Noriko Sengoku
May 29, 1922 — Dec 27, 2012 (90 years)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
48 Movies
3 Series
Noriko Sengoku has spent over 79 years in front of the camera, with more than 51 film and TV credits. her Wife of Gono Family in 'Seven Samurai' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
90R.I.P.
48Movies
3Series
Noriko Sengoku
48 Movies
3 Series
Noriko Sengoku has spent over 79 years in front of the camera, with more than 51 film and TV credits. her Wife of Gono Family in 'Seven Samurai' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
90 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
48
Movies
3
Series
Movies
Seven Samurai
1954
Kwaidan
1965
Drunken Angel
1948
Echo Mountain
1959
Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
Stray Dog
1949
Women in Prison
1956
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
I Live in Fear
1955
The Trap
1996
The Idiot
1951
Blind Beast
1969
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
The Quiet Duel
1949
Out
2002
Ken
1964
Scandal
1950
The Sea and Poison
1986
Karaoke Terror
2003
The Lady of Musashino
1951
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
Snow Country
1957
School in the Crosshairs
1981
Girls of the Night
1961
Okoge
1992
Sweet Sweat
1964
Policeman's Diary
1955
The Inheritance
1962
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Full Filmography
Karaoke Terror
Old Woman at the Inn
2003
Film
Dr. Coto's Clinic
内つる子
2003–
TV
Out
Chiyoko Azuma
2002
Film
Hotoke
Shinako
2001
Film
The Trap
Asa
1996
Film
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Asa
1995
Film
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Asa
1994
Film
Okoge
Kinoe Yoshino
1992
Film
The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!
Hirose Tatsu
1988–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Noriko Sengoku still alive?
Noriko Sengoku passed away on December 27, 2012 at age 90.
What are the most famous roles of Noriko Sengoku?
Noriko Sengoku is best known for roles in Seven Samurai, Kwaidan, Stray Dog.
How many movies has Noriko Sengoku been in?
Over a 65-year career (since 1947), Noriko Sengoku has appeared in 118 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Noriko Sengoku's first movie?
The career of Noriko Sengoku began with Actress (1947).
What is Noriko Sengoku's most recent movie or series?
Noriko Sengoku's most recent release is Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad, which premiered on April 14, 2007.
What TV shows has Noriko Sengoku appeared in?
On television, Noriko Sengoku has appeared in Dr. Coto's Clinic, The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!, Takeshi-kun, Hai!, Attention Please.
Noriko Sengoku
1922-05-29 · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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."