Mitsuko Baisho was born in 1946 and after studying at the Shochiku School of Dance and Music, she started a remarkable film career. She has made over sixty films, has been in at least ten masterpieces, has worked for the greatest Japanese filmmakers (Kurosawa: 'Kagemusha', 'Dreams'; Imamura: 'Vengeance is Mine',Why Not?', 'Ballad of Narayama', 'Zegen', The Eel', 'Warm Water Under a Red Bridge'; Kaneto Shindô: 'The Life of Chikuzan', 'A Last Note', 'By Player'). It comes as no surprise that Mitsuko Baisho has received a score of award s, as of her first role in Hideo Gosha's 'Hitokiri' in 1969. She was hailed as most promising young actress first then best actress or best supporting actress. Difficult to do better.
When a powerful warlord in medieval Japan dies, a poor thief recruited to impersonate him finds difficulty living up to his role and clashes with the spirit of the warlord during turbulent times in the kingdom.
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In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse he/she would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.