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