Mori Kikue

Name: Mori Kikue
Native name: 毛利菊枝
Also Known as: Mouri Kikue, Mouri Kiku, もうりきくえ, 森キク, 毛利菊江, 小林キク
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: November 3, 1903
Died: August 20, 2001

Mori Kikue, born Kobayashi Kiku in Numata, Tone, Gunma, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She dropped out of Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Girls' High School and in 1925, joined the Shin Geki Research Institute as a member of its first class.

In 1929, she made her stage debut with the comedy troupe Kigekiza in the play Goi ni Makasete (御意に任せて). She later joined the Tsukiji-za Theater in 1932, and in 1934, left the troupe to help establish the Sakuseiza with Kizaki Yutaka, Kiyokawa Tamae, and Tatsuoka Shin. She left Sakuseiza in 1937 and joined the Mizuho Theater Company in 1940.

Mori made her film debut in 1937 with Karayuki-san (からゆきさん). In 1946, she founded the Mori Kikue Theater Institute in Kyoto, which became the Kurumiza Theater Company in 1948, one of the oldest theater companies in Kyoto’s new theater scene.

She married art historian Mori Toru, after which her name became Mori Kiku. She passed away on August 20, 2001, at the age of 97 from pneumonia at a hospital in Shizuoka.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1982	Youi don Japanese Drama, 1982, 153 eps (Support Role)	153	Support Role	8.0
1978	Yokomizo Seishi Series II: Yatsuhakamura Japanese Drama, 1978, 5 eps (Support Role)	5	Support Role	0.0
1976	Mito Komon Season 7 Japanese Drama, 1976, 34 eps (Ep. 30) (Guest Role)	34	(Ep. 30) Guest Role	0.0
1974	Mito Komon Season 5 Japanese Drama, 1974, 26 eps (Ep. 24) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 24) Guest Role	10.0
1973	Mito Komon Season 4 Japanese Drama, 1973, 35 eps (Ep. 12) (Guest Role)	35	(Ep. 12) Guest Role	6.0
1971	Mito Komon Season 3 Japanese Drama, 1971, 28 eps (Ep. 20) (Guest Role)	28	(Ep. 20) Guest Role	8.0
1970	Mito Komon Season 2 Japanese Drama, 1970, 33 eps Kikyoya Ritsu (Guest Role)	33	Kikyoya Ritsu Guest Role	6.0
1969	Nobuko to Obachan Japanese Drama, 1969, 309 eps Obaachan [Nobuko's grandmother] (Main Role)	309	Obaachan [Nobuko's grandmother] Main Role	8.4
1967	Sugao no Seishun Japanese Drama, 1967, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1979	Jigoku Japanese Movie, 1979, (Unknown)	Unknown	7.2
1971	Silence Japanese Movie, 1971, [Old woman] (Support Role)	[Old woman] Support Role	6.9
1971	Kapone no Shatei Yamato Tamashi Japanese Movie, 1971, Yoshino (Support Role)	Yoshino Support Role	0.0
1966	Irezumi Japanese Movie, 1966, [Shinsuke's mother] (Support Role)	[Shinsuke's mother] Support Role	7.0
1965	Blood of Revenge Japanese Movie, 1965, Emoto Hisa (Support Role)	Emoto Hisa Support Role	0.0
1964	Revenge Japanese Movie, 1964, Tome (Support Role)	Tome Support Role	7.3
1963	Legend of a Duel to the Death Japanese Movie, 1963, Sonobe Umeno (Support Role)	Sonobe Umeno Support Role	7.4
1963	An Actor's Revenge Japanese Movie, 1963, Cruel Old Woman (Support Role)	Cruel Old Woman Support Role	7.3
1962	The Mad Fox Japanese Movie, 1962, [Old vixen] (Support Role)	[Old vixen] Support Role	7.3
1961	Heiroku Daijin Gyojoki: Ryoshoku no Koyomi Japanese Movie, 1961, Otaka Ofuku (Main Role)	Otaka Ofuku Main Role	0.0
1960	The Priest and the Beauty Japanese Movie, 1960, Nagisa (Unknown)	Nagisa Unknown	0.0
1960	The Son Japanese Movie, 1960, Kino (Support Role)	Kino Support Role	7.5
1959	These Wonderful Girls Japanese Movie, 1959, Teru (Bit part)	Teru Bit part	0.0
1958	Night Drum Japanese Movie, 1958, Masayama Kiku (Support Role)	Masayama Kiku Support Role	7.0
1957	Suzakumon Japanese Movie, 1957, Honjuin (Support Role)	Honjuin Support Role	0.0
1955	Takekurabe Japanese Movie, 1955, Otomi [Shoutarou's grandmother] (Support Role)	Otomi [Shoutarou's grandmother] Support Role	6.0
1954	The Great White Tiger Platoon Japanese Movie, 1954, Tetsujo (Support Role)	Tetsujo Support Role	3.0
1954	Sansho the Bailiff Japanese Movie, 1954, [Shrine maiden] (Guest Role)	[Shrine maiden] Guest Role	7.8
1954	Shinjitsu Ichiro Japanese Movie, 1954, Ume Kawamura (Support Role)	Ume Kawamura Support Role	0.0
1953	Gate of Hell Japanese Movie, 1953, Sawa (Support Role)	Sawa Support Role	7.2
1953	Ghost of Saga Mansion Japanese Movie, 1953, (Support Role)	Support Role	2.0
1953	A Geisha Japanese Movie, 1953, [Ikebana teacher] (Support Role)	[Ikebana teacher] Support Role	7.4
1953	Otome no Shinsatsu Shitsu Japanese Movie, 1953, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1951	Yatsuhakamura Japanese Movie, 1951, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1950	Eden no Umi Japanese Movie, 1950, Teacher Yoshida (Support Role)	Teacher Yoshida Support Role	4.0
1948	Women of the Night Japanese Movie, 1948, [Second hand clothes shop proprietress] (Support Role)	[Second hand clothes shop proprietress] Support Role	6.9
1947	The Love of the Actress Sumako Japanese Movie, 1947, Ichiko [Hogetsu's wife] (Support Role)	Ichiko [Hogetsu's wife] Support Role	7.3

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