
Acting
Born May 29, 1922 · 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."

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007

Karaoke Terror
2003

Time Limit
2003

Out
2002

Hotoke
2001

The Trap
1996

The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994

Okoge
1992

Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990

Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
1990

Roppongi Banana Boys
1989

There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987

Whisper of the Spirits
1987

Leave My Girl Alone
1986

The Sea and Poison
1986

Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1985

Legend of the Cat Monster
1983

Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
1983

Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982

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

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982

School in the Crosshairs
1981

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1980
Nurse's Husband
1980

The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979

Suddenly, Like a Storm
1977

Stray Dog
1973

Bonds of Love
1969

Blind Beast
1969

Eternal Love
1968

Rebellion of Japan
1967

Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965

Beast Alley
1965

Kwaidan
1965

Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964

The Shape of Night
1964

Sweet Sweat
1964

Dear Mr. Prime Minister
1964

Ken
1964

Trap of Suicide Kilometer
1964

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964

Fifty-Fifty
1963

The Weed of Crime
1962

College Champ
1962

This Madding Crowd
1962

A Woman's Identity
1962

Hagure kigeki mandara
1962

The Inheritance
1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961

Love's Family Tree
1961

The Youth and His Amulet
1961

Girls of the Night
1961

Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961

The Big Wave
1961

Aces Wild
1961

Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960

Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960

Fox and Raccoon
1959

Echo Mountain
1959

The Undefeated Woman
1958

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957

Geisha in the Old City
1957

Hateful Things
1957

Snow Country
1957

Rebellion
1957
Evening Calm
1957

The Face
1957

Dotanba
1956

Shin ono ga tsumi
1956

Summer in Eclipse
1956

Women in Prison
1956

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956

Twice on a Certain Night
1956

Police Precinct Part 2
1956

Masura o hashutsu fukai
1956

The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1956

I Live in Fear
1955

五十円横町
1955

Here Is a Spring
1955

Policeman's Diary
1955

Floating Clouds
1955

Clan Revival
1954

The Devil comes and plays the Flute
1954

Seven Samurai
1954

Itsuko to sono haha
1954

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953

An Edoite Judge
1953

The Whisper of Spring
1952

恐妻時代
1952

Third Class Executives
1952

Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952

Foghorn
1952

Yatsuhaka-mura
1951

The Lady of Musashino
1951

The Idiot
1951

Weeping Doll
1951

The White Orchid
1951

Battle of Roses
1950

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

The Munekata Sisters
1950

White Beast
1950

Scandal
1950

Four Seasons of Women
1950
獄門島 総集篇
1950

Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
1949

Island of Horrors
1949

Stray Dog
1949

Konna onna ni dare ga shita
1949

The Quiet Duel
1949

A Woman's Life
1949

Drunken Angel
1948

Actress
1947