Mitsuko Baisho (倍賞 美津子, Baishō Mitsuko, born in Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese actress whose most internationally known work has been for director Shohei Imamura, from 1979 up to the director's final film in 2010. Baisho has also appeared in films directed by Akira Kurosawa. She won awards for best actress at the 10th Hochi Film Award for Love Letter and Ikiteru Uchi ga Hana nano yo Shindara Sore made yo to Sengen.[1] She also won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Hochi Film Award for The Geisha[2] and at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for Tokyo Lullaby.[3]
Mitsuko Baisho | |
|---|---|
倍賞 美津子 | |
| Born | Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Hiroko Inoki |
| Website | lotus-roots |
Private life
editHer sister is actress-singer Chieko Baisho.
She was married to professional wrestler Antonio Inoki from 1971 to 1987, and together they had a daughter, Hiroko.[4]
Partial filmography
editFilms
edit- Hitokiri (1969)
- Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)
- Sword of Fury (1973)
- The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
- Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
- Kagemusha (1980)
- Eijanaika (1981)
- Flames of Blood (1981)
- P.P. Rider (1983)
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
- The Geisha (1983)
- Okinawan Boys (1983)
- The Crazy Family (1984)
- Love Letter (1985)
- Cabaret (1986)
- Women Who Do Not Divorce (1986)
- Aitsu ni Koishite (1987)
- Sure-Fire Death 4: We Will Avenge You (1987)
- Zegen (1987)
- My Phoenix (1989)
- Dreams (1990)
- Last Song (1994)
- A Last Note (1995)
- The Eel (1997)
- Tokyo Lullaby (1997)
- Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1997)
- Solitude Point, aka Yukie (1997)
- Love Letter (1998)
- Second Chance (episode 3) (1999)[5]
- By Player (2000)
- Turn (2001)
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
- 11'09"01 September 11 (2002)
- Out (2002)
- Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013)
- Der grosse Sommer (2016)[6]
- Sing My Life (2016)
- Threads: Our Tapestry of Love (2020), Setsuko Murata
- In the Wake (2021)[7]
- Offbeat Cops (2022)[8]
- 52-Hertz Whales (2024), Sachie Muranaka[9]
Television
edit- Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman, Season 4, Episode 6 (1979), Oyone
- Tantei Monogatari (1979-1980), lawyer Masako Aiki
- Ryōmaden (2010), Iwasaki Miwa[10]
- Anone (2018), Masako Tamegai[11]
- Black Pean (2018), Harue Tokai[12]
- Gannibal (2022), Gin Gotō[13]
References
edit- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ "ZAKZAK". Archived from the original on 2004-11-01.
- ^ "セカンドチャンス（1999）". eiga.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Der grosse Sommer (2015)" (in German). movies.ch. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "護られなかった者たちへ". eiga.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "阿部寛・主演×内田英治・監督『異動辞令は音楽隊！』、清野菜名、磯村勇斗らの出演発表". Crank-in. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "52ヘルツのクジラたち". eiga.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "龍馬伝". TV drama database. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "anone". TV drama database. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "葵わかな、朝ドラ後は『日曜劇場』で看護師役 二宮、竹内涼真らと共演". Oricon (in Japanese). 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "ドラマ「ガンニバル」第2弾キャストに笠松将、吉岡里帆、倍賞美津子、杉田雷麟ら11人". Natalie. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
