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

KNOWN FOR

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2009
Miotsukushi
1985
Mayuko hitori
1971
Mare
2015
Dondo Hare
2007
Toshiie and Matsu
2002
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
2004
The Beautiful Neighbor
2011
He Who Can't Marry
2006
Beauty or Beast
2003
Akai Shougeki
1976
Princess Hiro
2003

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
183
2025
Meet Me at Angie’s Bar
2024
90 Years Old – So What?
as Aiko Satō
2024
Aimitagai
2023
Jigen Daisuke
as Chiharu Yaguchi
2022
Hotel: Next Door
as Ohara Maiko
2021
What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?
as Yoshino Goto
2021
Sono Onna, Jiruba
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
as Woman on the Boat
2018
4.50 from Paddington
as Suzume Amano
2018
Walking with My Grandma
as Kiyo Takayama
2017
Proof of the Man
2016
Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor
as Tokiko Hongo
2016
The Magnificent Nine
as Juzaburo’s Mother
2016
Destiny-Like Love
as Fujii Akari
2015
化石の微笑み
as Izawa Sachiko
2015
Murder on the Orient Express
as Koshaku Todoroki
2015
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
as Kiyo
2015
Mare
as Robert Yukie
2014
0.5 mm
as Shizue Makabe
2014
The Good Listener
as Ume Mizusawa
2013
Chain of Flowers
as Rika's grandmother
2013
Olympic Ransom
2013
Doubles - Futari no Keiji
as Taeko Yokoyama
2012
Home: The House Imp
as Sumiyo Takahashi
2012
捜査地図の女
2012
Presumed Guilty
as Kanae Ota
2011
Dendera
as Mei Mitsuboshi
2011
The Beautiful Neighbor
as Yano Mitsuko
2010
樅ノ木は残った
2010
Abacus and Sword
as Obabasama
2010
Goodbye Alma
as Kashi (Taichi's grandmother)
2010
Second Virgin
as Shugetsu Magaki
2010
Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka
2009
The Unbroken
as Masae Onchi
2009
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
as Midori Ninomiya
2008
Nagaiki Kyousou
as 綿谷規子
2008
Kiri no hi
2008
Garden of the Wind
as Harue Uehara
2007
Dondo Hare
as Kagami Katsuno
2006
Angel's Ladder
2006
Murder of the Inugami Clan
as Koto no Shisho
2006
Sunny for Tomorrow
as Suzuki Hisay
2006
He Who Can't Marry
as Ikuyo Kuwano
2005
What the Snow Brings
as Shizuko Yazaki
2004
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
as Mrs. Opalsen (voice)
2004
たったひとつのたからもの
2003
Princess Hiro
as Koutaigou
2003
Beauty or Beast
2002
Toshiie and Matsu
as Naka
2001
Siberian Express 2
as rei rei yo
1994
Good Mourning
1993
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
as Sanae Ito
1990
She-Shogun
1990
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
as Tsubone Kasuga
1988
The Wives of Rokumeikan
1988
Iki no Iiyatsu
1987
Yakuza Ladies 2
as Matsuyo Hitobashi
1986
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
1985
Oar
as Osada
1985
And Then
as Umeko Nagai
1985
Miotsukushi
as Tone Yoshitake
1984
The Wangan Highway
as Ikuko Sugimoto
1984
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
as お甲
1983
Nogare no machi
1981
Lonely Heart
1979
The House of Hanging
as Junko Amamiya
1978
The Phoenix
as Iyo
1978
Queen Bee
as Otomi
1978
Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada
1978
Netchū Jidai
1977
Lullaby to Kill
as Atsuko Yura - Yasuko's Mother
1977
Island of Hell
as Osayo
1977
Sugata Sanshiro
as Osen
1976
The Inugami Family
as Umeko Inugami
1976
Elegy
as Akiko Katsuragi
1976
Akai Shougeki
1975
Priest of Darkness
as Otaki
1975
Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyou
1972
First Love
1971
Mayuko hitori
as 加野三輪子
1970
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
as Maya Tokioka
1970
Five Gents and a Kuniang
as Tokioka Maya
1969
Travels of Lord Mito
as Oman
1969
Battle of the Japan Sea
as Mrs. Togo
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
as Madam of Bar “Highness”
1969
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
as Madame of “Highness” bar
1969
Young Guy Graduates
1969
When Love Awakens
1968
Devils-in-Law
1967
Two in the Shadow
as Ayako
1967
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Wakayo (Geisha)
1966
The Stranger Within a Woman
as Yumiko Kato
1966
3 Raccoon Dogs
as Asako
1966
More Than 10,000 Women But...
as Toshiko Nagashima
1966
Taming an Unruly Girl
1966
Swindler Meets Swindler
1966
King of the Raccoon Dogs
1965
Rampaging Dog
1965
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Tamagiku (Geisha in Gion)
1965
You Can If You Try
1965
Sequel Western King, Eastern Leader
1964
Hail the 3 Gents
as Kyoko ( Club Madam)
1964
The Naked Executive
as Bar owner
1964
Yearning
as Hisako Morizono
1964
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
1964
The Sandal Keeper
1964
Whirlwind
as Kozato's Aunt
1964
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
as Hanae Shimizu
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
as 6th Sin
1964
Camellia Gate
1963
Samurai Pirate
as Sobei
1963
A Woman's Life
as Shizuo Kinoshita
1963
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
as Yuki Sakura
1963
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
as Geisha Tōryū
1963
3 Gents In Hawaii
as Mayako (Bar Madam)
1963
Aloha 3 Gents
as Mayako (Bar Madam)
1963
Devices Stronger Than Women
as Yoko Nakamura (real name: Haruko Oshima)
1963
Three Dolls, Three Generations
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
Star of Hong Kong
as Boss Sanae
1962
Whirlpool of Love
1962
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
Pig and Goldfish
1962
A Wanderer's Notebook
as Kyôko Hinatsu
1962
The Wiser Age
as Umeko
1962
Born in Sin
1962
Chûshingura
1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1961
A Night in Hong Kong
as Yu Lan
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Happiness of Us Alone
as Nobuko, Akiko's sister
1961
Lovers of Ginza
1961
Playboy President: Part II
as Geisha Shimemaru
1961
A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler
1960
Beyond the Hills
as Yoshiko Murata
1960
The Masterless 47
as Saiko
1960
This Greedy Old Skin
as Hatsue
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Kaoru Tani
1960
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
Bonchi
as Ikako
1960
The Angry Sea
as Katsu
1960
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
Three Dolls and Three Guys
1960
Respect, Flatter, and Love
1959
The Enchanting Devil
1959
The Big Boss
as Rie
1959
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
New Third-Class Executive
as Natsuyo
1959
Fox and Raccoon
as Kazuko from Gondola
1958
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
The Capital of Love
as Miyako Morimoto
1958
Song for a Bride
1958
Theater of Life
1958
Flower's Yearning
as Tsuzuki Asako
1958
The College Hero
as Hisami Urano
1958
The Little Actress
1957
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
1957
The Paradise Island Story
1957
On Wings of Love
as Eiko Itakura
1957
The Decoy
as Setsuko (Hoshino’s wife)
1957
Schooldays
as Koshiba Harumi
1957
Night Holds a Truth
1957
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1956
The Bride and the Treasure
as お俊
1956
Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin
as 女房お俊
1956
Sound of Youth
1955
The Mask and Destiny
1955
Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
as お俊
1955
Ejima and Ikushima
as 宇津
1955
Here Is a Spring
1955
A Woman's Life
as Yumiko Kagami
1954
Edo no yubae
as お蝶
1954
Haru no Wakakusa
1953
Junketsu kakumei
保護司・夏目清一　父親殺し