Noriko Honma

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1911-11-29 (98 years old)

Deathday

2009-04-12

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

1950

Rashomon

as Medium

1991

1949

Stray Dog

as Wooden Tub Shop woman

1979

G.I. Samurai

as Old Woman

1967

The Homely Sister

as Tea shop old woman

1951

The Blue Pearl

as Riu's mother

1961

Yojimbo

as Farmer's Ex-wife

1965

Red Beard

as Resident

1962

1993

Madadayo

as Old Lady Holding a Cat

1952

Ikiru

as Housewife

1954

Seven Samurai

as Woman Farmer

1955

I Live in Fear

as Worker family member

1952

Mother

as Mino Hirai

1953

1939

The Whole Family Works

as Ishimura's wife

1952

1964

Oh, Bomb!

as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife

1950

Street of Violence

as Sanpei's mother

1958

Varan

as Ken's Mom

1950

Snow-Flake

as Itakura's mother

1953

Adolescence Part II

as (uncredited)

1956

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)

1957

Untamed Woman

as Otora, the foster mother

1958

All About Marriage

as Mariko's Mother

1990

1954

The Surf

as Old Woman of O-Haru

1957

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

as Tetsu (Zen's wife)

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