is a Japanese actress.
Biography Mori was born in Osaka on August 31, 2001 and brought up in Ōita. In 2016, she was scouted by the talent agency ARBRE. In 2019, she had a leading role for Makoto Shinkai's anime film Weathering with You. In 2020, Mori rapidly gained recognition with a string of high-profile roles, including appearances in Shunji Iwai's film Last Letter and the NHK morning drama Yell. She had a first starring role in a television drama with A Warmed Up Love. For her work during this period, she was honored with the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. In 2021, she signed a contract with SMA (Sony Music Artists). In 2023, she took the lead role in the Netflix series The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. In 2025, she challenged herself with her first-ever intimate scene in the film Kokuho. She also had many English-language lines in the film Frontline: Yokohama Bay. That year proved to be highly successful, with all four of her film appearances becoming box-office hits, each surpassing ¥1.5 billion in revenue.
Filmography
Film Year Title RoleNotes2017The Anthem of the HeartYoung Natsuki Nitō 2019Weathering with YouHina Amano (voice)Lead role Tokyo Ghoul SYoriko KosakaThe First SupperYoung MiyakoHell GirlMiho Ichikawa2020Last LetterSoyoka Kishibeno / young YūriBlue, Painful, FragileMizuki Nishiyama461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and SonHiromi Nishina2021Liar × LiarMinato TakatsukiLead role 2023Insomniacs After SchoolIsaki MagariLead role Father of the Milky Way RailroadToshi Miyazawa2024Don't Lose Your Head!NarratorApril Come She WillHaru IyodaThe ParadesNanaAt the BenchLead role; anthology film20251st KissAnri SegiKokuhoAkikoFrontline: Yokohama BayHiroko Hatori5 Centimeters per SecondKanae Sumida2026BurnJurie "Juju" KobayashiLead roleBeasts Clutching at StrawsSheena
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2017Tokyo Vampire HotelAkariMy High School BusinessYui Ichinose2019Mr. Hiiragi's HomeroomRuna HoribeShōnen TorajirōSatokoNippon NoirRuna Horibe2020YellUme SekiuchiAsadoraA Warmed Up LoveKiki InoueLead roleI Had a Dream of That PersonHerself2021Tales of the Unusual: Fall 2021Asuka MiyamotoLead role; short drama2022Duty and RevengeMikako SawaiThe Forbidden MagicYurina KurasakaTelevision film2023The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko HouseKiyoLead roleCinderella of MidsummerNatsumi AoiLead role2024True Horror Stories: 25th-year anniversary specialShiori TōyamaLead role; short drama2025HirayasumiNatsumi Kobayashi2026Rock Paper LandmineMato ImoriyaLead role
Radio work Year Title Network Notes2021–2023School of Lock!Tokyo FMIn charge of "Girls Locks!"
Discography
Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales, and certificationsTitleYearPeak chartpositionsSalesCertificationsAlbumJPNJPNHotSources for chart positions are as follows: "Kaeru no Uta": "Smile": "Kaeru no Uta" ()202026 44JPN: 2,181 rowspan="3" "Smile" ()— 61 RIAJ: Silver "Shinkai" ()2021— —
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work(s) Result202074th Mainichi Film AwardsBest New ActressHell Girl14th Seiyu AwardsBest Rookie ActressWeathering with You45th Hochi Film AwardsBest New ArtistLast Letter33rd Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest NewcomerLast Letter and others202142nd Yokohama Film FestivalBest Newcomer75th Mainichi Film AwardsBest New Actress Last Letter 63rd Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Newcomer44th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the Year45th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHerself 46th Hochi Film AwardsBest ActressLiar × LiarBest New Artist202538th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressKokuho and 5 Centimeters per Second202668th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting ActressKokuho and Frontline: Yokohama Bay49th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressKokuho
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