Kakuko Mori

Biography

Kakuko Mori was a Japanese actress and writer who made her mark in Hollywood in the 1970s, starring alongside Orson Welles in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director. A trailblazer in Japan's film industry, Mori began her career at Tokyo's松竹蒲田撮影所 in 1932, eventually transitioning to New Wave cinema and collaborating with director flower boy chapter in 1934. She published her bestselling memoir "女優" (The Actress) in 1956, which was later adapted into a film.