Mitsuko Baishô

Biography

Mitsuko Baisho was born in 1946 and after studying at the Shochiku School of Dance and Music, she started a remarkable film career. She has made over sixty films, has been in at least ten masterpieces, has worked for the greatest Japanese filmmakers (Kurosawa: 'Kagemusha', 'Dreams'; Imamura: 'Vengeance is Mine',Why Not?', 'Ballad of Narayama', 'Zegen', The Eel', 'Warm Water Under a Red Bridge'; Kaneto Shindô: 'The Life of Chikuzan', 'A Last Note', 'By Player'). It comes as no surprise that Mitsuko Baisho has received a score of awards, as of her first role in Hideo Gosha's 'Hitokiri' in 1969. She was hailed as most promising young actress first then best actress or best supporting actress. Difficult to do better.

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 55 years1969 to 2024

Genres

Drama80%, 8 films
Comedy20%, 2 films
Crime20%, 2 films
Fantasy20%, 2 films
History20%, 2 films

First and latest

Mitsuko Baishô movies on Netflix

52-Hertz Whales2024IMDb rating 6.3as Sachie Mura
Pecoross' Mother and Her Days2013IMDb rating 6.9as Mitsue
The Lady Shogun and Her Men2010IMDb rating 6.2as Yorinobu Mizuno
Tales from Earthsea2006IMDb rating 6.3as The Mistress (voice)
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001IMDb rating 6.7as Mitsu Aizawa
The Eel1997IMDb rating 7.3as Misako Nakajima
Let Him Rest in Peace1985IMDb rating 6.6as Shima Akai
Kagemusha1980IMDb rating 7.9as Oyunokata
Vengeance Is Mine1979IMDb rating 7.6as Kazuko Enokizu
Tenchu!1969IMDb rating 7.4as Onimo

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Tales from Earthsea2006 Adventure, Animation, Fantasyas The Mistressvoice
IMDb rating 6.349K votes
Vengeance Is Mine1979 Crime, Dramaas Kazuko Enokizu
IMDb rating 7.68.2K votes
Kagemusha1980as Oyunokata
IMDb rating 7.941K votes
The Eel1997as Misako Nakajima
IMDb rating 7.37.1K votes
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001as Mitsu Aizawa
IMDb rating 6.73.1K votes
Tenchu!1969as Onimo
IMDb rating 7.41.4K votes
The Lady Shogun and Her Men2010as Yorinobu Mizuno
IMDb rating 6.2493 votes
Let Him Rest in Peace1985as Shima Akai
IMDb rating 6.684 votes

Most often with

Shohei Imamura directed three of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tatsuya Nakadai

Kôji Yakusho

Hideo Murota

Toshie Negishi

Kazuo Kitamura

Fujio TokitaShohei ImamuraDirector, 3 films

Films together

Tatsuya Nakadai2 films together, 1969 to 1980
Tatsuya Nakadai's page
- Kagemusha1980IMDb rating 7.9Baishô as OyunokataNakadai as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
- Tenchu!1969IMDb rating 7.4Baishô as OnimoNakadai as Hanpeita Takechi
Kôji Yakusho2 films together, 1997 to 2001
Kôji Yakusho's page
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001IMDb rating 6.7Baishô as Mitsu AizawaYakusho as Yosuke Sasano
- The Eel1997IMDb rating 7.3Baishô as Misako NakajimaYakusho as Takuro Yamashita
Hideo Murota2 films together, 1980 to 1985
Hideo Murota's page
- Let Him Rest in Peace1985IMDb rating 6.6Baishô as Shima AkaiMurota as Otomatsu Tokuda
- Kagemusha1980IMDb rating 7.9Baishô as OyunokataMurota as Nobufusa Baba
Toshie Negishi2 films together, 1979 to 2001
Toshie Negishi's page
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001IMDb rating 6.7Baishô as Mitsu AizawaNegishi as Tomoko Sasano
- Vengeance Is Mine1979IMDb rating 7.6Baishô as Kazuko EnokizuNegishi as Keiko Oka
Kazuo Kitamura2 films together, 1979 to 2001
Kazuo Kitamura's page
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001IMDb rating 6.7Baishô as Mitsu AizawaKitamura as Taro
- Vengeance Is Mine1979IMDb rating 7.6Baishô as Kazuko EnokizuKitamura as Haru's master
Fujio Tokita2 films together, 1985 to 1997
Fujio Tokita's page
- The Eel1997IMDb rating 7.3Baishô as Misako NakajimaTokita as Jiro Nakajima
- Let Him Rest in Peace1985IMDb rating 6.6Baishô as Shima AkaiTokita as Ken Ishimori
Shohei ImamuraDirector, 3 films, 1979 to 2001
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001IMDb rating 6.7Baishô as Mitsu Aizawa
- The Eel1997IMDb rating 7.3Baishô as Misako Nakajima
- Vengeance Is Mine1979IMDb rating 7.6Baishô as Kazuko Enokizu
Also two films together1 more actor
- Misa ShimizuWarm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) and The Eel (1997)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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