Noriko Honma
Acting
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.
Movies(59)
Madadayo
Old Lady Holding a Cat
1993
Rhapsody in August
Mourner
1991
Dreams
1990
G.I. Samurai
Old Woman
1979
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
The Homely Sister
Tea shop old woman
1967
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Itako
1966
Start Here
Kitamura’s Mother
1965
Red Beard
Resident
1965
Oh, Bomb!
Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
1964
Anything For Success
1962
Varan the Unbelievable
Ken's Mom
1962
Kiriko no unmei
1962
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
1962
石ころの唄
1962
Yojimbo
Farmer's Ex-wife
1961
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Mineko
1960
Someday I'll Know
1959
Fox and Raccoon
Sada
1959
The Big Boss
1959
Varan
Ken's Mom
1958
Summer Clouds
1958
All About Marriage
Mariko's Mother
1958
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Hostess
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Nanny
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Untamed Woman
Otora, the foster mother
1957
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
Tetsu (Zen's wife)
1957
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
1956
A Wife's Heart
1956
Blue Buds
Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(uncredited)
1956
I Live in Fear
Worker family member
1955
Marital Relations
1955
The Lone Journey
1955
The Surf
Old Woman of O-Haru
1954
Ditch
1954
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Seven Samurai
Woman Farmer
1954
Girls in the Orchard
1953
Brother and Sister
1953
Adolescence Part II
(uncredited)
1953
Their Father's Wife
1953
Wife
1953
The End of the Night
1953
Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953
Husband and Wife
1953
Ikiru
Housewife
1952
Mother
Mino Hirai
1952
The Ataka Family
Otoku
1952
The Blue Pearl
Riu's mother
1951
Nightshade Flower
1951
Rashomon
Medium
1950
Snow-Flake
Itakura's mother
1950
Town of Violence
Sanpei's mother
1950
Stray Dog
Wooden Tub Shop woman
1949
The Whole Family Works
Ishimura's wife
1939
Composition Class
Aunt
1938