
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

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

The Idiot
1951
as Takako

Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
as Delegate

Stray Dog
1949
as Girl

Scandal
1950
as Sumie

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Fortune Teller

The Quiet Duel
1949
as Apprentice Nurse

Beast Alley
1965

Drunken Angel
1948
as Gin

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007

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

I Live in Fear
1955
as Kimie Nakajima

Floating Clouds
1955

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Asa

Blind Beast
1969
as Shino

Karaoke Terror
2003
as Old Woman at the Inn

Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982

Girls of the Night
1961
as Shizuka

Leave My Girl Alone
1986
as Landlord

The Inheritance
1962
as Sayo Iida

School in the Crosshairs
1981
as Koji's Grandmother

The Sea and Poison
1986
as Old Woman

Women in Prison
1956
as Tenko Takahashi, prisoner

The Shape of Night
1964

The Munekata Sisters
1950

The Lady of Musashino
1951
as Maid in the Ono house

The Youth and His Amulet
1961

Snow Country
1957
as Masseuse

Dotanba
1956

White Beast
1950

Echo Mountain
1959
as Osen Miyoshi

Out
2002
as Chiyoko Azuma

Ken
1964
as Kiuchi

Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960

Actress
1947
as daughter Kuniko

Island of Horrors
1949
as Tsukiyo

Rebellion
1957

There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987

Okoge
1992
as Kinoe Yoshino

Stray Dog
1973

Weeping Doll
1951
as Ochika

Roppongi Banana Boys
1989

Sweet Sweat
1964
as Okesa's owner

The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Asa

This Madding Crowd
1962

Time Limit
2003

Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)

Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960

Hagure kigeki mandara
1962

Four Seasons of Women
1950
as Dancer-style woman

Third Class Executives
1952
as Personnel Chief's wife

Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961

The Undefeated Woman
1958

Dear Mr. Prime Minister
1964

Rebellion of Japan
1967

Legend of the Cat Monster
1983
as Manager

Suddenly, Like a Storm
1977
as Yuki's mother
Nurse's Husband
1980

The Trap
1996
as Asa

Policeman's Diary
1955
as Sei

Police Precinct Part 2
1956

The White Orchid
1951

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956

The Face
1957
as Hisako

Here Is a Spring
1955

A Woman's Life
1949

The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1956

Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
as Osaku

Itsuko to sono haha
1954
as Chie Sasaki

恐妻時代
1952

Clan Revival
1954

Trap of Suicide Kilometer
1964

Fifty-Fifty
1963

Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Wife Tomi

Aces Wild
1961
Evening Calm
1957

The Devil comes and plays the Flute
1954

A Woman's Identity
1962

Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
1990

College Champ
1962

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982

五十円横町
1955

Foghorn
1952

Eternal Love
1968

Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952

An Edoite Judge
1953
as Wife Ohana

Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Okura

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953

Twice on a Certain Night
1956

Utako's Story
1949

The Weed of Crime
1962

Battle of Roses
1950

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980

Masura o hashutsu fukai
1956

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961

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

Bonds of Love
1969
as Tobacco Shop Owner

Hotoke
2001
as Shinako

The Big Wave
1961
as Toru's mother

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957

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

Love's Family Tree
1961

Yatsuhaka-mura
1951

Whisper of the Spirits
1987

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

Hateful Things
1957

Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
1949

The Whisper of Spring
1952
獄門島 総集篇
1950

The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956

Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1983

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

Kumo no Machi
1950

Summer in Eclipse
1956
as Kumi

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
- Kwaidan (1965) — as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- The Idiot (1951) — as Takako
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) — as Delegate
- Stray Dog (1949) — as Girl
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