Noriko Sengoku
Known for: Acting
Born: May 29, 1922
Died: December 27, 2012
Place of birth: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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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Filmography
130 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
6.9
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
5.7
Karaoke Terror
2003
8.7
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003
7.0
Time Limit
2003
5.6
Out
2002
10.0
Hotoke
2001
6.8
The Trap
1996
7.2
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
7.5
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
6.0
Okoge
1992
NR
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
NR
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
1990
9.0
Roppongi Banana Boys
1989
4.0
The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!
1988
6.0
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987
NR
Whisper of the Spirits
1987
7.5
Leave My Girl Alone
1986
7.0
The Sea and Poison
1986
6.0
Takeshi-kun, Hai!
1985
NR
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
5.0
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983
NR
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1983
8.0
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982
NR
Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
1982
9.0
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982
6.4
School in the Crosshairs
1981
NR
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
19807.0
Nurse's Husband
1980
NR
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979
9.0
Suddenly, Like a Storm
1977
7.9
Stray Dog
1973
NR
Attention Please
1970
9.0
Bonds of Love
1969
6.5
Blind Beast
1969
8.0
Eternal Love
1968
NR
Great Incidents
1967
8.0
Rebellion of Japan
1967
6.8
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
7.0
Beast Alley
1965
7.7
Kwaidan
1965
NR
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964
6.8
The Shape of Night
1964
8.3
Sweet Sweat
1964NR
I Am a Medical Examiner
1964
NR
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
1964
7.7
Ken
1964
7.2
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
1964
8.0
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
NR
Apple Blossom Town
1963
10.0
Fifty-Fifty
1963
NR
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
1963
7.0
The Weed of Crime
1962
7.5
College Champ
1962
7.0
This Madding Crowd
1962
NR
A Woman's Identity
1962
7.0
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
7.3
The Inheritance
1962
8.0
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
NR
Love's Family Tree
1961
9.0
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
6.5
Girls of the Night
1961
NR
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
10.0
The Big Wave
1961
8.0
Aces Wild
1961
NR
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
10.0
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
NR
The Curio Master
1960
8.0
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
8.0
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
9.0
Fox and Raccoon
1959
9.0
Echo Mountain
1959
7.0
The Naked General
1958
NR
The Undefeated Woman
1958
NR
Don't Make a Mistake!
1958
NR
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957
10.0
Geisha in the Old City
1957
NR
Hateful Things
1957
6.7
Snow Country
1957
7.0
Rebellion
1957
NR
Tokyo dayo Okkasan
19579.0
Evening Calm
1957
NR
Sanpei Mejiro Story: My Wife
1957
NR
The Face
1957
NR
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
6.0
Dotanba
1956
NR
Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
NR
Summer in Eclipse
1956
4.0
Women in Prison
1956
10.0
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956
10.0
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
NR
Police Precinct Part 2
1956
8.0
Masura o hashutsu fukai
1956
7.0
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1956
7.3
I Live in Fear
1955
NR
五十円横町
1955
8.2
Here Is a Spring
1955
7.0
Policeman's Diary
1955
7.7
Floating Clouds
1955
NR
Clan Revival
1954
7.0
The Devil comes and plays the Flute
1954
8.5
Seven Samurai
1954
8.0
Itsuko to sono haha
1954
10.0
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953
NR
An Edoite Judge
1953
10.0
The Whisper of Spring
1952
NR
恐妻時代
1952
NR
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
7.0
Third Class Executives
1952
8.0
Escape from the City of Death
1952
10.0
Foghorn
1952
NR
Kōruisō
1951
8.0
Yatsuhaka-mura
1951
6.3
The Lady of Musashino
1951
NR
Dorei no machi
1951
7.0
The Idiot
1951
NR
Weeping Doll
1951
NR
The White Orchid
1951
6.2
Battle of Roses
1950
NR
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950
7.1
The Munekata Sisters
1950
5.6
White Beast
1950
NR
City of the Spider
1950
6.9
Scandal
1950
7.0
Four Seasons of Women
1950NR
獄門島 総集篇
1950
NR
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
1949
10.0
Island of Horrors
1949
7.6
Stray Dog
1949
NR
Utako's Story
1949
7.3
The Quiet Duel
1949
9.0
A Woman's Life
1949
7.6
Drunken Angel
1948
7.0
Actress
1947NR
Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)
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