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Mitsuko Mori

1920 – 2012

Japanese actress

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About Mitsuko Mori

Lived 1920 – 2012 (aged 92). Mitsuko Mori was a Japanese actor, singer and seiyū.

, real name , was a Japanese actress.

Background In May 2009, she became the first actor in Japan to have performed the stage play 2,000 times. She was born in Kyoto, Japan.

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

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

Filmography

Film Lost Spring (1967) – Hatsu Scattered Clouds (1967) 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

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.

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Important facts

Birth century
Awards
Order of Culture; Medal with Purple Ribbon; Person of Cultural Merit; People's Honour Award; Golden Arrow Award; Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō
Also known as
Mori Mitsuko

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mitsuko Mori?

Japanese actress (1920–2012)

When was Mitsuko Mori born?

Mitsuko Mori was born on 9 May 1920 in Kyoto.

When did Mitsuko Mori die?

Mitsuko Mori died on 10 November 2012 in Tokyo.

What was Mitsuko Mori's occupation?

Mitsuko Mori was an actor, singer and seiyū.

What nationality was Mitsuko Mori?

Mitsuko Mori was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mitsuko Mori

· Wikidata: Q907554

· DBpedia: Mitsuko Mori

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