Mitsuko Baisho born 22 November 1946 in Ibaraki Prefecture. She 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 2002. Baisho has also appeared in films of Akira Kurosawa. She won awards for best actress at the 10th Hochi Film Award for Love Letter. 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.