Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Actor Nov 29 (died age 97) Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan 1938–1993 (55 year career)

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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.

Known For

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Woman Farmer

Rashomon

Rashomon

Medium

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Farmer's Ex-wife

Ikiru

Ikiru

Housewife

Red Beard

Red Beard

Resident

Dreams

Dreams

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

Wooden Tub Shop woman

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Mineko

Filmography

Acting (59)

Movies (59)

Madadayo

Madadayo

as Old Lady Holding a Cat

Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

as Mourner

Dreams

Dreams

G.I. Samurai

G.I. Samurai

as Old Woman

Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea

The Homely Sister

The Homely Sister

as Tea shop old woman

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

as Itako

Red Beard

Red Beard

as Resident

Start Here

Start Here

as Kitamura’s Mother

Oh, Bomb!

Oh, Bomb!

as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife

Anything For Success

Anything For Success

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

Varan the Unbelievable

Varan the Unbelievable

as Ken's Mom

石ころの唄

石ころの唄

Kiriko no unmei

Kiriko no unmei

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

as Farmer's Ex-wife

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

as Mineko

Life of a Country Doctor

Life of a Country Doctor

Someday I'll Know

Someday I'll Know

The Big Boss

The Big Boss

Fox and Raccoon

Fox and Raccoon

as Sada

All About Marriage

All About Marriage

as Mariko's Mother

Varan

Varan

as Ken's Mom

Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

as Tetsu (Zen's wife)

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

as Otora, the foster mother

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

as Nanny

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

as Hostess

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)

A Wife's Heart

A Wife's Heart

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as (uncredited)

Blue Buds

Blue Buds

as Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

as Worker family member

The Lone Journey

The Lone Journey

Marital Relations

Marital Relations

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

as Woman Farmer

The Surf

The Surf

as Old Woman of O-Haru

Last of the Wild Ones

Last of the Wild Ones

Ditch

Ditch

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

Girls in the Orchard

Girls in the Orchard

Their Father's Wife

Their Father's Wife

Wife

Wife

Husband and Wife

Husband and Wife

Adolescence Part II

Adolescence Part II

as (uncredited)

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen

The End of the Night

The End of the Night

Ikiru

Ikiru

as Housewife

Mother

Mother

as Mino Hirai

The Ataka Family

The Ataka Family

as Otoku

The Blue Pearl

The Blue Pearl

as Riu's mother

Nightshade Flower

Nightshade Flower

Rashomon

Rashomon

as Medium

Snow-Flake

Snow-Flake

as Itakura's mother

Street of Violence

Street of Violence

as Sanpei's mother

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

as Wooden Tub Shop woman

The Whole Family Works

The Whole Family Works

as Ishimura's wife

Composition Class

Composition Class

as Aunt