Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue
Born October 22, 1933
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation Actress
Years active 1953–present
Spouse(s) Yasushi Akutagawa (m. 1960–62)

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

Selected filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director
1957 On Wings of Love Eiko Itakura Toshio Sugie
1958 Song for a Bride Teruko Nishimura Ishirō Honda
1962 Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki Toda no Tsubone Hiroshi Inagaki
1962 A Wanderer's Notebook Kyōko Hinatsu Mikio Naruse
1963 The Lost World of Sinbad Senkichi Taniguchi
1964 Yearning Hisako Morita Mikio Naruse
1976 The Inugamis Umeko Inugami Kon Ichikawa
1981 Kofuku Kon Ichikawa
1985 Sorekara Umeko Nagai Yoshimitsu Morita
2006 The Inugamis Teacher of Harp Kon Ichikawa
2006 What the Snow Brings Shizuko Yazaki Kichitaro Negishi
2009 Shizumanu Taiyō Masae Onchi Setsurō Wakamatsu

Television dramas

Year Title Role Network Notes
2000 Aoi Tokugawa Sandai Kōdai-in NHK Taiga drama
2004 Dondo Hare Katsuno Kagami NHK Asadora
2006 Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Ikuyo Kuwano CX
2009 Tenchijin Tome NHK Taiga drama
2010 Second Virgin NHK
2013 Yae no Sakura Narrator NHK Taiga drama

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

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