Mitsuko Kusabue Explained

Mitsuko Kusabue
Birth Date:	22 October 1933
Birth Place:	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation:	Actress
Yearsactive:	1953–present

is a Japanese actress.

Selected filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	On Wings of Love	Eiko Itakura		^[1]
1958	Song for a Bride	Teruko Nishimura		^[2]
	A Holiday in Tokyo			^[3]
1960	Daughters, Wives and a Mother			^[4]
1962		Toda no Tsubone
	A Wanderer's Notebook	Kyōko Hinatsu
1963	The Lost World of Sinbad
1964	Yearning	Hisako Morita
	Whirlwind			^[5]
1967	Scattered Clouds			^[6]
1969	Battle of the Japan Sea			^[7]
1976	The Inugami Family	Umeko Inugami		^[8]
1977	Akuma no temari-uta			^[9]
1978	Queen Bee			^[10]
	Hi no Tori
1979	Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie
1981	Kofuku
1985	Sorekara	Umeko Nagai
1993		Sanae Itō		^[11]
2006	The Inugamis	Teacher of Harp
	What the Snow Brings	Shizuko Yazaki
2009	The Unbroken	Masae Onchi
2014	0.5 mm	Shizue Makabe		^[12]
2016	The Magnificent Nine	Juzaburo's mother
2018	Walking with My Grandma	Kiyo
2019	They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2021	What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?	Yoshino Gotō		^[13]
2023	Daisuke Jigen	Chiharu Yaguchi		^[14]
2024	90 Years Old – So What?	Aiko Satō	Lead role	^[15]
	Aimitagai	Komichi		^[16]

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Mayuko Hitori	Miwako Kano	Asadora
1975	Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun	Otaki		^[17]
	Hissatsu Hitchuu Shigotoya Kagyō	Osei	Hissatsu series
	Genroku Taiheiki	Oden no Kata	Taiga drama
1976	Hissatsu Karakurinin Kepuuhen		Hissatsu series
1977	Kashin	Nomura Motoni	Taiga drama
1978	Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin	Osei	Hissatsu series
1979	Kusa Moeru	Tango no Tsubone	Taiga drama
1983	Ōoku
1985	Miotsukushi	Tone Yoshitake	Asadora
1990	Tobu ga Gotoku	Yura	Taiga drama
1995	Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune	Ten'ei-in	Taiga drama
1997	Aguri	Setsuko Uehara	Asadora
2000	Aoi	Kōdai-in	Taiga drama
2002	Toshiie and Matsu	Ōmandokoro	Taiga drama
2004	Dondo Hare	Katsuno Kagami	Asadora
2006	Kekkon Dekinai Otoko	Ikuyo Kuwano		^[18]
2009	Tenchijin	Tome	Taiga drama
2010	Second Virgin			^[19]
2013	Yae's Sakura	Narrator	Taiga drama
2015	Mare	Yukie Robert	Asadora
2016	Sanada Maru	Tori	Taiga drama	^[20]
	Tokyo Trial	Narrator	Japanese version only
2018	Bakabon no Papa yori Baka na Papa	Junko
2021	Old Jack and Rose	Kirako Kuji		^[21]
2022	The 13 Lords of the Shogun	Hiki no Ama	Taiga drama	^[22]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying	Rosemary Pilkington
1983	Chicago	Roxie Hart
1993	La Cage aux Folles	Jacqueline

Anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple	Mrs. Opalsen
2005	The Snow Queen	Amanda

Dubbing

Title	Role	Notes
Agatha Christie's Marple Series 2	Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan)
Agatha Christie's Marple Series 3	Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan)

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (1999)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2005)
• Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2006)^[23]
• Japan Academy Film Prize

Distinguished Service Award (2022)^[24]

• Person of Cultural Merit (2024)^[25]

External links

• Official profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 大当り三色娘. June 28, 2024. eiga.com.
2. Web site: 花嫁三重奏. June 28, 2024. eiga.com.
3. Web site: 東京の休日(1958). June 28, 2024. eiga.com.
4. Web site: 娘・妻・母. June 28, 2024. eiga.com.
5. Web site: 士魂魔道 大竜巻. October 4, 2021. eiga.com.
6. Web site: 乱れ雲. February 2, 2021. eiga.com.
7. Web site: 日本海大海戦. October 4, 2021. eiga.com.
8. Web site: 犬神家の一族(1976). June 28, 2024. eiga.com.
9. Web site: 悪魔の手毬唄（1977）. August 5, 2024. eiga.com.
10. Web site: 女王蜂（1978）. 5 August 2024. eiga.com.
11. Web site: REX 恐竜物語. December 30, 2023. eiga.com.
12. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=349848. ja:0.5ミリ(2013). June 15, 2015. allcinema. Stingray. Japanese.
13. Web site: 老後の資金がありません！. February 2, 2021. eiga.com.
14. Web site: 次元大介. September 11, 2023. eiga.com.
15. Web site: 九十歳。何がめでたい. October 25, 2023. eiga.com.
16. Web site: アイミタガイ. June 27, 2024. eiga.com.
17. Web site: 痛快！河内山宗俊. January 29, 2024. The Television.
18. Web site: 結婚できない男の出演者・キャスト一覧. June 28, 2024. The Television.
19. Web site: 草笛光子. April 29, 2021. NHK.
20. Web site: 真田丸. June 28, 2024. Haiyaku Jiten.
21. Web site: 池脇千鶴らダンス披露で猛特訓 『その女、ジルバ』熟女ホステスたちの練習成果にも注目. January 10, 2021. Oricon.
22. Web site: 鎌倉殿の13人:草笛光子が大泉洋"源頼朝"の乳母に 「真田丸」以来11度目大河. April 29, 2021. Mantan-web.
23. Web site: 田中絹代賞とは. March 22, 2021. Tanaka Kinuyo Memorial Association.
24. Web site: 日本アカデミー賞「孤狼の血2」が最多13の優秀賞、「ドライブ・マイ・カー」は8部門. January 19, 2022. Natalie.
25. Web site: ちばてつや氏ら7人に文化勲章 功労者に青木功氏ら. 25 October 2024. The Nikkei.