Noriko Sengoku
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1922-05-29
- Died
- 2012-12-27
- Place of birth
- Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 千石规子 · 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."
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (119)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Wife of Gono Family
The Idiot
1951
as Takako
Kwaidan
1965
as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
as Delegate
Stray Dog
1949
as Girl
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Fortune Teller
Scandal
1950
as Sumie
The Quiet Duel
1949
as Apprentice Nurse
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
Drunken Angel
1948
as Gin
Beast Alley
1965
I Live in Fear
1955
as Kimie Nakajima
Floating Clouds
1955
The Sea and Poison
1986
as Old Woman
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Chie (Proprietress)
Blind Beast
1969
as Shino
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Okesa's owner
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982
Ken
1964
as Kiuchi
Karaoke Terror
2003
as Old Woman at the Inn
Leave My Girl Alone
1986
as Landlord
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Asa
Girls of the Night
1961
as Shizuka
School in the Crosshairs
1981
as Koji's Grandmother
The Munekata Sisters
1950
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987
The Lady of Musashino
1951
as Maid in the Ono house
Snow Country
1957
as Masseuse
Third Class Executives
1952
as Personnel Chief's wife
Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)
Dotanba
1956
Women in Prison
1956
as Tenko Takahashi, prisoner
Actress
1947
as daughter Kuniko
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
The Inheritance
1962
as Sayo Iida
Roppongi Banana Boys
1989
Island of Horrors
1949
as Tsukiyo
Stray Dog
1973
The Face
1957
as Hisako
The Shape of Night
1964
The Trap
1996
as Asa
Four Seasons of Women
1950
as Dancer-style woman
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Police Precinct Part 2
1956
Out
2002
as Chiyoko Azuma
Evening Calm
1957
Weeping Doll
1951
as Ochika
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
This Madding Crowd
1962
White Beast
1950
Rebellion
1957
The White Orchid
1951
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
Nurse's Husband
1980
Echo Mountain
1959
as Osen Miyoshi
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Asa
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983
as Manager
Rebellion of Japan
1967
Utako's Story
1949
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
1964
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
Suddenly, Like a Storm
1977
as Yuki's mother
The Devil comes and plays the Flute
1954
Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
as Osaku
Clan Revival
1954
Fifty-Fifty
1963
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Wife Tomi
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1956
Time Limit
2003
Okoge
1992
as Kinoe Yoshino
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982
恐妻時代
1952
The Undefeated Woman
1958
Itsuko to sono haha
1954
as Chie Sasaki
Hotoke
2001
as Shinako
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
1964
An Edoite Judge
1953
as Wife Ohana
Policeman's Diary
1955
as Sei
Here Is a Spring
1955
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953
Battle of Roses
1950
五十円横町
1955
A Woman's Identity
1962
College Champ
1962
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
1949
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952
Foghorn
1952
The Weed of Crime
1962
Masura o hashutsu fukai
1956
Eternal Love
1968
Aces Wild
1961
Bonds of Love
1969
as Tobacco Shop Owner
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957
A Woman's Life
1949
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Okura
Love's Family Tree
1961
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
1990
Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
1982
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1983
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
The Whisper of Spring
1952
The Big Wave
1961
as Toru's mother
Yatsuhaka-mura
1951
Whisper of the Spirits
1987
獄門島 総集篇
1950
Hateful Things
1957
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979
as Toku (Housekeeper)
Summer in Eclipse
1956
as Kumi
Kumo no Machi
1950
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964
as 3rd Sin
About Noriko Sengoku
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 Hir… With 123 credits spanning from 1947 to 2007, Noriko Sengoku has appeared in 119 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Noriko Sengoku Movies
- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Wife of Gono Family
- The Idiot (1951) — as Takako
- Kwaidan (1965) — as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) — as Delegate
- Stray Dog (1949) — as Girl
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