Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue
Born	October 22, 1933 (age 92); Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1953–present
Spouse	Yasushi Akutagawa (m. 1960⁠–⁠1962)

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

BornOctober 22, 1933 (age 92)

OccupationActress

Yearsactive1953–present

Spouse

(m. 1960⁠–⁠1962)

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1957	On Wings of Love	Eiko Itakura		^[1]
1958	Song for a Bride	Teruko Nishimura		^[2]
1958	A Holiday in Tokyo			^[3]
1960	Daughters, Wives and a Mother			^[4]
1962	Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki	Toda no Tsubone
1962	A Wanderer's Notebook	Kyōko Hinatsu
1963	The Lost World of Sinbad
1964	Yearning	Hisako Morita
1964	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]
1978	Hi no Tori
1979	Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie
1981	Kofuku
1984	Wangan Doro	Ikuko Sugimoto
1985	Sorekara	Umeko Nagai
1993	Rex: A Dinosaur's Story	Sanae Itō		^[11]
2006	The Inugamis	Teacher of Harp
2006	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]
2024	Aimitagai	Komichi		^[16]
2025	Let's Meet at Angie's Bar	Angie	Lead role	^[17]

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1971	Mayuko Hitori	Miwako Kano	Asadora	^[18]
1975	Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun	Otaki		^[19]
	Hissatsu Hitchuu Shigotoya Kagyō	Osei	Hissatsu series
	Genroku Taiheiki	Oden no Kata	Taiga drama	^[20]
1976	Hissatsu Karakurinin Kepuuhen		Hissatsu series
1977	Kashin	Nomura Motoni	Taiga drama	^[20]
1978	Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin	Osei	Hissatsu series
1979	Kusa Moeru	Tango no Tsubone	Taiga drama	^[20]
1983	Ōoku
1985	Miotsukushi	Tone Yoshitake	Asadora	^[18]
1990	Tobu ga Gotoku	Yura	Taiga drama	^[20]
1995	Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune	Ten'ei-in	Taiga drama	^[20]
1997	Aguri	Setsuko Uehara	Asadora	^[18]
2000	Aoi	Kōdai-in	Taiga drama	^[20]
2002	Toshiie and Matsu	Ōmandokoro	Taiga drama	^[20]
2004	Dondo Hare	Katsuno Kagami	Asadora	^[18]
2006	Kekkon Dekinai Otoko	Ikuyo Kuwano		^[21]
2009	Tenchijin	Tome	Taiga drama	^[20]
2010	Second Virgin			^[18]
2013	Yae's Sakura	Narrator	Taiga drama	^[20]
2015	Mare	Yukie Robert	Asadora	^[18]
2016	Sanada Maru	Tori	Taiga drama	^[22]
2016	Tokyo Trial	Narrator	Japanese version only
2018	Bakabon no Papa yori Baka na Papa	Junko		^[18]
2021	Old Jack and Rose	Kirako Kuji		^[23]
2022	The 13 Lords of the Shogun	Hiki no Ama	Taiga drama	^[20]

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

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

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

Selected filmography

Mitsuko Kusabue

Born	(1933-10-22) October 22, 1933 (age 92) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1953–present
Spouse	Yasushi Akutagawa (m. 1960⁠–⁠1962)