
Noriko Sengoku
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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
Credits

Seven Samurai (1954)
as Wife of Gono Family

Kwaidan (1965)
as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
as Delegate

Drunken Angel (1948)
as Gin

Stray Dog (1949)
as Girl

The Quiet Duel (1949)
as Apprentice Nurse

The Idiot (1951)
as Takako

The Trap (1996)
as Asa

Blind Beast (1969)
as Shino

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
as Fortune Teller

Out (2002)
as Chiyoko Azuma

I Live in Fear (1955)
as Kimie Nakajima

Floating Clouds (1955)
Actor

The Naked General (1958)
Actor

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Actor

Women in Prison (1956)
as Tenko Takahashi, prisoner

The Inheritance (1962)
as Sayo Iida

Girls of the Night (1961)
as Shizuka

Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood (1982)
Actor

Weeping Doll (1951)
as Ochika

Echo Mountain (1959)
as Osen Miyoshi

The Curio Master (1960)
Actor

The Munekata Sisters (1950)
Actor

Love's Family Tree (1961)
Actor

Shin ono ga tsumi (1956)
as Osaku

The Lady of Musashino (1951)
as Maid in the Ono house

The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
as Asa

Dorei no machi (1951)
Actor

Foghorn (1952)
Actor

Scandal (1950)
as Sumie

The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
as Asa

There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl (1987)
Actor

The Shape of Night (1964)
Actor

Snow Country (1957)
as Masseuse

The Sea and Poison (1986)
as Old Woman

Leave My Girl Alone (1986)
as Landlord

City of the Spider (1950)
Actor

Karaoke Terror (2003)
as Old Woman at the Inn

Ken (1964)
as Kiuchi

Great Incidents (1967)
Actor

Legend of the Cat Monster (1983)
as Manager

White Beast (1950)
Actor

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960)
as Chie (Proprietress)

Okoge (1992)
as Kinoe Yoshino

Sweet Sweat (1964)
as Okesa's owner

Hotoke (2001)
as Shinako

Time Limit (2003)
Actor

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
Actor

Chikuhō no kodomotachi (1960)
Actor

The Youth and His Amulet (1961)
Actor

The Big Wave (1961)
as Toru's mother

School in the Crosshairs (1981)
as Koji's Grandmother

The Face (1957)
as Hisako

Beast Alley (1965)
Actor

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
Actor

Hateful Things (1957)
Actor

Actress (1947)
as daughter Kuniko

Geisha in the Old City (1957)
as Okura
Nurse's Husband (1980)
Actor

A Woman's Identity (1962)
Actor

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship (1956)
Actor

A Salaryman's Reckless Family (1963)
Actor

Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen (1949)
Actor

Here Is a Spring (1955)
Actor

Fox and Raccoon (1959)
as Wife Tomi

Utako's Story (1949)
Actor

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation (1980)
Actor

Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled (1990)
Actor

Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties (1982)
Actor

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
Actor

An Edoite Judge (1953)
as Wife Ohana

The White Orchid (1951)
Actor

Fifty-Fifty (1963)
Actor

五十円横町 (1955)
Actor

Trap of Suicide Kilometer (1964)
Actor

The Devil comes and plays the Flute (1954)
Actor
Evening Calm (1957)
Actor

恐妻時代 (1952)
Actor

This Madding Crowd (1962)
Actor

The Weed of Crime (1962)
Actor

Jiyūgaoka fujin (1960)
Actor

Dotanba (1956)
Actor

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (1957)
Actor

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (1982)
Actor

Stray Dog (1973)
Actor

Apple Blossom Town (1963)
Actor

Rebellion of Japan (1967)
Actor

Policeman's Diary (1955)
as Sei

Police Precinct Part 2 (1956)
Actor
I Am a Medical Examiner (1964)
Actor
Donden Family (Pretend Divorce) (—)
Actor

Rebellion (1957)
Actor

Sotsugyou -GRADUATION- (1985)
Actor

The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye (1956)
Actor

Twice on a Certain Night (1956)
Actor

Roppongi Banana Boys (1989)
Actor

Sararīman yajikita dōchū (1961)
Actor

Zoku santō jūyaku (1952)
Actor

The Undefeated Woman (1958)
Actor

Third Class Executives (1952)
as Personnel Chief's wife

Itsuko to sono haha (1954)
as Chie Sasaki

The Bride of the Ghost Lake (1979)
as Toku (Housekeeper)

Battle of Roses (1950)
Actor

Eternal Love (1968)
Actor

Clan Revival (1954)
Actor

A Woman's Life (1949)
Actor

Summer in Eclipse (1956)
as Kumi

Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star! (1990)
Actor

Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
Actor

Don't Make a Mistake! (1958)
Actor
獄門島 総集篇 (1950)
Actor

Yatsuhaka-mura (1951)
Actor

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord (1950)
Actor

Island of Horrors (1949)
as Tsukiyo

Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass (1983)
Actor

Kōruisō (1951)
Actor

The Whisper of Spring (1952)
Actor

Whisper of the Spirits (1987)
Actor

Aces Wild (1961)
Actor

Masura o hashutsu fukai (1956)
Actor

Dear Mr. Prime Minister (1964)
Actor

College Champ (1962)
Actor

Tokyo dayo Okkasan (1957)
Actor

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (1953)
Actor

Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (1964)
as 3rd Sin

Suddenly, Like a Storm (1977)
as Yuki's mother

Bonds of Love (1969)
as Tobacco Shop Owner

Four Seasons of Women (1950)
as Dancer-style woman

Escape from the City of Death (1952)
Actor





