Mitsuko Mori

Mitsuko Mori

Born: May 9, 1920
Died: November 10, 2012
in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Mitsuko Mori...

Title: Haru and Natsu
Character: Haru Takakura
Released: October 2, 2005
Type: TV
As Haru emigrates from Japan with her family to the coffee plantations in Brazil, Natsu is left behind in the care of spiteful relatives. Losing all contact, each must make her own way in an unforgiving world. Hardships abound in the struggle to survive in war-torn Japan and in the face of anti-Japanese sentiment in Brazil, financial ruin, familial pressure, abandonment and lost love. However they also experience the precious joy of survival and success. Now, after 70 years, Haru comes back to Japan to find her estranged sister.
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As the River Flows
Title: As the River Flows
Character: Yuriko Hirosawa (The Authoress)
Released: April 29, 2000
Type: Movie
2000 live-action Japanese film.
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Princess Mononoke
Title: Princess Mononoke
Character: Mrs. Hii (voice)
Released: July 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
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Title: Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Released: January 10, 1993
Type: TV
The series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of Satsuma, an event which changed the course of Ryukyuan history dramatically.
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The Tale of Genji
Title: The Tale of Genji
Released: December 27, 1991
Type: Movie
TV movie based on the novel "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, which tells about the life of Prince Hikaru Genji, who was nicknamed "Shining" by people for his dazzling noble beauty. In 1991, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of TBS' founding, it was released with a total production value of around 1.2 billion yen and aired in two parts.
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Title: 加トちゃんケンちゃん光子ちゃん
Released: October 16, 1987
Type: TV
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Actress
Title: Actress
Character: Mother
Released: January 17, 1987
Type: Movie
Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.
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Title: 花吹雪はしご一家
Released: November 12, 1975
Type: TV
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Title: 雪の華
Released: December 2, 1973
Type: TV
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I Sell My Husband
Title: I Sell My Husband
Released: November 9, 1968
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
Title: Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
Character: 文学者
Released: November 2, 1968
Type: Movie
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
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Young Challengers
Title: Young Challengers
Character: Fujiko Namikawa
Released: October 12, 1968
Type: Movie
A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japan's leading manufacturers of electronic and electric goods.
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Two Hearts in the Rain
Title: Two Hearts in the Rain
Released: March 27, 1968
Type: Movie
Love story of a working-class boy and girl.
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Title: Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Released: January 13, 1968
Type: Movie
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Two in the Shadow
Title: Two in the Shadow
Character: Katsuko
Released: November 18, 1967
Type: Movie
A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.
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Pomegranate Time
Title: Pomegranate Time
Character: Naoko Takada
Released: September 15, 1967
Type: Movie
Comedy-drama about university tennis players.
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
Title: Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
Released: June 17, 1967
Type: Movie
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Three Faces of Love
Title: Three Faces of Love
Character: Hatsu
Released: January 14, 1967
Type: Movie
When a gifted Japanese craftsmen dies, his three daughters are summoned to decide who will take over the family ribbon business in this family drama. Only one daughter cares to carry on her father's work, but she is met with resistance from her stepmother. One sister cares nothing for the artisan tradition, while the other is an icy opportunist whose only love is for money. It is the daughter who cares the most for her father's work who wanders away in a symbolic journey of self discovery.
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The Freezing Point
Title: The Freezing Point
Character: Tatsuko
Released: March 26, 1966
Type: Movie
Keizo Tsujiguchi believes his wife Natsue was having an extramarital affair when their child was kidnapped and killed. He believes of her extramarital affair she was unable to watch over their child properly and blames her for their daughter's death. To exact revenge on his wife, he then adopts the killer's child without telling the truth to his wife or their newly adopted child.
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My Wife
Title: My Wife
Released: May 16, 1965
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Title: Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Released: April 10, 1965
Type: Movie
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
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The Radish and the Carrot
Title: The Radish and the Carrot
Released: January 3, 1965
Type: Movie
One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To save the situation he withdraws his life savings and gives money to his younger brother. He then suddenly disappears…
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Kono sora no aru kagiri
Title: Kono sora no aru kagiri
Released: November 14, 1964
Type: Movie
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She Came For Love
Title: She Came For Love
Character: Rie Uchimi
Released: August 28, 1963
Type: Movie
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The Maid Story
Title: The Maid Story
Released: June 16, 1963
Type: Movie
Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are forever looking for new maids. As the years go by maid servants become hired help and more bossy and independent, so Chikura and his wife find themselves adjusting their lives to keep up with changing times.
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The Red Water
Title: The Red Water
Released: May 3, 1963
Type: Movie
Comedy drama film
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喜劇 駅前飯店
Title: 喜劇 駅前飯店
Released: December 23, 1962
Type: Movie
The fifth "Ekimae" film set in Yokohama's Chinatown.
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Kigeki ekimae onsen
Title: Kigeki ekimae onsen
Released: July 29, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Woman of Design
Title: Woman of Design
Character: Miyo Sagawa
Released: January 28, 1962
Type: Movie
Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
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Toilet Manager
Title: Toilet Manager
Released: August 29, 1961
Type: Movie
The life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.
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An Urban Affair
Title: An Urban Affair
Character: Kame Gonda
Released: August 13, 1961
Type: Movie
Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawara line, the film takes up the problem of real estate around the expanding Yurigaoka apartments.
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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
Title: The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
Character: Onui, younger sister of Okiyo
Released: November 2, 1938
Type: Movie
A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at least six such titles released by the studio Shinko Kinema between 1937-40 featuring Japan's first scream queen, Sumiko Suzuki. Here she plays Mitsue, the possessive onna-kabuki actress betrothed to apprentice shamisen player Seijiro. When one day Okiyo, a beautiful young girl of samurai class, is led to Seijiro's house by his lost cat Kuro, she becomes besotted with him. Dark jealous passions are invoked in Mitsue, which are intensified when Seijiro gifts Okiyo his precious shamisen. The cat is the first to suffer at the end of Mitsue's hairpin, but returns from the grave to assist Okiyo's younger sister Onui avenge her sister's murder.