Acting
Chieko Baisho
- Titles
- 116movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1961 to 2025, with up to 5 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 99top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Howl's Moving Castle85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wholesome5.6average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.4average 4.7
- Catharsis6.8average 5.1
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Spiritual3.3average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.7, average 5.2
- Crime2.2, average 3.7
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Tension5.2, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 13
- Nostalgic 7
- Gentle Humor 6
- Nostalgic Charm 6
- Tora-san Series 5
- Family Relationships 4
- Heartwarming 4
- Family Dynamics 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Melancholy 4
- Sentimental 3
- Episodic 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yoji YamadaWriterTokyo Taxi, The Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, Kabei: Our Mother, Tora-san Plays Daddy, +63 more- TTetsuo TakahaCinematographerThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, +54 more
Kiyoshi AtsumiActorThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, +51 more- IIwao IshiiEditorThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, Kabei: Our Mother, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, +48 more
Gin MaedaActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, Tora-san, Wish You Were Here, +46 more
Hisao DazaiActorThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, +44 more
Chieko MisakiActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, Tora-san Goes North, +44 more
Gajirō SatōActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, Tora-san, Wish You Were Here, +44 more
Naozumi YamamotoComposerTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Grand Scheme, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, Tora-san Goes North, +43 more- YYoshitaka AsamaWriterThe Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, Tora-san Goes North, +40 more
Masami ShimojōActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san Plays Daddy, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, Tora-san Goes North, Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy, +31 more
Chishū RyūActorTora-san's Forbidden Love, Tora-san's Love in Osaka, Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy, Tora-san, the Go-Between, Tora-san's Shattered Romance, +27 more
Movies and TV shows
1212020s
4 titles · average score 73
72
Tokyo Taxi (2025)
as Sumire Takano
74
Plan 75 (2022)
as Michi Tsunotani
Arc (2021)
as Rina
461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son (2020)
as Natsuko Suzumoto
2010s
8 titles · average score 70
82
Weathering with You (2019)
as Fumi Tachibana (voice)
73
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Only the Cat Knows (2019)
as Yukiko
75
The Little House (2014)
as Taki Nunomiya
Hameln (2013)
as Ritsuko
It All Began When I Met You (2013)
as Kotoko
Tokyo Newcomer (2012)
as Old Woman
52
Zatoichi: The Last (2010)
as Mitsu
2000s
8 titles · average score 77
64
Honokaa Boy (2009)
as Bee
82
Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
as Hatsuko Nogami
A Heartful of Love (2005)
as Tomoe Kakuta
85
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
as Sophie (voice)
75
The Hidden Blade (2004)
as Mrs. Katagiri
Konbanwa (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
The Summer Promise (2002)
TV show
Tracing the Gray Summer (2001)
as Sonia (voice)
1990s
9 titles · average score 68
Suzuran (1999)
TV show · as Moe Tokiwa / Moe Hidaka
68
Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
as Lyre (voice)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san Confesses (1991)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1980s
26 titles · average score 71
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san Goes North (1987)
as Sakura
Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
70
Unico in the Island of Magic (1983)
as The West Wind (voice)
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
67
Station (1981)
as Michio Kiriko
Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
75
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
as Tamiko Kazami
Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1970s
30 titles · average score 72
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
71
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
as Mitsue Shima
Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
72
Home from the Sea (1972)
as Tamiko Ishizaki
Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
76
Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
as Tamiko
73
Tora-san's Runaway (1970)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
70
Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
1960s
36 titles · average score 71
73
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
69
Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
as 樱花（阿寅的妹妹）
Vagabond Schemer (1969)
as Tsuruyo
73
I, the Executioner (1968)
as Haruko
In Broad Daylight (1968)
as Yoshiko Koshiishi
Song of Love (1967)
as Haruko Tachibana
The Lovable Tramp (1966)
as Aiko Kazami
72
A Trap (1965)
as Kiriko Yanagida
72
Samurai from Nowhere (1964)
as Chigusa
Our Marriage (1962)
as Saeko Hibino
As the Clouds Scatter (1961)
as Kaeko Kawaguchi