Noriko Sengoku

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-05-29

Day of death

2012-12-27 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

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

  • Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • Out

    Out

  • Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

    Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

  • Blind Beast

    Blind Beast

  • Invasion of Astro-Monster

    Invasion of Astro-Monster

  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • Floating Clouds

    Floating Clouds

  • The Quiet Duel

    The Quiet Duel

  • Girls of the Night

    Girls of the Night

  • Ken

    Ken

  • Leave My Girl Alone

    Leave My Girl Alone

  • The Inheritance

    The Inheritance

  • Fifty-Fifty

    Fifty-Fifty

  • Suddenly, Like a Storm

    Suddenly, Like a Storm

  • Dotanba

    Dotanba

  • Nurse's Husband

    Nurse's Husband

  • I Live in Fear

    I Live in Fear

  • Twice on a Certain Night

    Twice on a Certain Night

  • Evening Calm

    Evening Calm

  • School in the Crosshairs

    School in the Crosshairs

  • Okoge

    Okoge

  • Itsuko to sono haha

    Itsuko to sono haha

  • Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)

    Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)

  • Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

    Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • Summer in Eclipse

    Summer in Eclipse

  • Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

  • Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

    Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

  • The Munekata Sisters

    The Munekata Sisters

  • Eternal Love

    Eternal Love

  • Third Class Executives

    Third Class Executives

  • Policeman's Diary

    Policeman's Diary

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • Dear Mr. Prime Minister

    Dear Mr. Prime Minister

  • Jiyūgaoka fujin

    Jiyūgaoka fujin

  • The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn

    The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn

  • Island of Horrors

    Island of Horrors

  • Yatsuhaka-mura

    Yatsuhaka-mura

  • 五十円横町

    五十円横町

  • Rebellion of Japan

    Rebellion of Japan

  • Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

    Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

  • Masura o hashutsu fukai

    Masura o hashutsu fukai

  • Love's Family Tree

    Love's Family Tree

  • Snow Country

    Snow Country

  • Police Precinct Part 2

    Police Precinct Part 2

  • The Face

    The Face

  • The Stairway to the Distant Past

    The Stairway to the Distant Past

  • Here Is a Spring

    Here Is a Spring

  • New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

    New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

  • Battle of Roses

    Battle of Roses

  • Weeping Doll

    Weeping Doll

  • Shi no machi wo nogarete

    Shi no machi wo nogarete

  • White Beast

    White Beast

  • Echo Mountain

    Echo Mountain

  • The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

    The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

  • Roppongi Banana Boys

    Roppongi Banana Boys

  • Actress

    Actress

  • The Shape of Night

    The Shape of Night

  • Foghorn

    Foghorn

  • Karaoke Terror

    Karaoke Terror

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

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

  • The Youth and His Amulet

    The Youth and His Amulet

  • Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen

    Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen

  • Aces Wild

    Aces Wild

  • There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

    There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

  • Whisper of the Spirits

    Whisper of the Spirits

  • The Sea and Poison

    The Sea and Poison

  • The Undefeated Woman

    The Undefeated Woman

  • The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation

    The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation

  • 恐妻時代

    恐妻時代

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

  • Hotoke

    Hotoke

  • The Lady of Musashino

    The Lady of Musashino

  • Chikuhō no kodomotachi

    Chikuhō no kodomotachi

  • Shin ono ga tsumi

    Shin ono ga tsumi

  • The Whisper of Spring

    The Whisper of Spring

  • The Most Terrible Time in My Life

    The Most Terrible Time in My Life

  • A Woman's Identity

    A Woman's Identity

  • Rebellion

    Rebellion

  • An Edoite Judge

    An Edoite Judge

  • Geisha in the Old City

    Geisha in the Old City

  • Clan Revival

    Clan Revival

  • Sararīman yajikita dōchū

    Sararīman yajikita dōchū

  • This Madding Crowd

    This Madding Crowd

  • Hagure kigeki mandara

    Hagure kigeki mandara

  • The Devil comes and plays the Flute

    The Devil comes and plays the Flute

  • Legend of the Cat Monster

    Legend of the Cat Monster

  • Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

  • The White Orchid

    The White Orchid

  • Trap of Suicide Kilometer

    Trap of Suicide Kilometer

  • Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood

    Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood

  • Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

    Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

  • Beast Alley

    Beast Alley

  • The Big Wave

    The Big Wave

  • Time Limit

    Time Limit

  • 獄門島 総集篇

    獄門島 総集篇

  • A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

  • Four Seasons of Women

    Four Seasons of Women

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • The Weed of Crime

    The Weed of Crime

  • College Champ

    College Champ

  • Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled

    Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled

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

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

  • Drunken Angel

    Drunken Angel

  • Takeshi-kun, Hai!

    Takeshi-kun, Hai!

  • Konna onna ni dare ga shita

    Konna onna ni dare ga shita

  • The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!

    The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!

  • 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

  • Bonds of Love

    Bonds of Love

  • Fox and Raccoon

    Fox and Raccoon

  • Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

    Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

  • Hateful Things

    Hateful Things