Noriko Sengoku
Acting
Born: May 29, 1922 · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Died: December 27, 2012 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
Biography
Reiko Mori (April 29, 1922 – December 27, 2012), known by her stage name Noriko Sengoku, was a Japanese film and television actress active primarily in the 1950s and 1960s. She made her film debut in 1947 and starred in several of Akira Kurosawa's early films such as Drunken Angel, The Quiet Duel, Stray Dog, Scandal, The Idiot and Seven Samurai. During the war, she was a member of the traveling theater troupe Sakura-tai , which was wiped out in the Hiroshima atomic bombing . However, she escaped the atomic bombing because she was away from Hiroshima giving birth She was highly praised as a great supporting actress, and excelled in the role of a spiteful landlady. She believed that "a supporting role is like a 'screw in each corner'; if even one screw comes loose, the whole thing falls apart."
Known for
Seven Samurai
1954
Kwaidan
1965
Stray Dog
1949
Drunken Angel
1948
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
The Idiot
1951
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
I Live in Fear
1955
Floating Clouds
1955
Blind Beast
1969
Scandal
1950
The Quiet Duel
1949
Photos (3)
Movies (129)
Seven Samurai
Wife of Gono Family
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Delegate
Kwaidan
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Drunken Angel
Gin
Stray Dog
Girl
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Fortune Teller
Floating Clouds
1955
The Idiot
Takako
The Munekata Sisters
1950
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
I Live in Fear
Kimie Nakajima
Blind Beast
Shino
The Quiet Duel
Apprentice Nurse
White Beast
1950
Girls of the Night
Shizuka
Scandal
Sumie
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
Karaoke Terror
Old Woman at the Inn
The Shape of Night
1964
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Asa
Legend of the Cat Monster
Manager
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987
Out
Chiyoko Azuma
The Sea and Poison
Old Woman
A Woman's Identity
1962
Beast Alley
1965
Actress
daughter Kuniko
Masura no Hashitsu Sequel: It's Hard to Be a Company
1956
Dorei no machi
1951
Sweet Sweat
Okesa's owner
The Weed of Crime
1962
A Woman's Life
1949
Here Is a Spring
1955
The Inheritance
Sayo Iida
Stray Dog
1973
Snow Country
Masseuse
Policeman's Diary
Sei
School in the Crosshairs
Koji's Grandmother
The Trap
Asa
This Madding Crowd
1962
The Lady of Musashino
Maid in the Ono house
Eternal Love
1968
The Devil comes and plays the Flute
1954
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Ken
Kiuchi
Hotoke
Shinako
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
Rebellion
1957
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982
Apple Blossom Town
1963
Leave My Girl Alone
Landlord
Great Incidents
1967
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
Fifty-Fifty
1963
Roppongi Banana Boys
1989
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
1949
Suddenly, Like a Storm
Yuki's mother
Rebellion of Japan
1967
Masseur War Story
1965
Okoge
Kinoe Yoshino
Clan Revival
1954
An Edoite Judge
Wife Ohana
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
Dotanba
1956
Don't Make a Mistake!
1958
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Asa
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953
The Naked General
1958
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Chie (Proprietress)
Sanpei Mejiro Story: My Wife
1957
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
The Face
Hisako
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1956
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Itsuko to sono haha
Chie Sasaki
Geisha in the Old City
Okura
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
1964
Four Seasons of Women
Dancer-style woman
Third Class Executives
Personnel Chief's wife
The White Orchid
1951
Masura o hashutsu fukai
1956
Bonds of Love
Tobacco Shop Owner
College Champ
1962
Foghorn
1952
Time Limit
2003
The Curio Master
1960
The Big Wave
Toru's mother
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Police Precinct Part 2
1956
Summer in Eclipse
Kumi
Utako's Story
1949
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
Island of Horrors
Tsukiyo
Echo Mountain
Osen Miyoshi
Fox and Raccoon
Wife Tomi
City of the Spider
1950
Gojūen yokochō
1955
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957
Chiyoda Castle in Flames
1959
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1983
Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
1982
Hateful Things
1957
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
3rd Sin
Women in Prison
Tenko Takahashi, prisoner
Whisper of the Spirits
1987
Yatsuhaka-mura
1951
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
1964
恐妻時代
1952
The Whisper of Spring
1952
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950
Here Is Tokyo, Mother
1957
Escape from the City of Death
1952
Count on Me
1960
Kōruisō
1951
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
Toku (Housekeeper)
Shin ono ga tsumi
Osaku
Battle of Roses
1950
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
1963
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
1990
Weeping Doll
Ochika
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
Love's Family Tree
1961
Aces Wild
1961
