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