Mitsuko Mori | |
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Born |
Tokyo, Japan |
May 9, 1920
Died | November 10, 2012 Hongō, Tokyo, Japan |
(aged 92)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1935–2012 |
Spouse(s) | Yoshihiko Okamoto (m. 1959–63) |
Mitsuko Mori (森 光子 Mori Mitsuko?, May 9, 1920 – November 10, 2012), real name Mitsu Murakami (村上美津 Murakami Mitsu?), 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. 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 of heart failure on November 10, 2012, at a hospital in Tokyo, aged 92.