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Noriko Honma

Acting Born Nov 29, 1911 Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Seven Samurai

as Woman Farmer
Film

Rashomon

as Medium
Film

Ikiru

as Housewife
Film

Yojimbo

as Farmer's Ex-wife
Film

Dreams

1990
Film

Red Beard

as Resident
Film

Stray Dog

as Wooden Tub Shop woman

Full filmography

  • Seven Samurai (1954) as Woman Farmer
  • Rashomon (1950) as Medium
  • Ikiru (1952) as Housewife
  • Yojimbo (1961) as Farmer's Ex-wife
  • Dreams (1990)
  • Red Beard (1965) as Resident
  • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Itako
  • Stray Dog (1949) as Wooden Tub Shop woman
  • Madadayo (1993) as Old Lady Holding a Cat
  • Rhapsody in August (1991) as Mourner
  • G.I. Samurai (1979) as Old Woman
  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as (uncredited)
  • Elephant from "Zoo Story" (1957) as Tetsu (Zen's wife)
  • I Live in Fear (1955) as Worker family member
  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) as Mineko
  • Untamed Woman (1957) as Otora, the foster mother
  • Varan (1958) as Ken's Mom
  • A Wife's Heart (1956)
  • Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
  • Varan the Unbelievable (1962) as Ken's Mom
  • Summer Clouds (1958)
  • Wife (1953)
  • Mother (1952) as Mino Hirai
  • The Lone Journey (1955)