Noriko Honma
Acting1911Yubari, 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.
Known For
Acting History
1993
Madadayo
as Old Lady Holding a Cat
1991
Rhapsody in August
as Mourner
1990
1979
G.I. Samurai
as Old Woman
1967
The Homely Sister
as Tea shop old woman
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Itako
1965
Red Beard
as Resident
Start Here
as Kitamura’s Mother
1964
Oh, Bomb!
as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
1961
Yojimbo
as Farmer's Ex-wife
1959
1958
1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Hostess
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
as Tetsu (Zen's wife)
Untamed Woman
as Otora, the foster mother
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as (uncredited)
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
Blue Buds
as Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)
1955
1954
1952
1951
The Blue Pearl
as Riu's mother
1950
1949
Stray Dog
as Wooden Tub Shop woman
1939
The Whole Family Works
as Ishimura's wife
1938
Composition Class
as Aunt