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Actress Mitsuko Mori dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2009 shows Japanese veteran actress Mitsuko Mori (L) receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Mori died of heart failure at age 92 on Nov. 10, 2012, at a Tokyo hospital. Mori is known for playing the lead role in the long-running play "Horoki" and was also awarded the Order of Culture.

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Actress Mitsuko Mori dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2005 shows Mitsuko Mori, a Japanese veteran award-winning actress. Mori died of heart failure at age 92 on Nov. 10, 2012, at a Tokyo hospital. Mori is known for playing the lead role in the long-running play "Horoki" and was awarded the Order of Culture and the People's Honor Award.

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Mitsuko Mori delivers a congratulatory speech during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement at the Imperial Palace Plaza in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009. Around 30,000 people attended the ceremony hosted by business organizations and a group of lawmakers.

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C in front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) talk to invitees, including actress Mitsuko Mori (3rd from R) and Oscar-winning film director Yojiro Takita, during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009.

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) talks to actress Mitsuko Mori during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009.

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Farewell gathering held for actress Ohara

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Mitsuko Mori speaks during a farewell gathering to commemorate actress Reiko Ohara, who died earlier this month, at a funeral hall in Tokyo's Aoyama area on Aug. 23. Ohara, who had been suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome, was found dead at her home in Tokyo on Aug. 6. (Pool photo)

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Actress Mori receives People's Honor Award from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (L) receives the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Taro Aso on July 1. Mori recently gave her 2,000th performance of her signature play ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond).

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Actress Mori receives People's Honor Award from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (L) receives the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Taro Aso on July 1. Mori recently gave her 2,000th performance of her signature play ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond).

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori smiles at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29 after performing her signature play, ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond). The Japanese government announced the same day it will give the People's Honor Award on July 1 to Mori, who recently gave her 2,000th performance of the play.

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (R in front) breaks a decorative ball at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29 to commemorate the People's Honor Award that she will receive from the Japanese government on July 1 for completing over 2,000 performances of her signature play ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond).

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori smiles to the audience at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29 after performing her signature play, ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond). The Japanese government announced the same day it will give the People's Honor Award on July 1 to Mori, who recently gave her 2,000th performance of the play.

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (R in front) is applauded after breaking a decorative ball at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29 to commemorate the People's Honor Award that she will receive from the Japanese government on July 1 for completing over 2,000 performances of her signature play ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond).

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (C, front) is congratulated by the cast of her signature play, ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond), at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29. The Japanese government announced the same day it will give the People's Honor Award on July 1 to Mori, who recently gave her 2,000th performance of the play.

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Physician Hinohara, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Makoto Saito, a researcher of the history of U.S. political diplomacy, Toshio Sawada, an expert in agricultural engineering, Shigeaki Hinohara, a terminal-care physician, Mitsuko Mori, an actress, and Ryuzan Aoki, a ceramics artist, pose for photos at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3 after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's most prestigious honor in the fields of culture and science, from Emperor Akihito.

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Actress Mori receives Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (R) is conferred the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, Culture Day. (Pool photo)

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Physician Hinohara, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Terminal-care physician Shigeaki Hinohara (C) and actress Mitsuko Mori (R), who both received the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito, chat with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) during a photo session at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3 after the award-giving ceremony.

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Farewell gathering held for actress Ohara

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Mitsuko Mori speaks during a farewell gathering to commemorate actress Reiko Ohara, who died earlier this month, at a funeral hall in Tokyo's Aoyama area on Aug. 23. Ohara, who had been suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome, was found dead at her home in Tokyo on Aug. 6. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Actress Mori receives People's Honor Award from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (L) receives the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Taro Aso on July 1. Mori recently gave her 2,000th performance of her signature play ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond). (Kyodo)

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Actress Mori receives People's Honor Award from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (L) receives the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Taro Aso on July 1. Mori recently gave her 2,000th performance of her signature play ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond). (Kyodo)

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (R in front) breaks a decorative ball at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29 to commemorate the People's Honor Award that she will receive from the Japanese government on July 1 for completing over 2,000 performances of her signature play ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond). (Kyodo)

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (R in front) is applauded after breaking a decorative ball at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29 to commemorate the People's Honor Award that she will receive from the Japanese government on July 1 for completing over 2,000 performances of her signature play ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond). (Kyodo)

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori smiles to the audience at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29 after performing her signature play, ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond). The Japanese government announced the same day it will give the People's Honor Award on July 1 to Mori, who recently gave her 2,000th performance of the play. (Kyodo)

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (C, front) is congratulated by the cast of her signature play, ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond), at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29. The Japanese government announced the same day it will give the People's Honor Award on July 1 to Mori, who recently gave her 2,000th performance of the play. (Kyodo)

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Gov't to give People's Honor Award to actress Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori smiles at the Teikoku Theater in Tokyo on May 29 after performing her signature play, ''Horoki''(Journal of a Vagabond). The Japanese government announced the same day it will give the People's Honor Award on July 1 to Mori, who recently gave her 2,000th performance of the play. (Kyodo)

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Physician Hinohara, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Terminal-care physician Shigeaki Hinohara (C) and actress Mitsuko Mori (R), who both received the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito, chat with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) during a photo session at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3 after the award-giving ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Actress Mori receives Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese actress Mitsuko Mori (R) is conferred the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, Culture Day. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Physician Hinohara, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Makoto Saito, a researcher of the history of U.S. political diplomacy, Toshio Sawada, an expert in agricultural engineering, Shigeaki Hinohara, a terminal-care physician, Mitsuko Mori, an actress, and Ryuzan Aoki, a ceramics artist, pose for photos at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3 after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's most prestigious honor in the fields of culture and science, from Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) talks to actress Mitsuko Mori during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C in front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) talk to invitees, including actress Mitsuko Mori (3rd from R) and Oscar-winning film director Yojiro Takita, during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009. (Kyodo)

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Mitsuko Mori delivers a congratulatory speech during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement at the Imperial Palace Plaza in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009. Around 30,000 people attended the ceremony hosted by business organizations and a group of lawmakers. (Kyodo)