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Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Actor May 29 (died age 90) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan 1947–2007 (60 year career)
6.6 avg rating

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 escape…

Known For

Seven Samurai
Film

Seven Samurai

Wife of Gono Family
Kwaidan
Film

Kwaidan

Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Stray Dog
Film

Stray Dog

Girl
Drunken Angel
Film

Drunken Angel

Gin
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Film

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Fortune Teller
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Film

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Female Delegate
Floating Clouds
Film

Floating Clouds

7.7 1955
I Live in Fear
Film

I Live in Fear

Kimie Nakajima

Filmography

Acting (118)

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Movies (115)

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007
6.9
Time Limit

Time Limit

2003
5.0
Karaoke Terror

Karaoke Terror

2003

as Old Woman at the Inn

5.6
Out

Out

2002

as Chiyoko Azuma

5.3
Hotoke

Hotoke

2001

as Shinako

The Trap

The Trap

1996

as Asa

6.6
The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

1995

as Asa

7.0
The Most Terrible Time in My Life

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

1994

as Asa

7.3
Okoge

Okoge

1992

as Kinoe Yoshino

5.6
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!

Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!

1990
Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled

Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled

1990
Roppongi Banana Boys

Roppongi Banana Boys

1989
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

1987
6.0
Whisper of the Spirits

Whisper of the Spirits

1987
The Sea and Poison

The Sea and Poison

1986

as Old Woman

6.9
Leave My Girl Alone

Leave My Girl Alone

1986

as Landlord

6.0
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

1985
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass

1983
Legend of the Cat Monster

Legend of the Cat Monster

1983

as Manager

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn

1982
Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties

Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties

1982
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood

Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood

1982
School in the Crosshairs

School in the Crosshairs

1981

as Koji's Grandmother

6.2
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation

1980
Nurse's Husband

Nurse's Husband

1980
The Bride of the Ghost Lake

The Bride of the Ghost Lake

1979

as Toku (Housekeeper)

Suddenly, Like a Storm

Suddenly, Like a Storm

1977

as Yuki's mother

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1973
7.0
Blind Beast

Blind Beast

1969

as Shino

6.4
Bonds of Love

Bonds of Love

1969

as Tobacco Shop Owner

Eternal Love

Eternal Love

1968
Rebellion of Japan

Rebellion of Japan

1967
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

as Female Delegate

6.8
Kwaidan

Kwaidan

1965

as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

7.7
Beast Alley

Beast Alley

1965
7.0
Trap of Suicide Kilometer

Trap of Suicide Kilometer

1964
Dear Mr. Prime Minister

Dear Mr. Prime Minister

1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

1964
The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night

1964
6.6
Ken

Ken

1964

as Kiuchi

7.8
Sweet Sweat

Sweet Sweat

1964

as Okesa's owner

7.5
Fifty-Fifty

Fifty-Fifty

1963
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

1962

as Sayo Iida

7.1
College Champ

College Champ

1962
6.0
This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd

1962
The Weed of Crime

The Weed of Crime

1962
Hagure kigeki mandara

Hagure kigeki mandara

1962
A Woman's Identity

A Woman's Identity

1962
Love's Family Tree

Love's Family Tree

1961
Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

1961

as Shizuka

6.4
Sararīman yajikita dōchū

Sararīman yajikita dōchū

1961
Aces Wild

Aces Wild

1961
The Big Wave

The Big Wave

1961

as Toru's mother

The Youth and His Amulet

The Youth and His Amulet

1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

1961
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

as Fortune Teller

8.0
Chikuhō no kodomotachi

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

1960
Jiyūgaoka fujin

Jiyūgaoka fujin

1960
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

1960

as Chie (Proprietress)

Fox and Raccoon

Fox and Raccoon

1959

as Wife Tomi

Echo Mountain

Echo Mountain

1959

as Osen Miyoshi

The Undefeated Woman

The Undefeated Woman

1958
Rebellion

Rebellion

1957
6.0
Snow Country

Snow Country

1957

as Masseuse

6.7
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

1957
The Face

The Face

1957

as Hisako

Geisha in the Old City

Geisha in the Old City

1957

as Okura

Evening Calm

Evening Calm

1957
Hateful Things

Hateful Things

1957
Police Precinct Part 2

Police Precinct Part 2

1956
Masura o hashutsu fukai

Masura o hashutsu fukai

1956
Summer in Eclipse

Summer in Eclipse

1956

as Kumi

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

1956
Shin ono ga tsumi

Shin ono ga tsumi

1956

as Osaku

Dotanba

Dotanba

1956
6.0
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

1956
7.0
Women in Prison

Women in Prison

1956

as Tenko Takahashi, prisoner

1.0
Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night

1956
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

1955

as Kimie Nakajima

7.3
Here Is a Spring

Here Is a Spring

1955
7.3
五十円横町

五十円横町

1955
Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

1955
7.7
Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

1955

as Sei

6.5
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

as Wife of Gono Family

8.5
Clan Revival

Clan Revival

1954
Itsuko to sono haha

Itsuko to sono haha

1954

as Chie Sasaki

The Devil comes and plays the Flute

The Devil comes and plays the Flute

1954
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

1953
An Edoite Judge

An Edoite Judge

1953

as Wife Ohana

Shi no machi wo nogarete

Shi no machi wo nogarete

1952
恐妻時代

恐妻時代

1952
Foghorn

Foghorn

1952
The Whisper of Spring

The Whisper of Spring

1952
Third Class Executives

Third Class Executives

1952

as Personnel Chief's wife

The Idiot

The Idiot

1951

as Takako

7.0
The Lady of Musashino

The Lady of Musashino

1951

as Maid in the Ono house

5.9
Yatsuhaka-mura

Yatsuhaka-mura

1951
The White Orchid

The White Orchid

1951
Weeping Doll

Weeping Doll

1951

as Ochika

Scandal

Scandal

1950

as Sumie

6.9
Four Seasons of Women

Four Seasons of Women

1950

as Dancer-style woman

The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

1950
7.1
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord

1950
White Beast

White Beast

1950
5.5
獄門島 総集篇

獄門島 総集篇

1950
Battle of Roses

Battle of Roses

1950
6.0
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949

as Girl

7.6
A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1949
The Quiet Duel

The Quiet Duel

1949

as Apprentice Nurse

7.3
Island of Horrors

Island of Horrors

1949

as Tsukiyo

Utako's Story

Utako's Story

1949
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen

Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen

1949
Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

1948

as Gin

7.6
Actress

Actress

1947

as daughter Kuniko

Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)

Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)