Noriko Honma
November 29, 1911 (112 years old) 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1993 · Madadayo as Old Lady Holding a Cat
- 1991 · Rhapsody in August as Mourner
- 1990 · Dreams as
- 1979 · G.I. Samurai as Old Woman
- 1969 · Battle of the Japan Sea as
- 1967 · The Homely Sister as Tea shop old woman
- 1966 · Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Spiritualist (uncredited)
- 1965 · Red Beard as Resident
- 1964 · Oh, Bomb! as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
- 1962 · Gekkyū dorobō as
- 1962 · Varan the Unbelievable as Ken's Mom
- 1962 · Kiriko no unmei as
- 1961 · Yojimbo as Farmer's Ex-wife
- 1960 · Life of a Country Doctor as
- 1960 · When a Woman Ascends the Stairs as Mineko
- 1959 · The Big Boss as
- 1958 · Varan as Ken's Mom
- 1958 · Summer Clouds as
- 1958 · All About Marriage as Mariko's Mother
- 1957 · Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen as Hostess
- 1957 · A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 as
- 1957 · A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Nanny
- 1957 · Untamed Woman as Otora, the foster mother
- 1956 · Tokyo no hito sayonara as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
- 1956 · A Wife's Heart as
- 1956 · Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as (uncredited)
- 1955 · I Live in Fear as Worker family member
- 1955 · Marital Relations as
- 1955 · The Lone Journey as
- 1954 · The Surf as Old Woman of O-Haru
- 1954 · The Ditch as
- 1954 · Last of the Wild Ones as
- 1954 · Seven Samurai as Woman Farmer
- 1953 · Girls in the Orchard as
- 1953 · Brother and Sister as
- 1953 · Adolescence Part II as (uncredited)
- 1953 · Their Father's Wife as
- 1953 · Wife as
- 1953 · Where Chimneys Are Seen as
- 1953 · Husband and Wife as
- 1952 · Ikiru as Housewife
- 1952 · Mother as Mino Hirai
- 1952 · The Ataka Family as Otoku
- 1951 · The Blue Pearl as Riu's mother
- 1951 · Nightshade Flower as
- 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
- 1938 · Composition Class as Aunt