Noriko Honma
Born: 1911-11-29 in Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
Died: 2009-04-12
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1993
- Madadayo as Old Lady Holding a Cat
1991
- Rhapsody in August as Mourner
1990
1979
- G.I. Samurai as Old Woman
1967
- The Homely Sister as Tea shop old woman
1966
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Itako
1965
- Red Beard as Resident
- Start Here as Kitamura’s Mother
1964
- Oh, Bomb! as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
1962
1961
- Yojimbo as Farmer's Ex-wife
1960
1959
1958
- Varan as Ken's Mom
- Summer Clouds
- All About Marriage as Mariko's Mother
1957
- Untamed Woman as Otora, the foster mother
- Elephant from "Zoo Story" as Tetsu (Zen's wife)
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Nanny
- Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen as Hostess
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1956
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as (uncredited)
- A Wife's Heart
- People of Tokyo, Goodbye as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
- Blue Buds as Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)
1955
- I Live in Fear as Worker family member
- Marital Relations
- The Lone Journey
1954
- Seven Samurai as Woman Farmer
- Last of the Wild Ones
- Ditch
- The Surf as Old Woman of O-Haru
1953
1952
- Ikiru as Housewife
- Mother as Mino Hirai
- The Ataka Family as Otoku
1951
- The Blue Pearl as Riu's mother
- Nightshade Flower
1950
- Rashomon as Medium
- Town of Violence as Sanpei's mother
- 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