Portrait of Mitsuko Baisho

Acting

Mitsuko Baisho

Career

Active from 1967 to 2025, busiest in 1997 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mitsuko Baisho Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 9
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Emotional Journey 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Bleak 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Family Dynamics 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

93
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

11 titles · average score 71
Brighter Days
Brighter Days (2025)

as Sae Yukino

52-Hertz Whales
52-Hertz Whales (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sachie Muranaka

The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family (2023)

TV show · as Setsuko

Gannibal
Gannibal (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Gin Gotô

Roppongi Class
Roppongi Class (2022)

TV show

Involvement in Family Affairs
Involvement in Family Affairs (2022)

TV show · as Yasuko Miyama

Offbeat Cops
Offbeat Cops (2022)

as Sachiko Naruse

In the Wake
In the Wake (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kei Tōshima

Kawa no Hotori de
Kawa no Hotori de (2021)

TV show

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

as Setsuko Murata

Request to the Angel
Request to the Angel (2020)

TV show · as Kazuko Sato

2010s

25 titles · average score 71
When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes
When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes (2019)

as Akiko

An Emblem Dedicated To You
An Emblem Dedicated To You (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

as Takajo Waka

Sing My Life
Sing My Life (2016)

as Katsu Seyama

Big & Little
Big & Little (2016)

as Masako

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Otsu

Take Five: Should we Steal for Love?
Take Five: Should we Steal for Love? (2013)

TV show · as Mysterious Woman

Hanzawa Naoki
Hanzawa Naoki (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Natsuko Hane

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2013)

as Harue Fujishima

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Yoshino Ushio

Dendera
Dendera (2011)

as Masari Shiina

The Lady Shogun and Her Men
The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010)
GoodWatch score 55

as Yorinobu Mizuno

Postcard
Postcard (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Chiyo Morikawa, the Mother-in-Law

2000s

13 titles · average score 66
Counterfeit
Counterfeit (2009)

as Kageko Sada

Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune (2009)

as Fumiyo Hara

Last Friends
Last Friends (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Chinatsu Aida

Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower (2007)

TV show · as Eiko Nakagawa

Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Mistress (voice)

Shining Boy & Little Randy
Shining Boy & Little Randy (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Asako Fujisawa (as Mitsuko Baisho) / Asako Fujisawa

Ruri's Island
Ruri's Island (2005)

TV show · as Nakama Megumi

Out
Out (2002)

as Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)

as Masae Murakami

September 11
September 11 (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mitsu Aizawa

Turn
Turn (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mori Satoko

1990s

9 titles · average score 73
Suzuran
Suzuran (1999)

TV show · as Fuki Kawamoto

Solitude Point
Solitude Point (1998)

as Yukie

The Eel
The Eel (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

as Misako Nakajima

Tokyo Lullaby
Tokyo Lullaby (1997)

as Hisako Hamanaka

Gift
Gift (1997)

TV show · as Reiko Sakuhara(朔原 令子)

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1997)

as Yukiko Yoshiyama

A Last Note
A Last Note (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

as Naoko Yazawa

Haru yo koi
Haru yo koi (1994)

TV show · as 高倉リュウ

Dreams
Dreams (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mother of 'I'

1980s

17 titles · average score 73
My Phoenix
My Phoenix (1989)

as Takako Demachi

Zegen
Zegen (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shiho

Cabaret
Cabaret (1986)

as Megumi Nanbu

Love Letter
Love Letter (1985)

as Kyoko Takehara

Let Him Rest in Peace
Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)

as Shima Akai

The Crazy Family
The Crazy Family (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Saeko Kobayashi

Curtain Call
Curtain Call (1984)

as Haruko Nakamichi

The Geisha
The Geisha (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

as Osodé

The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
GoodWatch score 87

as Oei

P. P. Rider
P. P. Rider (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ikuko

Flames of Blood
Flames of Blood (1981)

as Orin

Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Oyunokata

1970s

14 titles · average score 72
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
GoodWatch score 86

as Kazuko Enokizu

Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B
Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979)

TV show

Detective Story
Detective Story (1979)

TV show · as Masako Aiki

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

as Omatsu

Winter's Flower
Winter's Flower (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mary

The Life of Chikuzan
The Life of Chikuzan (1977)

as Chikuzan's 2nd wife

A Scream from Nowhere
A Scream from Nowhere (1977)

as Sumiko Miyajima - The Actress

Manhunt
Manhunt (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

as Otsuki Kyoko

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)

as Akemi

Kao de Waratte
Kao de Waratte (1973)

TV show · as Hideko Hanada

Duel at Fort Ezo
Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)

as Aka Shu

Charming Men
Charming Men (1970)

as Haruko

1960s

4 titles · average score 71
Tenchu!
Tenchu! (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as Onimo

Women Can't Be Beaten
Women Can't Be Beaten (1969)

as Aiko

Our Miyo-chan
Our Miyo-chan (1969)

as Miyo

Lover's Duet
Lover's Duet (1967)

as Yachiyo Kawada