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# Mitsuko Baishō

Actor. Born 22 November 1946 in Ibaraki, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 November 1946, Ibaraki, Japan
- **Also known as:** Mitsuko Baisho, Mitsuko Baishô, 바이쇼 미츠코, Мицуко Байсё, میتسوکو بایشو, 倍賞美津子

## Biography

Mitsuko Baishō is a Japanese actress. She trained at the Shochiku School of Dance and Music and began her film career in the late 1960s.

She is known for roles in films directed by Shōhei Imamura, including *Vengeance Is Mine* (1979), *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983) as Oei, *The Eel* (1997) and *Warm Water Under a Red Bridge* (2001), and for appearances in Akira Kurosawa films such as *Kagemusha* (1980) and *Dreams* (1990). She has also worked in television, including the series *Hanzawa Naoki* (2013) and *Gannibal* (2022).

Baishō won the Hochi Film Award for Best Actress for *Love Letter* (1985) and *Ikiteru uchi ga hana nano yo shindara sore made yo to sengen* (1985), and the award for Best Supporting Actress for *The Geisha* (1983) and *Tokyo Lullaby* (1997). Her sister is the actress and singer Chieko Baishō.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Oei — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-narayama.md)

## Also known for

- *Tales from Earthsea* (2006), The Mistress (voice)
- *Kagemusha* (1980), Oyunokata
- *Dreams* (1990), Mother of 'I'
- *Vengeance Is Mine* (1979), Kazuko Enokizu
- *The Eel* (1997), Misako Nakajima
- *September 11* (2002), Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
- *Hanzawa Naoki* (2013), Natsuko Hane
- *Gannibal* (2022), Gin Gotô

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