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."
Acted in 133
2000s
- 2007
- 2003
Time Limit
Movie
- 2002
- 2001
Hotoke
Shinako
1990s
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1992
Okoge
Kinoe Yoshino
- 1990
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Movie
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
Movie
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
Movie
Whisper of the Spirits
Movie
- 1986
Leave My Girl Alone
Landlord
- 1985
Takeshi-kun, Hai!
Nishino Kiku · 30 episodes
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Movie
- 1983
Legend of the Cat Monster
Manager
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
Movie
- 1982
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
Movie
Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
Movie
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
Movie
- 1981
School in the Crosshairs
Koji's Grandmother
- 1980
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
Movie
1970s
- 1979
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
Toku (Housekeeper)
- 1977
Suddenly, Like a Storm
Yuki's mother
- 1973
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Bonds of Love
Tobacco Shop Owner
Blind Beast
Shino
- 1968
Eternal Love
Movie
- 1967
Great Incidents
Movie
Rebellion of Japan
Movie
- 1965
Masseur War Story
Movie
Beast Alley
Movie
- 1964
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
3rd Sin
Sweet Sweat
Okesa's owner
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
Movie
Ken
Kiuchi
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Movie
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Movie
- 1963
Apple Blossom Town
Movie
Fifty-Fifty
Movie
A Salaryman's Reckless Family
Movie
- 1962
The Weed of Crime
Movie
This Madding Crowd
Movie
A Woman's Identity
Movie
Hagure kigeki mandara
Movie
The Inheritance
Sayo Iida
- 1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Movie
Love's Family Tree
Movie
The Youth and His Amulet
Movie
Girls of the Night
Shizuka
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
Movie
The Big Wave
Toru's mother
Aces Wild
Movie
- 1960
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Movie
Count on Me
Movie
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Movie
The Curio Master
Movie
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Chie (Proprietress)
1950s
- 1959
Chiyoda Castle in Flames
Movie
Fox and Raccoon
Wife Tomi
- 1958
The Naked General
Movie
The Undefeated Woman
Movie
Don't Make a Mistake!
Movie
- 1957
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
Movie
Geisha in the Old City
Okura
Hateful Things
Movie
Snow Country
Masseuse
Rebellion
Movie
Here Is Tokyo, Mother
Movie
Sanpei Mejiro Story: My Wife
Movie
- 1956
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Movie
Dotanba
Movie
Shin ono ga tsumi
Osaku
Summer in Eclipse
Kumi
Women in Prison
Tenko Takahashi, prisoner
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
Movie
Twice on a Certain Night
Movie
Police Precinct Part 2
Movie
Masura no Hashitsu Sequel: It's Hard to Be a Company
Movie
Masura o hashutsu fukai
Movie
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
Movie
- 1955
Policeman's Diary
Sei
Floating Clouds
Movie
- 1954
Clan Revival
Movie
The Devil comes and plays the Flute
Movie
Itsuko to sono haha
Chie Sasaki
- 1953
An Edoite Judge
Wife Ohana
- 1952
恐妻時代
Movie
Zoku santō jūyaku
Movie
Escape from the City of Death
Movie
Foghorn
Movie
- 1951
Kōruisō
Movie
Yatsuhaka-mura
Movie
Dorei no machi
Movie
Weeping Doll
Ochika
The White Orchid
Movie
- 1950
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
Movie
City of the Spider
Movie
Four Seasons of Women
Dancer-style woman
1940s
- 1949
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
Movie
Island of Horrors
Tsukiyo
Utako's Story
Movie
The Quiet Duel
Apprentice Nurse
A Woman's Life
Movie
- 1948
- 1947
Actress
daughter Kuniko
