Mitsuko Baishō
Born November 22, 1946 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 2001.
Also recorded as Mitsuko Baisho · Baishō Mitsuko · Baisho Mitsuko · Mitsuko Baishou
Mitsuko Baishō
中日新聞社 · 『 中日新聞 』1966年1月25日付夕刊。 " Chunichi Shimbun ", January 25, 1966 evening edition. · Public domain
- Name
- Mitsuko Baisho
- Born
- November 22, 1946
- Birthplace
- Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Fields
- acting.
- Honours
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Kinuyo Tanaka Award, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Arrow Award.
- Languages
- French.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is acting. Distinctions recorded are Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Kinuyo Tanaka Award, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Arrow Award.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Mitsuko Baisho • Native Name — 倍賞 美津子 • Born — November 22, 1946 • Birthplace — Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1967–present • Children — Hiroko Inoki • Website — http: lotus-roots.co.jp/baisho/en/
Documentary record
Mitsuko Baishō, recorded as an actress, was born on 22 November 1946 in Präfektur Ibaraki. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Career
Career
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 by Tatsumi Kumashiro and Ikiteru Uchi ga Hana nano yo Shindara Sore made yo to Sengen. She also won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Hochi Film Award for The Geisha and at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for Tokyo Lullaby.
Private life
Private life
Her 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.
Television
Television
• Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman, Season 4, Episode 6 (1979), Oyone • Tantei Monogatari (1979-1980), lawyer Masako Aiki • Ryōmaden (2010), Iwasaki Miwa • Anone (2018), Masako Tamegai • Black Pean (2018), Harue Tokai • Gannibal (2022–25), Gin Gotō
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Mitsuko Baisho, Baishō Mitsuko, Baisho Mitsuko and Mitsuko Baishou. Her recorded languages were French and Japanese. She married Antonio Inoki.
Films
• 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) • By Player (2000) • Turn (2001) • Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) • 11'09"01 September 11 (2002) • Out (2002) • Der grosse Sommer (2016) • Sing My Life (2016) • Threads: Our Tapestry of Love (2020), Setsuko Murata • In the Wake (2021) • Offbeat Cops (2022) • 52-Hertz Whales (2024), Sachie Muranaka • Undergirl (2026)
Recognition and collections
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Mitsuko Baishō received Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Kinuyo Tanaka Award, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Arrow Award.
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Documents and archives
reference work
- “Mitsuko Baisho”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1138422: Mitsuko Baishō
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- 1.Cinema Hochi.
- 2.Cinema Hochi.
- 3.Cinema Hochi.
- 4.ZAKZAK.
- 5.セカンドチャンス（1999）. Eiga.com.
- 6.movies.ch. Der grosse Sommer (2015).
- 7.護られなかった者たちへ. Eiga.com.
- 8.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. February 3, 2022.
- 9.52ヘルツのクジラたち. Eiga.com.
- 10.Undergirl. Eiga.com.
- 11.龍馬伝. TV drama database.
- 12.anone. TV drama database.
- 13.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. February 21, 2018.
- 14.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.
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