Acting
Noriko Honma
JA, EN cinema · 68 credits
Born
29 November 1911
Died
12 April 2009 (aged 97)
Birthplace
Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
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
Filmography
Madadayo
as Old Lady Holding a Cat
Rhapsody in August
as Mourner
Dreams
Actor
G.I. Samurai
as Old Woman
The Homely Sister
as Tea shop old woman
Red Beard
as Resident
Start Here
as Kitamura’s Mother
Oh, Bomb!
as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
Varan the Unbelievable
as Ken's Mom
Yojimbo
as Farmer's Ex-wife
The Big Boss
as Mineo's Aunt
Fox and Raccoon
as Sada
Varan
as Ken's Mom
All About Marriage
as Mariko's Mother
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Hostess
Untamed Woman
as Otora, the foster mother
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
as Tetsu (Zen's wife)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as (uncredited)
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
Blue Buds
as Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)
I Live in Fear
as Worker family member
Seven Samurai
as Woman Farmer
Ditch
Actor
The Surf
as Old Woman of O-Haru
Wife
Actor
Adolescence Part II
as (uncredited)
Ikiru
as Housewife
Mother
as Mino Hirai
The Ataka Family
as Otoku
The Blue Pearl
as Riu's mother
Rashomon
as Medium
Town of Violence
as Sanpei's mother
Snow-Flake
as Itakura's mother
Stray Dog
as Wooden Tub Shop woman
The Whole Family Works
as Ishimura's wife
