Mitsuko Mori

Mitsuko Mori
Born	May 9, 1920 Tokyo, Japan
Died	November 10, 2012 (aged 92) Hongō, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1935–2012
Spouse(s)	Yoshihiko Okamoto (m. 1959–63)

Mitsuko Mori (森 光子 Mori Mitsuko, May 9, 1920 – November 10, 2012), real name Mitsu Murakami (村上美津 Murakami Mitsu),^[1] was a Japanese actress. In May 2009, she became the first actor in Japan to have performed the stage play Hōrōki (放浪記 "A Wanderer's Notebook") 2,000 times.^[2] She was born in Kyoto, Japan.

On May 11, 2009, Takeo Kawamura announced that Mori would be awarded the People's Honour Award.^[3][4]

Mori died of heart failure on November 10, 2012, at a hospital in Tokyo, aged 92.^[1]

Filmography

Film

• Lost Spring (1967) – Hatsu
• Princess Mononoke (1997) – Hii-sama (voice)
• Sennen no Koi Story of Genji (2001) – Sei Shōnagon

Television drama

• Onna tachi no Hyakuman goku (1988) – Maeda Matsu
• Nene: Onna Taikōki (2009)

Dubbing

• Murder, She Wrote – Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury)

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (1984)
• Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (1992)
• Person of Cultural Merit (1998)
• Order of Culture (2005)
• People's Honour Award (2009)
• Junior Third Rank (2012; posthumous)

References

1. "Actress Mitsuko Mori dies of heart failure at 92". The Mainichi. Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 2012-11-15. Archived from the original on November 24, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
2. Schilling, Mark (2009-05-11). "Mitsuko Mori hits milestone perf". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
3. "Actress Mori in line for People's Honor Award". Yomiuri Shimbun. 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
4. "Gov't considering People's Honor Award for actress Mori". Japan Today. 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-05-12.

External links

• Mitsuko Mori at the Internet Movie Database