Noriko Sengoku
Born May 29, 1922 (Age: 103)
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Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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."
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."
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Filmography
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
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Age: 68
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
1990
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Age: 67
Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
1982
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Age: 60
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979
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as Toku (Housekeeper)
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Age: 57
Bonds of Love
1969
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as Tobacco Shop Owner
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Age: 46
Eternal Love
1968
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Age: 45
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
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as Female Delegate
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Age: 43
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964
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as 3rd Sin
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Age: 42
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
1964
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Age: 41
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
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Age: 41
Fifty-Fifty
1963
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Age: 41
College Champ
1962
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Age: 40
This Madding Crowd
1962
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Age: 40
A Woman's Identity
1962
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Age: 39
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
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Age: 39
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961
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Age: 39
Love's Family Tree
1961
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Age: 39
The Youth and His Amulet
1961
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Age: 39
Girls of the Night
1961
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as Shizuka
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Age: 39
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
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Age: 39
The Big Wave
1961
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as Toru's mother
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Age: 38
Aces Wild
1961
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Age: 38
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
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Age: 38
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
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Age: 38
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
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as Chie (Proprietress)
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Age: 37
Fox and Raccoon
1959
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as Wife Tomi
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Age: 36
Echo Mountain
1959
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as Osen Miyoshi
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Age: 36
The Undefeated Woman
1958
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Age: 36
Dotanba
1956
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Age: 34
Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
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as Osaku
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Age: 34
Summer in Eclipse
1956
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as Kumi
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Age: 34
Women in Prison
1956
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as Tenko Takahashi, prisoner
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Age: 34
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956
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Age: 34
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
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Age: 34
Police Precinct Part 2
1956
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Age: 33
Masura o hashutsu fukai
1956
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Age: 33
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1956
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Age: 33
五十円横町
1955
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Age: 33
Here Is a Spring
1955
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Age: 32
Policeman's Diary
1955
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as Sei
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Age: 32
Seven Samurai
1954
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as Wife of Gono Family
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Age: 31
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950
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Age: 28
No Image
獄門島 総集篇
1950
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Age: 27