Portrait of Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Acting

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.

Born: November 29, 1911

Place of Birth: Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan

Filmography

1993
Madadayo

as Old Lady Holding a Cat

1991
1990
1979
G.I. Samurai

as Old Woman

1967
The Homely Sister

as Tea shop old woman

1965
Start Here

as Kitamura’s Mother

1965
Red Beard

as Resident

1964
Oh, Bomb!

as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife

1962
1961
Yojimbo

as Farmer's Ex-wife

1959
1958
Varan

as Ken's Mom

1958
All About Marriage

as Mariko's Mother

1957
Untamed Woman

as Otora, the foster mother

1957
Elephant from "Zoo Story"

as Tetsu (Zen's wife)

1956
People of Tokyo, Goodbye

as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)

1956
Blue Buds

as Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)

1955
I Live in Fear

as Worker family member

1954
The Surf

as Old Woman of O-Haru

1954
1954
Seven Samurai

as Woman Farmer

1953
Adolescence Part II

as (uncredited)

1953
1952
Ikiru

as Housewife

1952
Mother

as Mino Hirai

1952
1951
The Blue Pearl

as Riu's mother

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