Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

🎂 29th November 1911 (114 yrs) 📍 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 Samurai, Akahige, and Dreams.

Noriko Honma

🎬 Movies Featuring Noriko Honma

Madadayo

Madadayo (1993)

as Old Lady Holding a Cat
Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August (1991)

as Mourner
Dreams

Dreams (1990)

G.I. Samurai

G.I. Samurai (1979)

as Old Woman
Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)

The Homely Sister

The Homely Sister (1967)

as Tea shop old woman
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)

as Itako
Start Here

Start Here (1965)

as Kitamura’s Mother
Red Beard

Red Beard (1965)

as Resident
Oh, Bomb!

Oh, Bomb! (1964)

as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
Anything For Success

Anything For Success (1962)

Varan the Unbelievable

Varan the Unbelievable (1962)

as Ken's Mom
Kiriko no unmei

Kiriko no unmei (1962)

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962)

Yojimbo

Yojimbo (1961)

as Farmer's Ex-wife
Life of a Country Doctor

Life of a Country Doctor (1960)

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

as Mineko
Someday I'll Know

Someday I'll Know (1959)

Fox and Raccoon

Fox and Raccoon (1959)

as Sada
The Big Boss

The Big Boss (1959)

Varan

Varan (1958)

as Ken's Mom
Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds (1958)

All About Marriage

All About Marriage (1958)

as Mariko's Mother
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957)

as Hostess
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (1957)

as Nanny
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (1957)

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman (1957)

as Otora, the foster mother
Elephant from "Zoo Story"

Elephant from "Zoo Story" (1957)

as Tetsu (Zen's wife)
People of Tokyo, Goodbye

People of Tokyo, Goodbye (1956)

as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
A Wife's Heart

A Wife's Heart (1956)

Blue Buds

Blue Buds (1956)

as Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

as (uncredited)
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear (1955)

as Worker family member
Marital Relations

Marital Relations (1955)

The Lone Journey

The Lone Journey (1955)

The Surf

The Surf (1954)

as Old Woman of O-Haru
Ditch

Ditch (1954)

Last of the Wild Ones

Last of the Wild Ones (1954)

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

as Woman Farmer
Girls in the Orchard

Girls in the Orchard (1953)

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister (1953)

Adolescence Part II

Adolescence Part II (1953)

as (uncredited)
Their Father's Wife

Their Father's Wife (1953)

Wife

Wife (1953)

The End of the Night

The End of the Night (1953)

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)

Husband and Wife

Husband and Wife (1953)

Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

as Housewife
Mother

Mother (1952)

as Mino Hirai
The Ataka Family

The Ataka Family (1952)

as Otoku
The Blue Pearl

The Blue Pearl (1951)

as Riu's mother
Nightshade Flower

Nightshade Flower (1951)

Rashomon

Rashomon (1950)

as Medium
Snow-Flake

Snow-Flake (1950)

as Itakura's mother
Street of Violence

Street of Violence (1950)

as Sanpei's mother
Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1949)

as Wooden Tub Shop woman
The Whole Family Works

The Whole Family Works (1939)

as Ishimura's wife
Composition Class

Composition Class (1938)

as Aunt