Acting · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan · Born May 29, 1922
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."
MovieTokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
MovieKaraoke Terror
2003
as Old Woman at the Inn
TVDr. Coto's Clinic
2003
as 内つる子
MovieTime Limit
2003
MovieOut
2002
as Chiyoko Azuma
MovieHotoke
2001
as Shinako
MovieThe Trap
1996
as Asa
MovieThe Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Asa
MovieThe Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Asa
MovieOkoge
1992
as Kinoe Yoshino
MovieHole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
MovieVirgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
1990
MovieRoppongi Banana Boys
1989
TVThe Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!
1988
as Hirose Tatsu
MovieThere Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987
MovieWhisper of the Spirits
1987
MovieLeave My Girl Alone
1986
as Landlord
MovieThe Sea and Poison
1986
as Old Woman
TVTakeshi-kun, Hai!
1985
as Nishino Kiku
MovieSotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985
MovieLegend of the Cat Monster
1983
as Manager
MovieLowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1983
MovieLowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982
MovieSeducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
1982
MovieThe Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982
MovieSchool in the Crosshairs
1981
as Koji's Grandmother
MovieThe House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Nurse's Husband
1980
MovieThe Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979
as Toku (Housekeeper)
MovieSuddenly, Like a Storm
1977
as Yuki's mother
MovieStray Dog
1973
TVAttention Please
1970
MovieBonds of Love
1969
as Tobacco Shop Owner
MovieBlind Beast
1969
as Shino
MovieEternal Love
1968
MovieRebellion of Japan
1967
MovieInvasion of Astro-Monster
1965
as Delegate
MovieBeast Alley
1965
MovieKwaidan
1965
as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
MovieHousing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964
as 3rd Sin
MovieThe Shape of Night
1964
MovieSweet Sweat
1964
as Okesa's owner
MovieDear Mr. Prime Minister
1964
MovieKen
1964
as Kiuchi
MovieTrap of Suicide Kilometer
1964
MovieMr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
MovieFifty-Fifty
1963
MovieThe Weed of Crime
1962
MovieCollege Champ
1962
MovieThis Madding Crowd
1962
MovieA Woman's Identity
1962
MovieHagure kigeki mandara
1962
MovieThe Inheritance
1962
as Sayo Iida
MovieA Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
MovieLove's Family Tree
1961
MovieThe Youth and His Amulet
1961
MovieGirls of the Night
1961
as Shizuka
MovieSararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
MovieThe Big Wave
1961
as Toru's mother
MovieAces Wild
1961
MovieChikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
MovieJiyūgaoka fujin
1960
MovieWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Fortune Teller
MovieNew Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Chie (Proprietress)
MovieFox and Raccoon
1959
as Wife Tomi
MovieEcho Mountain
1959
as Osen Miyoshi
MovieThe Undefeated Woman
1958
MoviePolice Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957
MovieGeisha in the Old City
1957
as Okura
MovieHateful Things
1957
MovieSnow Country
1957
as Masseuse
MovieRebellion
1957
Evening Calm
1957
MovieThe Face
1957
as Hisako
MovieThe Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
MovieDotanba
1956
MovieShin ono ga tsumi
1956
as Osaku
MovieSummer in Eclipse
1956
as Kumi
MovieWomen in Prison
1956
as Tenko Takahashi, prisoner
MovieBored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956
MovieTwice on a Certain Night
1956
MoviePolice Precinct Part 2
1956
MovieMasura o hashutsu fukai
1956
MovieThe Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1956
MovieI Live in Fear
1955
as Kimie Nakajima
Movie五十円横町
1955
MovieHere Is a Spring
1955
MoviePoliceman's Diary
1955
as Sei
MovieFloating Clouds
1955
MovieClan Revival
1954
MovieThe Devil comes and plays the Flute
1954
MovieSeven Samurai
1954
as Wife of Gono Family
MovieItsuko to sono haha
1954
as Chie Sasaki
MovieKisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953
MovieAn Edoite Judge
1953
as Wife Ohana
MovieThe Whisper of Spring
1952
Movie恐妻時代
1952
MovieZoku santō jūyaku
1952
MovieThird Class Executives
1952
as Personnel Chief's wife
MovieShi no machi wo nogarete
1952
MovieFoghorn
1952
MovieYatsuhaka-mura
1951
MovieThe Lady of Musashino
1951
as Maid in the Ono house
MovieThe Idiot
1951
as Takako
MovieWeeping Doll
1951
as Ochika
MovieThe White Orchid
1951
MovieBattle of Roses
1950
MovieBored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950
MovieThe Munekata Sisters
1950
MovieWhite Beast
1950
MovieKumo no Machi
1950
MovieScandal
1950
as Sumie
MovieFour Seasons of Women
1950
as Dancer-style woman
獄門島 総集篇
1950
MovieGokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
1949
MovieIsland of Horrors
1949
as Tsukiyo
MovieStray Dog
1949
as Girl
MovieUtako's Story
1949
MovieThe Quiet Duel
1949
as Apprentice Nurse
MovieA Woman's Life
1949
MovieDrunken Angel
1948
as Gin
MovieActress
1947
as daughter Kuniko
Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)
