Noriko Honma
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1911-11-29
- Died
- 2009-04-12
- Place of birth
- Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
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
Movies (60)
Seven Samurai
1954
as Woman Farmer
Ikiru
1952
as Housewife
Rashomon
1950
as Medium
Red Beard
1965
as Resident
Yojimbo
1961
as Farmer's Ex-wife
Dreams
1990
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Itako
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Mineko
Stray Dog
1949
as Wooden Tub Shop woman
Madadayo
1993
as Old Lady Holding a Cat
Rhapsody in August
1991
as Mourner
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as (uncredited)
Untamed Woman
1957
as Otora, the foster mother
G.I. Samurai
1979
as Old Woman
Summer Clouds
1958
I Live in Fear
1955
as Worker family member
Brother and Sister
1953
A Wife's Heart
1956
Mother
1952
as Mino Hirai
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
as Ken's Mom
Varan
1958
as Ken's Mom
Town of Violence
1950
as Sanpei's mother
Wife
1953
The Surf
1954
as Old Woman of O-Haru
The Blue Pearl
1951
as Riu's mother
Ditch
1954
Snow-Flake
1950
as Itakura's mother
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
The Big Boss
1959
The End of the Night
1953
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
Someday I'll Know
1959
The Lone Journey
1955
Husband and Wife
1953
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
as Nanny
All About Marriage
1958
as Mariko's Mother
The Ataka Family
1952
as Otoku
Adolescence Part II
1953
as (uncredited)
Oh, Bomb!
1964
as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
1956
as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
1957
as Tetsu (Zen's wife)
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
1962
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Hostess
Anything For Success
1962
The Whole Family Works
1939
as Ishimura's wife
Composition Class
1938
as Aunt
Marital Relations
1955
The Homely Sister
1967
as Tea shop old woman
Their Father's Wife
1953
Girls in the Orchard
1953
Kiriko no unmei
1962
Fox and Raccoon
1959
as Sada
Nightshade Flower
1951
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
All Sold Out
1956
Blue Buds
1956
as Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)
Start Here
1965
as Kitamura’s Mother
石ころの唄
1962
About Noriko Honma
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. With 60 credits spanning from 1938 to 1993, Noriko Honma has appeared in 60 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Woman Farmer
- Ikiru (1952) — as Housewife
- Rashomon (1950) — as Medium
- Red Beard (1965) — as Resident
- Yojimbo (1961) — as Farmer's Ex-wife
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