--- name: "Mitsuko Mori" canonical: "https://film.one/person/mitsuko-mori" fi1m_id: "mitsuko-mori" imdb_id: "nm0605281" tmdb_id: 20339 wikidata_id: "Q907554" roles: ["Actor"] born: "9 May 1920" died: "10 November 2012" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T22:14:51.396440+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Mitsuko Mori ## Identity Mitsuko Mori - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mitsuko-mori - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** mitsuko-mori - **IMDb ID:** nm0605281 - **TMDB ID:** 20339 - **Wikidata ID:** Q907554 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuko_Mori, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q907554, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605281/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20339 Actor. Born 9 May 1920 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Died 10 November 2012. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 9 May 1920, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan - **Died:** 10 November 2012 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuko_Mori, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q907554, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605281/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20339 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Princess Mononoke*](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Mitsuko Mori was a Japanese actress. Born Mitsu Murakami on 9 May 1920 in Kyoto, she made her stage debut in 1935 and remained active until her death. She appeared in films including *Scattered Clouds* (1967) and provided the voice of Mrs Hii in *Princess Mononoke* (1997). Mori was best known for her stage work, particularly her record-breaking performances in the play *Hōrōki* (*A Wanderer's Notebook*), which she performed more than 2,000 times. She received numerous honours, including the People's Honour Award in 2009, and died in Tokyo on 10 November 2012. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Princess Mononoke* (1997), Fi1m 88, as Mrs. Hii (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md) ## Complete filmography (53) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Woman Lived Mori Mitsuko* (2014), as Theme Song Performance - *Haru and Natsu* (2005), series, as Haru Takakura - *Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji* (2001), Actor - *As the River Flows* (2000), as Yuriko Hirosawa (The Authoress) - *Princess Mononoke* (1997), as Mrs. Hii (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md) - *The Unconcealed Woman* (1994), as Taki - *Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands* (1993), series, Actor - *The Tale of Genji* (1991), series, Actor - *Battleship Yamato* (1990), as Ume Nakahara (Mother of Lieutenant Koichi Nakahara) - *加トちゃんケンちゃん光子ちゃん* (1987), series, Actor - *Actress* (1987), as Mother - *花吹雪はしご一家* (1975), series, Actor - *雪の華* (1973), series, Actor - *Love Forsaken* (1971), Actor - *時間ですよ* (1970), series, as 松野まつ - *Shinjuku Plaza* (1969), Actor - *Ex Convict: Sword Storm* (1969), Actor - *Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert* (1969), Actor - *I Sell My Husband* (1968), Actor - *Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century* (1968), as 文学者 - *Young Challengers* (1968), as Fujiko Namikawa - *Two Hearts in the Rain* (1968), Actor - *A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune* (1968), as Senko Harada - *Sôshun* (1968), as Kiku Kigawa - *Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty* (1968), Actor - *Two in the Shadow* (1967), as Katsuko - *Pomegranate Time* (1967), as Naoko Takada - *Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend* (1967), Actor - *Three Faces of Love* (1967), as Hatsu - *Freezing Point* (1966), as Tatsuko - *Danshun* (1965), as Sei Sasaki - *Retirement of a Train Engineer* (1965), Actor - *My Wife* (1965), Actor - *Cold Rice, Osan, Chan* (1965), Actor - *The Radish and the Carrot* (1965), Actor - *Kono sora no aru kagiri* (1964), Actor - *Monrō no yōna onna* (1964), Actor - *Dobuike* (1963), as Masa Kanazawa - *She Came For Love* (1963), as Rie Uchimi - *The Maid Story* (1963), Actor - *The Red Water* (1963), Actor - *When Women Lie* (1963), Actor - *A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant* (1962), Actor - *A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen* (1962), Actor - *Woman of Design* (1962), as Miyo Sagawa - *Toilet Manager* (1961), Actor - *An Urban Affair* (1961), as Kame Gonda - *Stubborn Father and Stupid Son* (1957), Actor - *Stubborn Father and Musical Daughter* (1957), Actor - *Masurao Dispatchers Men's Group: Take Your Best Shot* (1957), Actor - *Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin* (1938), Actor - *The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen* (1938), as Onui, younger sister of Okiyo - *Kagamiyama Enchanting Romance* (1938), Actor ## Gallery - ![Mitsuko Mori](https://film.one/media/person/87238/gallery-d7ad007cc1d3.jpg) Mitsuko Mori — 内閣官房内閣広報室, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Mitsuko_Mori_20090701kokumineiyo4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Toho Headquarters Building, 1-2-1 Yurakucho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan.](https://film.one/media/person/87238/gallery-13399bcb76d5.jpg) Toho Headquarters Building, 1-2-1 Yurakucho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan. — Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Toho_Headquarters_Building.JPG/1280px-Toho_Headquarters_Building.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![浅草公会堂（浅草オレンジ通り）「スターの手形」より (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/87238/gallery-1bc4ffd2db23.jpg) 浅草公会堂（浅草オレンジ通り）「スターの手形」より (2016) — Yqm, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/%E6%A3%AE%E5%85%89%E5%AD%90%E3%81%AE%E6%89%8B%E5%BD%A2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Other awards — 4 won - People's Honour Award 2009: People's Honour Award (won) - Order of Culture 2005: Order of Culture (won) - Person of Cultural Merit 1998: Person of Cultural Merit (won) - Medal with Purple Ribbon 1984: Medal with Purple Ribbon (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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