Noriko Sengoku

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1922-05-29

Place of Birth

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Noriko Sengoku

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."

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Acting History

2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2003
Karaoke Terror as Old Woman at the Inn
2003
Dr. Coto's Clinic as 内つる子
2003
Time Limit
2002
Out as Chiyoko Azuma
2001
Hotoke as Shinako
1996
The Trap as Asa
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Past as Asa
1994
The Most Terrible Time in My Life as Asa
1992
Okoge as Kinoe Yoshino
1990
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
1989
Roppongi Banana Boys
1988
The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms! as Hirose Tatsu
1987
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987
Whisper of the Spirits
1986
Leave My Girl Alone as Landlord
1986
The Sea and Poison as Old woman
1985
Takeshi-kun, Hai! as Nishino Kiku
1985
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1983
Legend of the Cat Monster as Manager
1983
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1982
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982
Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
1982
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1981
School in the Crosshairs as Koji's Grandmother
1980
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Nurse's Husband
1977
Suddenly, Like a Storm as Yuki's mother
1973
Stray Dog
1969
Bonds of Love as Tobacco Shop Owner
1969
Blind Beast as Shino
1968
Eternal Love
1967
Rebellion of Japan
1965
Invasion of Astro-Monster as Female Delegate
1965
Beast Alley
1965
Kwaidan as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
1964
The Shape of Night
1964
Sweet Sweat as Okesa's owner
1964
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
1964
Ken as Kiuchi
1964
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1963
Fifty-Fifty
1962
The Weed of Crime
1962
College Champ
1962
This Madding Crowd
1962
A Woman's Identity
1962
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
The Inheritance as Sayo Iida
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
Love's Family Tree
1961
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
Girls of the Night as Shizuka
1961
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
The Big Wave as Toru's mother
1961
Aces Wild
1960
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs as Fortune Teller
1960
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking as Chie (Proprietress)
1959
Fox and Raccoon as Wife Tomi
1959
Echo Mountain as Osen Miyoshi
1958
The Undefeated Woman
1957
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957
Geisha in the Old City as Okura
1957
Hateful Things
1957
Snow Country as Masseuse
1957
Rebellion
1957
Evening Calm
1957
The Face as Hisako
1956
Dotanba
1956
Shin ono ga tsumi as Osaku
1956
Summer in Eclipse as Kumi
1956
Women in Prison as Tenko Takahashi, prisoner
1956
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
Police Precinct Part 2
1956
Masura o hashutsu fukai
1956
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1955
I Live in Fear as Kimie Nakajima
1955
五十円横町
1955
Here Is a Spring
1955
Policeman's Diary as Sei
1955
Floating Clouds
1954
Clan Revival
1954
The Devil comes and plays the Flute
1954
Seven Samurai as Wife of Gono Family
1954
Itsuko to sono haha as Chie Sasaki
1953
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953
An Edoite Judge as Wife Ohana
1952
The Whisper of Spring
1952
恐妻時代
1952
Third Class Executives as Personnel Chief's wife
1952
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952
Foghorn
1951
Yatsuhaka-mura
1951
The Lady of Musashino as Maid in the Ono house
1951
The Idiot as Takako
1951
Weeping Doll as Ochika
1951
The White Orchid
1950
Battle of Roses
1950
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950
The Munekata Sisters
1950
White Beast
1950
Scandal as Sumie
1950
Four Seasons of Women as Dancer-style woman
1950
獄門島 総集篇
1949
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
1949
Island of Horrors as Tsukiyo
1949
Stray Dog as Girl
1949
Konna onna ni dare ga shita
1949
The Quiet Duel as Apprentice Nurse
1949
A Woman's Life
1948
Drunken Angel as Gin
1947
Actress as daughter Kuniko
Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)