Noriko Honma
Acting
Born November 29, 1911 — Died April 12, 2009
From 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 Samu...
Filmography
Madadayo
Old Lady Holding a Cat
19937.3
Rhapsody in August
Mourner
19917.2
Dreams
19907.7
G.I. Samurai
Old Woman
19795.9
Battle of the Japan Sea
19696.4
The Homely Sister
Tea shop old woman
19678.0
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Itako
19666.3
Start Here
Kitamura’s Mother
19657.0
Red Beard
Resident
19658.2
Oh, Bomb!
Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
19647.8
Anything For Success
19627.0
Varan the Unbelievable
Ken's Mom
19624.4
Kiriko no unmei
1962
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
19628.0
石ころの唄
1962
Yojimbo
Farmer's Ex-wife
19618.1
Life of a Country Doctor
19608.5
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Mineko
19608.0
Someday I'll Know
19599.0
Fox and Raccoon
Sada
19599.0
The Big Boss
19596.5
Varan
Ken's Mom
19585.8
Summer Clouds
19587.6
All About Marriage
Mariko's Mother
195810.0
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Hostess
19578.0
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Nanny
19579.0
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Untamed Woman
Otora, the foster mother
19577.5
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
Tetsu (Zen's wife)
1957
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
19569.0
A Wife's Heart
19566.9
Blue Buds
Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)
1956
All Sold Out
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(uncredited)
19567.2
I Live in Fear
Worker family member
19557.3
Marital Relations
19555.6
The Lone Journey
19559.0
The Surf
Old Woman of O-Haru
19548.0
Ditch
19547.5
Last of the Wild Ones
19548.0
Seven Samurai
Woman Farmer
19548.5
Girls in the Orchard
19538.0
Brother and Sister
19536.3
Adolescence Part II
(uncredited)
195310.0
Their Father's Wife
19537.0
Wife
19537.2
The End of the Night
195310.0
Where Chimneys Are Seen
19536.6
Husband and Wife
19536.9
Ikiru
Housewife
19528.3
Mother
Mino Hirai
19527.0
The Ataka Family
Otoku
19525.5
The Blue Pearl
Riu's mother
19517.5
Nightshade Flower
19518.0
Rashomon
Medium
19508.0
Snow-Flake
Itakura's mother
19507.5
Town of Violence
Sanpei's mother
19506.5
Stray Dog
Wooden Tub Shop woman
19497.6
The Whole Family Works
Ishimura's wife
19396.7
Composition Class
Aunt
19386.8