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.
Junior Third Rank Mitsuko Mori | |
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Born | Mitsu Murakami May 9, 1920 Kyōto, Japan |
Died | November 10, 2012 Hongō, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 92)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1935–2012 |
Spouses | Richard Uemura
(m. 1947; sep. 1947)Yoshihiko Okamoto
(m. 1959; div. 1963) |
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.
On July 1, 2021, Google celebrated her with a Google Doodle.[7]