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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Movies (47)
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
Karaoke Terror
as Old Woman at the Inn
2003
Time Limit
2003
Out
as Chiyoko Azuma
2002
Hotoke
as Shinako
2001
The Trap
as Asa
1996
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Asa
1995
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as Asa
1994
Okoge
as Kinoe Yoshino
1992
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
1990
Roppongi Banana Boys
1989
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987
Whisper of the Spirits
1987
Leave My Girl Alone
as Landlord
1986
The Sea and Poison
as Old Woman
1986
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Manager
1983
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1983
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
1982
School in the Crosshairs
as Koji's Grandmother
1981
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Nurse's Husband
1980
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
as Toku (Housekeeper)
1979
Suddenly, Like a Storm
as Yuki's mother
1977
Stray Dog
1973
Bonds of Love
as Tobacco Shop Owner
1969
Blind Beast
as Shino
1969
Eternal Love
1968
Rebellion of Japan
1967
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Female Delegate
1965
Beast Alley
1965
Kwaidan
as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
1965
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
1964
Fifty-Fifty
1963
The Weed of Crime
1962
College Champ
1962
This Madding Crowd
1962
A Woman's Identity
1962
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
