was a Japanese professional baseball player.
Born in Manchuria, he was brought up in Hakodate, Hokkaido, later moving to Tokyo. He initially trained as a judoka, but eventually left it to become a baseball player.Jingu Stadium Guidebook Spring 1997 Edition "Professional Baseball Stars Who Soared from Jingu Stadium" by Masanori Ochi He started his baseball career playing for the Waseda University team, before turning professional by joining the Chunichi Dragons.
Personal life His son, Takeshi Mori, is an anime director, and his daughter, Iku Mori, is a jazz singer.
He died on 6 February 2014 from hepatocellular carcinoma, aged 78.
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