Noriko Honma
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1911-11-29
Day of Death
2009-04-12 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
Noriko Honma
Biography
Noriko Honma (本間文子 Honma Noriko, born 29 November 1911 - 12 April 2009) is a Japanese actress whose film work occurred primarily during the 1950s. She was born in Hokkaido. She worked in many of Akira Kurosawa's films, first appearing in Kurosawa's Rashomon as the Miko, also in Ikiru, The Seven Samurai, Akahige, and Dreams.
Acting
(1993)
Madadayo
as Old Lady Holding a Cat
(1991)
Rhapsody in August
as Mourner
(1990)
(1979)
G.I. Samurai
as Old Woman
(1969)
(1967)
The Homely Sister
as Tea shop old woman
(1966)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Itako
(1965)
Red Beard
as Resident
(1964)
Oh, Bomb!
as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
(1962)
Varan the Unbelievable
as Ken's Mom
(1962)
(1962)
(1961)
Yojimbo
as Farmer's Ex-wife
(1960)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Mineko
(1960)
(1959)
(1959)
(1958)
Varan
as Ken's Mom
(1958)
(1958)
All About Marriage
as Mariko's Mother
(1957)
Untamed Woman
as Otora, the foster mother
(1957)
(1957)
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Hostess
(1957)
(1957)
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
as Tetsu (Zen's wife)
(1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as (uncredited)
(1956)
(1956)
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
(1955)
I Live in Fear
as Worker family member
(1955)
(1955)
(1954)
Seven Samurai
as Woman Farmer
(1954)
The Surf
as Old Woman of O-Haru
(1954)
(1954)
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
Adolescence Part II
as (uncredited)
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1953)
(1952)
Ikiru
as Housewife
(1952)
Mother
as Mino Hirai
(1952)
The Ataka Family
as Otoku
(1951)
The Blue Pearl
as Riu's mother
(1951)
(1950)
Rashomon
as Medium
(1950)
Street of Violence
as Sanpei's mother
(1950)
Snow-Flake
as Itakura's mother
(1949)
Stray Dog
as Wooden Tub Shop woman
(1939)
The Whole Family Works
as Ishimura's wife
(1938)
Composition Class
as Aunt