Noriko Honma

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Seven Samurai (1954) — Woman Farmer
2. Rashomon (1950) — Medium
3. Yojimbo (1961) — Farmer's Ex-wife
4. Ikiru (1952) — Housewife
5. Dreams (1990)
6. Red Beard (1965) — Resident
7. Stray Dog (1949) — Wooden Tub Shop woman
8. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) — Itako
9. Rhapsody in August (1991) — Mourner
10. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — (uncredited)
11. Madadayo (1993) — Old Lady Holding a Cat
12. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) — Mineko
13. I Live in Fear (1955) — Worker family member
14. G.I. Samurai (1979) — Old Woman
15. Varan (1958) — Ken's Mom
16. Varan the Unbelievable (1962) — Ken's Mom
17. Mother (1952) — Mino Hirai
18. Brother and Sister (1953)
19. Summer Clouds (1958)
20. Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
21. A Wife's Heart (1956)
22. Wife (1953)
23. Untamed Woman (1957) — Otora, the foster mother
24. Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
25. Composition Class (1938) — Aunt
26. Husband and Wife (1953)
27. Oh, Bomb! (1964) — Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
28. The Whole Family Works (1939) — Ishimura's wife
29. Marital Relations (1955)
30. Ditch (1954)
31. The Big Boss (1959)
32. The Homely Sister (1967) — Tea shop old woman
33. The Blue Pearl (1951) — Riu's mother
34. Town of Violence (1950) — Sanpei's mother
35. Snow-Flake (1950) — Itakura's mother
36. Life of a Country Doctor (1960)
37. Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957) — Hostess
38. Anything For Success (1962)
39. The Ataka Family (1952) — Otoku
40. Nightshade Flower (1951)