Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1911-11-29

Deathday

2009-04-12 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan

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.

Known For

8.5%

Seven Samurai

Apr 26, 1954

8.1%

Rashomon

Aug 26, 1950

8.1%

Yojimbo

Apr 25, 1961

8.3%

Ikiru

Oct 9, 1952

7.7%

Dreams

May 11, 1990

8.1%

Red Beard

Apr 3, 1965

7.5%

Stray Dog

Oct 17, 1949

6.3%

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Dec 17, 1966

7.1%

Rhapsody in August

May 25, 1991

7.3%

Madadayo

Apr 17, 1993

7.3%

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Jan 3, 1956

7.3%

I Live in Fear

Nov 22, 1955

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Acting

1993

Madadayo as Old Lady Holding a Cat

1991

Rhapsody in August as Mourner

1990

Dreams

1979

G.I. Samurai as Old Woman

1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

1967

The Homely Sister as Tea shop old woman

1966

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Itako

1965

Red Beard as Resident

1964

Oh, Bomb! as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife

1962		Gekkyū dorobō
1962		Varan the Unbelievable as Ken's Mom
1962		Kiriko no unmei

1961

Yojimbo as Farmer's Ex-wife

1960		Life of a Country Doctor
1960		When a Woman Ascends the Stairs as Mineko

1959		Someday I'll Know
1959		The Big Boss

1958		Varan as Ken's Mom
1958		Summer Clouds
1958		All About Marriage as Mariko's Mother

1957		Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen as Hostess
1957		A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Nanny
1957		A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957		Untamed Woman as Otora, the foster mother

1956		People of Tokyo, Goodbye as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
1956		A Wife's Heart
1956		Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as (uncredited)

1955		I Live in Fear as Worker family member
1955		Marital Relations
1955		The Lone Journey

1954		The Surf as Old Woman of O-Haru
1954		The Ditch
1954		Last of the Wild Ones
1954		Seven Samurai as Woman Farmer

1953		Girls in the Orchard
1953		Brother and Sister
1953		Adolescence Part II as (uncredited)
1953		Their Father's Wife
1953		Wife
1953		Where Chimneys Are Seen
1953		Husband and Wife

1952		Ikiru as Housewife
1952		Mother as Mino Hirai
1952		The Ataka Family as Otoku

1951		The Blue Pearl as Riu's mother
1951		Nightshade Flower

1950		Rashomon as Medium
1950		Snow-Flake as Itakura's mother
1950		Street of Violence as Sanpei's mother

1949

Stray Dog as Wooden Tub Shop woman

1939

The Whole Family Works as Ishimura's wife

1938

Composition Class as Aunt