Acting
Noriko Honma
Born 1911-11-29
Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
Department: 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.
Known For
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Seven Samurai
1954
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Rashomon
1950
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Yojimbo
1961
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Ikiru
1952
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Dreams
1990
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Red Beard
1965
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Stray Dog
1949
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
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Rhapsody in August
1991
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (67 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Madadayo | Old Lady Holding a Cat | Movie | 1993 |
 | Rhapsody in August | Mourner | Movie | 1991 |
 | Dreams | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | G.I. Samurai | Old Woman | Movie | 1979 |
 | Monstrous! Who Am I?! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Battle of the Japan Sea | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Homely Sister | Tea shop old woman | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | Itako | Movie | 1966 |
 | You Can If You Try | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Start Here | Kitamura’s Mother | Movie | 1965 |
 | Red Beard | Resident | Movie | 1965 |
 | Oh, Bomb! | Matsuko - Shiitake's wife | Movie | 1964 |
 | Anything For Success | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Varan the Unbelievable | Ken's Mom | Movie | 1962 |
 | Kiriko no unmei | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | 石ころの唄 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Yojimbo | Farmer's Ex-wife | Movie | 1961 |
 | Life of a Country Doctor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | Mineko | Movie | 1960 |
 | Someday I'll Know | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Fox and Raccoon | Sada | Movie | 1959 |
 | Mariko's Autobiography: Flowing Constellation | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Big Boss | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Varan | Ken's Mom | Movie | 1958 |
 | Summer Clouds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | All About Marriage | Mariko's Mother | Movie | 1958 |
 | Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen | Hostess | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 | Nanny | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Untamed Woman | Otora, the foster mother | Movie | 1957 |
 | Elephant from "Zoo Story" | Tetsu (Zen's wife) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Come Back Soon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Sisters at the Hot Springs | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | People of Tokyo, Goodbye | Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | A Wife's Heart | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Blue Buds | Fusae (Kazuko’s mother) | Movie | 1956 |
 | Everyone's Sweetheart | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | All Sold Out | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | I Live in Fear | Worker family member | Movie | 1955 |
 | Marital Relations | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Lone Journey | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Surf | Old Woman of O-Haru | Movie | 1954 |
 | Ditch | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Last of the Wild Ones | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Seven Samurai | Woman Farmer | Movie | 1954 |
 | To the Ends of the Earth | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Girls in the Orchard | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Brother and Sister | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Adolescence Part II | (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | Their Father's Wife | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Wife | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | The End of the Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Where Chimneys Are Seen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Husband and Wife | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Ikiru | Housewife | Movie | 1952 |
 | Mother | Mino Hirai | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Ataka Family | Otoku | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Blue Pearl | Riu's mother | Movie | 1951 |
 | Nightshade Flower | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Rashomon | Medium | Movie | 1950 |
 | Snow-Flake | Itakura's mother | Movie | 1950 |
 | Town of Violence | Sanpei's mother | Movie | 1950 |
 | Stray Dog | Wooden Tub Shop woman | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Whole Family Works | Ishimura's wife | Movie | 1939 |
 | Composition Class | Aunt | Movie | 1938 |