Mitsuko Mori

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Mitsuko Mori
Mori Mitsuko01.jpg
Mori in 1962
Born
Mitsu Murakami

(1920-05-09)May 9, 1920
Kyōto, Japan
DiedNovember 10, 2012(2012-11-10) (aged 92)
Occupation Actress
Years active1935–2012
Spouses
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.

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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

Television drama

Dubbing

Live-action

Animation

Honours

Tribute

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

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  5. "乱れ雲". eiga.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  6. "ブラザー・ベア". Wowow. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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