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."

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Filmography

View Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954Film
8.5
View Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Coto's Clinic

Dr. Coto's Clinic

2003Series
8.6
View Kwaidan
Kwaidan

Kwaidan

1965Film
7.7
View Takeshi-kun, Hai!
Takeshi-kun, Hai!

Takeshi-kun, Hai!

1985Series
6.0
View Invasion of Astro-Monster
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965Film
6.8
View Utako's Story
Utako's Story

Utako's Story

1949Film0
View Stray Dog
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949Film
7.6
View The Idiot
The Idiot

The Idiot

1951Film
7.0
View Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

1948Film
7.6
View Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007Film
6.9
View I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

1955Film
7.3
View The Munekata Sisters
The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

1950Film
7.1