Mitsuko Mori

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.

Mitsuko Mori
Mori in 1962
Born	(1920-05-09)May 9, 1920 Kyōto, Japan
Died	November 10, 2012(2012-11-10) (aged 92) Hongō, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1935–2012
Spouse(s)	Yoshihiko Okamoto ( m. 1959⁠–⁠1963)

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. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. 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 on IMDb