Mitsuko Mori
Junior Third Rank Mitsuko Mori | |
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 Mori in 1962 | |
| Born | Mitsu Murakami May 9, 1920 Kyōto, Japan |
| Died | November 10, 2012 (aged 92) Hongō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1935–2012 |
| 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.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Film
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Onna tachi no Hyakuman goku (1988) – Maeda Matsu
- Nene: Onna Taikōki (2009)
Dubbing
[edit]Live-action
[edit]- Murder, She Wrote – Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury)
Animation
[edit]- Brother Bear – Tanana[6]
Honours
[edit]- 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
[edit]On July 1, 2021, Google celebrated her with a Google Doodle.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Mitsuko Mori at IMDb
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