heartwarming 4
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 3
  • Quirky Characters 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 74
Tokyo Taxi
Tokyo Taxi (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sumire Takano

Plan 75
Plan 75 (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

as Michi Tsunotani

Arc
Arc (2021)

as Rina

461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son
461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son (2020)

as Natsuko Suzumoto

2010s

8 titles · average score 70
Weathering with You
Weathering with You (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

as Fumi Tachibana (voice)

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Only the Cat Knows
Only the Cat Knows (2019)

as Yukiko

The Little House
The Little House (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

as Taki Nunomiya

Hameln
Hameln (2013)

as Ritsuko

It All Began When I Met You
It All Began When I Met You (2013)

as Kotoko

Tokyo Newcomer
Tokyo Newcomer (2012)

as Old Woman

Zatoichi: The Last
Zatoichi: The Last (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mitsu

2000s

8 titles · average score 77
Honokaa Boy
Honokaa Boy (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bee

Kabei: Our Mother
Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
GoodWatch score 82

as Hatsuko Nogami

A Heartful of Love
A Heartful of Love (2005)

as Tomoe Kakuta

Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sophie (voice)

The Hidden Blade
The Hidden Blade (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Katagiri

Konbanwa
Konbanwa (2004)

as Narrator (voice)

The Summer Promise
The Summer Promise (2002)

TV show

Tracing the Gray Summer
Tracing the Gray Summer (2001)

as Sonia (voice)

1990s

9 titles · average score 68
Suzuran
Suzuran (1999)

TV show · as Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka

Jungle Emperor Leo
Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lyre (voice)

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san to the Rescue
Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san's Easy Advice
Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san's Matchmaker
Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san Makes Excuses
Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san Confesses
Tora-san Confesses (1991)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1980s

26 titles · average score 71
Tora-san, My Uncle
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san Goes North
Tora-san Goes North (1987)

as Sakura

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san, the Go-Between
Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san's Forbidden Love
Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Unico in the Island of Magic
Unico in the Island of Magic (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as The West Wind (voice)

Tora-san Goes Religious?
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san, the Expert
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Station
Station (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

as Michio Kiriko

Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

A Distant Cry from Spring
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tamiko Kazami

Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1970s

30 titles · average score 72
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Talk of the Town Tora-san
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mitsue Shima

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san's Pure Love
Tora-san's Pure Love (1976)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Home from the Sea
Home from the Sea (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tamiko Ishizaki

Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san's Love Call
Tora-san's Love Call (1971)

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Where Spring Comes Late
Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

as Tamiko

Tora-san's Runaway
Tora-san's Runaway (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

1960s

36 titles · average score 71
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as 樱花(阿寅的妹妹)

Vagabond Schemer
Vagabond Schemer (1969)

as Tsuruyo

I, the Executioner
I, the Executioner (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

as Haruko

The Million Dollar Pursuit
The Million Dollar Pursuit (1968)

as Miss

In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight (1968)

as Yoshiko Koshiishi

Song of Love
Song of Love (1967)

as Haruko Tachibana

Let's Have A Dream
Let's Have A Dream (1967)

as Aiko

The Lovable Tramp
The Lovable Tramp (1966)

as Aiko Kazami

A Trap
A Trap (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kiriko Yanagida

Our Marriage
Our Marriage (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Saeko Hibino

As the Clouds Scatter
As the Clouds Scatter (1961)

as Kaeko Kawaguchi