Actor Jun Inoue appeared on Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's long-running talk show "Tetsuko's Room" (TV Asahi) broadcast on December 17th. He talked about his memories of Mitsuko Mori, who passed away 12 years ago and whose 13th anniversary has now passed.
Although Mori-san was in good physical condition, he once got injured while performing at the Imperial Theater.
My legs were purple and swollen. I told them to go to the hospital, but they said they were fine. They said they were fine, even though they weren't.
Mori said, "We can't quit because customers are coming."
"(Mr. Mori) had a hard time since he first came out. I think he must have had times of frustration and sadness. When I heard that (he couldn't quit because the audience was coming), I thought, 'That's the kind of spirit he has.' I felt a new desire to give back to the people who come to see his performances by putting my life on the line."
