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."
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
115 titles
The Whisper of Spring
Geisha in the Old City
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
The Devil comes and plays the Flute
College Champ
Hagure kigeki mandara
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
Fox and Raccoon
Women in Prison
Utako's Story
Suddenly, Like a Storm
Actress
White Beast
五十円横町
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
Love's Family Tree
Twice on a Certain Night
Masura o hashutsu fukai
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Bonds of Love
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
Clan Revival
Rebellion
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
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