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."

Noriko Sengoku is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 32 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Out (2002), The Trap (1996), The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms! (1988), Suddenly, Like a Storm (1977), Floating Clouds (1955), The Idiot (1951), Stray Dog (1949), Drunken Angel (1948). The recorded credits span 1948 to 2007, including 28 movies and 4 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.