Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Acting
Born Nov 29, 1911
From Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
Died Apr 12, 2009

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

Filmography — Acting

Seven Samurai
8.5
1954

Seven Samurai

Woman Farmer

Ikiru
8.3
1952

Ikiru

Housewife

Rashomon
8.0
1950

Rashomon

Medium

Red Beard
8.1
1965

Red Beard

Resident

Yojimbo
8.1
1961

Yojimbo

Farmer's Ex-wife

Dreams
7.7
1990

Dreams

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
6.3
1966

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Itako

Stray Dog
7.6
1949

Stray Dog

Wooden Tub Shop woman

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.1
1956

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

(uncredited)

The Ataka Family
5.5
1952

The Ataka Family

Otoku

Madadayo
7.3
1993

Madadayo

Old Lady Holding a Cat

Rhapsody in August
7.1
1991

Rhapsody in August

Mourner

Summer Clouds
7.5
1958

Summer Clouds

I Live in Fear
7.3
1955

I Live in Fear

Worker family member

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
8.0
1960

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Mineko

G.I. Samurai
5.9
1979

G.I. Samurai

Old Woman

A Wife's Heart
6.8
1956

A Wife's Heart

Varan
5.7
1958

Varan

Ken's Mom

Mother
6.9
1952

Mother

Mino Hirai

Untamed Woman
7.4
1957

Untamed Woman

Otora, the foster mother

Brother and Sister
6.2
1953

Brother and Sister

The Blue Pearl
1951

The Blue Pearl

Riu's mother

Composition Class
6.8
1938

Composition Class

Aunt

Husband and Wife
6.6
1953

Husband and Wife

Town of Violence
6.5
1950

Town of Violence

Sanpei's mother

The Surf
1954

The Surf

Old Woman of O-Haru

Last of the Wild Ones
1954

Last of the Wild Ones

Marital Relations
5.2
1955

Marital Relations

Someday I'll Know
1959

Someday I'll Know

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Hostess

Ditch
7.0
1954

Ditch

Battle of the Japan Sea
6.0
1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

Elephant from "Zoo Story"
1957

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

Tetsu (Zen's wife)

The Big Boss
6.3
1959

The Big Boss

Snow-Flake
8.0
1950

Snow-Flake

Itakura's mother

Where Chimneys Are Seen
6.4
1953

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Nightshade Flower
1951

Nightshade Flower

The Lone Journey
1955

The Lone Journey

Oh, Bomb!
7.7
1964

Oh, Bomb!

Matsuko - Shiitake's wife

All About Marriage
1958

All About Marriage

Mariko's Mother

Kiriko no unmei
1962

Kiriko no unmei

Fox and Raccoon
1959

Fox and Raccoon

Sada

The End of the Night
1953

The End of the Night

Life of a Country Doctor
1960

Life of a Country Doctor

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
1962

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

People of Tokyo, Goodbye
1956

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)

Girls in the Orchard
1953

Girls in the Orchard

Varan the Unbelievable
4.3
1962

Varan the Unbelievable

Ken's Mom

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

Nanny

The Whole Family Works
6.2
1939

The Whole Family Works

Ishimura's wife

Anything For Success
1962

Anything For Success

Their Father's Wife
1953

Their Father's Wife

Wife
6.9
1953

Wife

Adolescence Part II
1953

Adolescence Part II

(uncredited)

石ころの唄
1962

石ころの唄

Start Here
1965

Start Here

Kitamura’s Mother

Blue Buds
1956

Blue Buds

Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

The Homely Sister
6.0
1967

The Homely Sister

Tea shop old woman