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Mitsuko Kusabue (草笛 光子, Kusabue Mitsuko, born October 22, 1933 in Yokohama) is a Japanese actress.

Mitsuko Kusabue
Born	(1933-10-22) October 22, 1933 (age 88) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1953–present
Spouse(s)	Yasushi Akutagawa ​ ​ (m. 1960⁠–⁠1962)​

Selected filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref
1957	On Wings of Love	Eiko Itakura	Toshio Sugie
1958	Song for a Bride	Teruko Nishimura	Ishirō Honda
	A Holiday in Tokyo		Kajirō Yamamoto
1960	Daughters, Wives and a Mother		Mikio Naruse
1962	Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki	Toda no Tsubone	Hiroshi Inagaki
	A Wanderer's Notebook	Kyōko Hinatsu	Mikio Naruse
1963	The Lost World of Sinbad		Senkichi Taniguchi
1964	Yearning	Hisako Morita	Mikio Naruse
	Whirlwind		Hiroshi Inagaki		[1]
1967	Scattered Clouds		Mikio Naruse		[2]
1969	Battle of the Japan Sea		Seiji Maruyama		[3]
1976	The Inugamis	Umeko Inugami	Kon Ichikawa
1977	Rhyme of Vengeance		Kon Ichikawa
1978	Hi no Tori		Kon Ichikawa
1979	Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie		KonIchikawa
1981	Kofuku		Kon Ichikawa
1985	Sorekara	Umeko Nagai	Yoshimitsu Morita
2006	The Inugamis	Teacher of Harp	Kon Ichikawa
	What the Snow Brings	Shizuko Yazaki	Kichitaro Negishi
2009	Shizumanu Taiyō	Masae Onchi	Setsurō Wakamatsu
2014	0.5 mm	Shizue Makabe	Momoko Ando		[4]
2016	The Magnificent Nine	Juzaburo's mother	Yoshihiro Nakamura
2018	Walking with My Grandma	Kiyo	Tetsuo Shinohara
2019	They Say Nothing Stays the Same		Joe Odagiri
2021	What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?	Yoshino Gotō	Tetsu Maeda		[5]

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref
1971	Mayuko Hitori	Miwako Kano	NHK	Asadora	[6]
1975	Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun	Otaki	Fuji TV
	Hissatsu Hitchuu Shigotoya Kagyō	Osei	ABC	Hissatsu series
	Genroku Taiheiki	Oden no Kata	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
1976	Hissatsu Karakurinin Kepuuhen		ABC	Hissatsu series
1977	Kashin	Nomura Motoni	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
1978	Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin	Osei	ABC	Hissatsu series
1979	Kusa Moeru	Tango no Tsubone	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
1983	Ōoku		Kansai
1985	Miotsukushi	Tone Yoshitake	NHK	Asadora	[6]
1990	Tobu ga Gotoku	Yura	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
1995	Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune	Ten'ei-in	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
1997	Aguri	Setsuko Uehara	NHK	Asadora	[6]
2000	Aoi	Kōdai-in	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
2002	Toshiie and Matsu	Ōmandokoro	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
2004	Dondo Hare	Katsuno Kagami	NHK	Asadora	[6]
2006	Kekkon Dekinai Otoko	Ikuyo Kuwano	Fuji TV
2009	Tenchijin	Tome	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
2010	Second Virgin		NHK		[6]
2013	Yae's Sakura	Narrator	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
2015	Mare	Yukie Robert	NHK	Asadora	[6]
2016	Sanada Maru	Tori	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]
	Tokyo Trial	Narrator	NHK	Japanese version only
2018	Bakabon no Papa yori Baka na Papa	Junko	NHK		[6]
2021	Old Jack and Rose	Kirako Kuji	Fuji TV		[8]
2022	The 13 Lords of the Shogun	Hiki no Ama	NHK	Taiga drama	[7]

Theater

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

Dubbing

Title	Role
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)[9]
• Japan Academy Film Prize: Distinguished Service Award (2022)[10]

References

External links

• Official profile (in Japanese)
• Mitsuko Kusabue at IMDb

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