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
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Woman Farmer
Rashomon
(1950)
Medium
Ikiru
(1952)
Housewife
Yojimbo
(1961)
Farmer's Ex-wife
Stray Dog
(1949)
Wooden Tub Shop woman
Dreams
(1990)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(1966)
Spiritualist (uncredited)
Red Beard
(1965)
Resident
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
(1960)
Mineko
Rhapsody in August
(1991)
Mourner
Madadayo
(1993)
Old Lady Holding a Cat
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(1956)
(uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Composition Class
(1938)
Aunt
The Whole Family Works
(1939)
Ishimura's wife
Stray Dog
(1949)
Wooden Tub Shop woman
Rashomon
(1950)
Medium
Street of Violence
(1950)
Sanpei's mother
Snow-Flake
(1950)
Itakura's mother
Nightshade Flower
(1951)
The Blue Pearl
(1951)
Riu's mother
Ikiru
(1952)
Housewife
Mother
(1952)
Mino Hirai
The Ataka Family
(1952)
Otoku
Wife
(1953)
Brother and Sister
(1953)
Where Chimneys Are Seen
(1953)
Husband and Wife
(1953)
Adolescence Part II
(1953)
(uncredited)
Their Father's Wife
(1953)
Girls in the Orchard
(1953)
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Woman Farmer
The Ditch
(1954)
Last of the Wild Ones
(1954)
The Surf
(1954)
Old Woman of O-Haru
I Live in Fear
(1955)
Worker family member
Marital Relations
(1955)
The Lone Journey
(1955)
A Wife's Heart
(1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(1956)
(uncredited)
Tokyo no hito sayonara
(1956)
Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
(1957)
Nanny
Untamed Woman
(1957)
Otora, the foster mother
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
(1957)
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
(1957)
Hostess
Varan
(1958)
Ken's Mom
Summer Clouds
(1958)
All About Marriage
(1958)
Mariko's Mother
The Big Boss
(1959)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
(1960)
Mineko
Life of a Country Doctor
(1960)
Yojimbo
(1961)
Farmer's Ex-wife
Varan the Unbelievable
(1962)
Ken's Mom
Kiriko no unmei
(1962)
Gekkyū dorobō
(1962)
Oh, Bomb!
(1964)
Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
Red Beard
(1965)
Resident
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(1966)
Spiritualist (uncredited)
The Homely Sister
(1967)
Tea shop old woman
Battle of the Japan Sea
(1969)
G.I. Samurai
(1979)
Old Woman
Dreams
(1990)
Rhapsody in August
(1991)
Mourner
Madadayo
(1993)
Old Lady Holding a Cat