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Ikuko Môri

Ikuko Môri

Actor · Born April 25, 1933 (93) · Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Ikuko Môri was born on 25 April 1933 in Kochi, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Tale of Zatoichi (1962), Tateshi Danpei (1962) and Zatoichi Challenged (1967).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 25, 1933 (93)
From
Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on Motif · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Ikuko Môri's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
48%
Society
22%
Bonds
15%
Survival
10%
Power
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
1
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ikuko Môri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ikuko Môri's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

71 credits, 11 with a Motif page.

  • Haunted Castle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    as Sawanoi

  • Prison Break (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Curse of the Ghost (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Lefty Fencer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Broken Swords (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Great Yokai War(1968)

    as Long-Necked Monster

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Kanto Woman Yakuza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Two Bodyguards (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Bride from Hades(1968)

    as Wife B

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters(1968)

    as Ronin's Wife

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi Challenged(1967)

    as Waitress at Fukube

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi the Outlaw(1967)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Gambler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Drunken Harbor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    as Oshichi

  • Assignment Cloud (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Betrayal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Dianas of the Campus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Informer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Rampaging Dog (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Adventures of Zatoichi(1964)

    as Hanokama

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Showdown at Night's End (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    as Tamae

  • Fight, Zatoichi, Fight(1964)

    as Babysitting prostitute

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Zatoichi's Flashing Sword(1964)

    as Yasugoro's sister

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Homeless Dog (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Rabble Tactics (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    as Usugumo Tayu

  • Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Cut the Shadow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Shinsengumi Chronicles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    as Koei Kikyôya

  • The Lightning Sword (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    as Oharu

  • Diary of a Mad Old Man(1962)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Fencing Master (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Destiny's Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Tale of Zatoichi(1962)

    as Oyutaka

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Third Generation's Loyalty Offering (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Keshin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Actress and the Three Rascals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Oniisan to oneesan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Radiant Prince (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Song of Sado (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Tabiwa Oiroke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Uta wa tōge o koete (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Vagabonds from Badgerville (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    as Miss Tanuki F

  • Anchin and Kiyohime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sanae

  • Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Bonchi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Lord Pretends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as Hanasuke

  • Jirocho Fuji (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Ojo-kichiza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Woman and the Pirate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    as 錦

  • Blue Snake Bath (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Hey, Nakamura-kun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Obsessive Snake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Women Divers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • White Snake Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Love River (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Mother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    as Model E

  • Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Chūzaisho nikki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly(1957)

    as Mieko

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1957 to 1969; peak year 1963.

Highest rated

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)

Film career

19571969

Peak 1963 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

By decade

1950s15 · acting1960s56 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ikuko Môri's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · actor

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ikuko Môri work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ikuko Môri's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masaichi Nagata shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers