Noriko Sengoku

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

May 29, 1922

died

December 27, 2012

place of birth

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

also known as

千石规子 · Noriko Sengoku

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Seven Samurai
8.4

Seven Samurai

1954as Wife of Gono Family
Kwaidan
7.7

Kwaidan

1965as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Invasion of Astro-Monster
6.8

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965as Delegate
Stray Dog
7.6

Stray Dog

1949as Girl
Drunken Angel
7.6

Drunken Angel

1948as Gin
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
6.9

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007
The Idiot
7.0

The Idiot

1951as Takako
I Live in Fear
7.3

I Live in Fear

1955as Kimie Nakajima
The Quiet Duel
7.3

The Quiet Duel

1949as Apprentice Nurse
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
8.0

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960as Fortune Teller
Blind Beast
6.5

Blind Beast

1969as Shino
Floating Clouds
7.7

Floating Clouds

1955
Scandal
6.9

Scandal

1950as Sumie
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
6.0

There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

1987
The Sea and Poison
7.1

The Sea and Poison

1986as Old Woman
Stray Dog
7.9

Stray Dog

1973
The Inheritance
7.3

The Inheritance

1962as Sayo Iida
The Munekata Sisters
7.1

The Munekata Sisters

1950
Snow Country
6.7

Snow Country

1957as Masseuse
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
7.5

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

1994as Asa
Ken
7.7

Ken

1964as Kiuchi
Leave My Girl Alone
7.5

Leave My Girl Alone

1986as Landlord
School in the Crosshairs
6.4

School in the Crosshairs

1981as Koji's Grandmother
Karaoke Terror
5.9

Karaoke Terror

2003as Old Woman at the Inn
Legend of the Cat Monster
5.0

Legend of the Cat Monster

1983as Manager
Beast Alley
7.0

Beast Alley

1965
Itsuko to sono haha
8.0

Itsuko to sono haha

1954as Chie Sasaki
Policeman's Diary
7.0

Policeman's Diary

1955as Sei
The Trap
6.8

The Trap

1996as Asa
The Stairway to the Distant Past
7.2

The Stairway to the Distant Past

1995as Asa
White Beast
5.6

White Beast

1950
Girls of the Night
6.5

Girls of the Night

1961as Shizuka
The Lady of Musashino
6.2

The Lady of Musashino

1951as Maid in the Ono house
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
7.0

The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

1956
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
8.0

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

1960as Chie (Proprietress)
The White Orchid

The White Orchid

1951
Sweet Sweat
8.3

Sweet Sweat

1964as Okesa's owner
Here Is a Spring
8.2

Here Is a Spring

1955
Hotoke
10.0

Hotoke

2001as Shinako
Time Limit
7.0

Time Limit

2003
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
7.2

Trap of Suicide Kilometer

1964
Okoge
6.0

Okoge

1992as Kinoe Yoshino
The Shape of Night
6.6

The Shape of Night

1964
Rebellion of Japan
8.0

Rebellion of Japan

1967
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

1957
Chikuhō no kodomotachi

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

1960
This Madding Crowd
7.0

This Madding Crowd

1962
Twice on a Certain Night
10.0

Twice on a Certain Night

1956
Dear Mr. Prime Minister

Dear Mr. Prime Minister

1964
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
10.0

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

1956