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Mitsuko Mori

Japanese actress

Richard Uemura

(m. 1947; sep. 1947)

Yoshihiko Okamoto

(m. 1959; div. 1963)

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.

Background

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 on November 10, 2012, at a hospital in Tokyo, aged 92.

Filmography

Film

Lost Spring (1967) – Hatsu
Scattered Clouds (1967)^[5]
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

Live-action

Murder, She Wrote – Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury)

Animation

Brother Bear – Tanana^[6]

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)

Tribute

On July 1, 2021, Google celebrated her with a Google Doodle.^[7]

References

^ "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.
^ Schilling, Mark (2009-05-11). "Mitsuko Mori hits milestone perf". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
^ "Actress Mori in line for People's Honor Award". Yomiuri Shimbun. 2009-05-12. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
^ "Gov't considering People's Honor Award for actress Mori". Japan Today. 2009-05-12. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
^ "乱れ雲". eiga.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "ブラザー・ベア". Wowow. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "Celebrating Mitsuko Mori". Google. 1 July 2021.