Noriko Honma
Actor
Born November 29, 1911 in Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
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.
Filmography
Madadayo
Old Lady Holding a Cat
Rhapsody in August
Mourner
Dreams
G.I. Samurai
Old Woman
Battle of the Japan Sea
The Homely Sister
Tea shop old woman
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Itako
Start Here
Kitamura’s Mother
Red Beard
Resident
Oh, Bomb!
Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
Anything For Success
Varan the Unbelievable
Ken's Mom
Kiriko no unmei
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
石ころの唄
Yojimbo
Farmer's Ex-wife
Life of a Country Doctor
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Mineko
Someday I'll Know
Fox and Raccoon
Sada
The Big Boss
Varan
Ken's Mom
Summer Clouds
All About Marriage
Mariko's Mother
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Hostess
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Nanny
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
Untamed Woman
Otora, the foster mother
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
Tetsu (Zen's wife)
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
A Wife's Heart
Blue Buds
Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)
All Sold Out
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(uncredited)
I Live in Fear
Worker family member
Marital Relations
The Lone Journey
The Surf
Old Woman of O-Haru
Ditch
Last of the Wild Ones
Seven Samurai
Woman Farmer
Girls in the Orchard
Brother and Sister
Adolescence Part II
(uncredited)
Their Father's Wife
Wife
The End of the Night
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Husband and Wife
Ikiru
Housewife
Mother
Mino Hirai
The Ataka Family
Otoku
The Blue Pearl
Riu's mother
Nightshade Flower
Rashomon
Medium
Snow-Flake
Itakura's mother
Town of Violence
Sanpei's mother
Stray Dog
Wooden Tub Shop woman
The Whole Family Works
Ishimura's wife
Composition Class
Aunt