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 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."
Filmography
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Karaoke Terror
as Old Woman at the Inn
Karaoke Terror
as Old Woman at the Inn
Time Limit
Time Limit
Out
as Chiyoko Azuma
Out
as Chiyoko Azuma
Hotoke
as Shinako
Hotoke
as Shinako
The Trap
as Asa
The Trap
as Asa
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Asa
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Asa
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as Asa
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as Asa
Okoge
as Kinoe Yoshino
Okoge
as Kinoe Yoshino
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
Roppongi Banana Boys
Roppongi Banana Boys
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
Whisper of the Spirits
Whisper of the Spirits
Leave My Girl Alone
as Landlord
Leave My Girl Alone
as Landlord
The Sea and Poison
as Old Woman
The Sea and Poison
as Old Woman
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Manager
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Manager
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
School in the Crosshairs
as Koji's Grandmother
School in the Crosshairs
as Koji's Grandmother
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
Nurse's Husband
Nurse's Husband
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
as Toku (Housekeeper)
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
as Toku (Housekeeper)
Suddenly, Like a Storm
as Yuki's mother
Suddenly, Like a Storm
as Yuki's mother
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
Bonds of Love
as Tobacco Shop Owner
Bonds of Love
as Tobacco Shop Owner
Blind Beast
as Shino
Blind Beast
as Shino
Eternal Love
Eternal Love
Great Incidents
Great Incidents
Rebellion of Japan
Rebellion of Japan
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Delegate
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Delegate
Beast Alley
Beast Alley
Kwaidan
as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Kwaidan
as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
as 3rd Sin
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
as 3rd Sin
The Shape of Night
The Shape of Night
Sweet Sweat
as Okesa's owner
Sweet Sweat
as Okesa's owner
I Am a Medical Examiner
I Am a Medical Examiner
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
Ken
as Kiuchi
Ken
as Kiuchi
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Apple Blossom Town
Apple Blossom Town
Fifty-Fifty
Fifty-Fifty
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
The Weed of Crime
The Weed of Crime
College Champ
College Champ
This Madding Crowd
This Madding Crowd
A Woman's Identity
A Woman's Identity
Hagure kigeki mandara
Hagure kigeki mandara
The Inheritance
as Sayo Iida
The Inheritance
as Sayo Iida
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Love's Family Tree
Love's Family Tree
The Youth and His Amulet
The Youth and His Amulet
Girls of the Night
as Shizuka
Girls of the Night
as Shizuka
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
The Big Wave
as Toru's mother
The Big Wave
as Toru's mother
Aces Wild
Aces Wild
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Jiyūgaoka fujin
The Curio Master
The Curio Master
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Fortune Teller
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Chie (Proprietress)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Chie (Proprietress)
Fox and Raccoon
as Wife Tomi
Fox and Raccoon
as Wife Tomi
Echo Mountain
as Osen Miyoshi
Echo Mountain
as Osen Miyoshi
The Naked General
The Naked General
The Undefeated Woman
The Undefeated Woman
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
Geisha in the Old City
as Okura
Geisha in the Old City
as Okura
Hateful Things
Hateful Things
Snow Country
as Masseuse
Snow Country
as Masseuse
Rebellion
Rebellion
Evening Calm
Evening Calm
The Face
as Hisako
The Face
as Hisako
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Dotanba
Dotanba
Shin ono ga tsumi
as Osaku
Shin ono ga tsumi
as Osaku
Summer in Eclipse
as Kumi
Summer in Eclipse
as Kumi
Women in Prison
as Tenko Takahashi, prisoner
Women in Prison
as Tenko Takahashi, prisoner
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
Twice on a Certain Night
Twice on a Certain Night
Police Precinct Part 2
Police Precinct Part 2
Masura o hashutsu fukai
Masura o hashutsu fukai
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
I Live in Fear
as Kimie Nakajima
I Live in Fear
as Kimie Nakajima
五十円横町
五十円横町
Here Is a Spring
Here Is a Spring
Policeman's Diary
as Sei
Policeman's Diary
as Sei
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
Clan Revival
Clan Revival
The Devil comes and plays the Flute
The Devil comes and plays the Flute
Seven Samurai
as Wife of Gono Family
Seven Samurai
as Wife of Gono Family
Itsuko to sono haha
as Chie Sasaki
Itsuko to sono haha
as Chie Sasaki
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
An Edoite Judge
as Wife Ohana
An Edoite Judge
as Wife Ohana
The Whisper of Spring
The Whisper of Spring
恐妻時代
恐妻時代
Zoku santō jūyaku
Zoku santō jūyaku
Third Class Executives
as Personnel Chief's wife
Third Class Executives
as Personnel Chief's wife
Escape from the City of Death
Escape from the City of Death
Foghorn
Foghorn
Kōruisō
Kōruisō
Yatsuhaka-mura
Yatsuhaka-mura
The Lady of Musashino
as Maid in the Ono house
The Lady of Musashino
as Maid in the Ono house
Dorei no machi
Dorei no machi
The Idiot
as Takako
The Idiot
as Takako
Weeping Doll
as Ochika
Weeping Doll
as Ochika
Battle of Roses
Battle of Roses
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
The Munekata Sisters
The Munekata Sisters
City of the Spider
City of the Spider
Scandal
as Sumie
Scandal
as Sumie
Four Seasons of Women
as Dancer-style woman
Four Seasons of Women
as Dancer-style woman
獄門島 総集篇
獄門島 総集篇
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
Island of Horrors
as Tsukiyo
Island of Horrors
as Tsukiyo
Stray Dog
as Girl
Stray Dog
as Girl
Utako's Story
Utako's Story
The Quiet Duel
as Apprentice Nurse
The Quiet Duel
as Apprentice Nurse
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life
Drunken Angel
as Gin
Drunken Angel
as Gin
Actress
as daughter Kuniko
Actress
as daughter Kuniko
Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)
Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)