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Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

29/11/1911

Day of Death

12/04/2009
(98) years old

Place of Birth

Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan

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 Samu... Read More

Known For

Madadayo

Madadayo

Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

Dreams

Dreams

G.I. Samurai

G.I. Samurai

Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea

The Homely Sister

The Homely Sister

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Red Beard

Red Beard

Oh, Bomb!

Oh, Bomb!

Anything For Success

Anything For Success

Filmography

Cast

1993

Madadayo

as Old Lady Holding a Cat

1991

Rhapsody in August

as Mourner

1990

Dreams

1979

G.I. Samurai

as Old Woman

1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

1967

The Homely Sister

as Tea shop old woman

1966

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

as Itako

1965

Red Beard

as Resident

1964

Oh, Bomb!

as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife

1962

Anything For Success

1962

Varan the Unbelievable

as Ken's Mom

1962

Kiriko no unmei

1962

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

1961

Yojimbo

as Farmer's Ex-wife

1960

Life of a Country Doctor

1960

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

as Mineko

1959

Someday I'll Know

1959

The Big Boss

1958

Varan

as Ken's Mom

1958

Summer Clouds

1958

All About Marriage

as Mariko's Mother

1957

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

as Hostess

1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

as Nanny

1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

1957

Untamed Woman

as Otora, the foster mother

1957

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

as Tetsu (Zen's wife)

1956

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)

1956

A Wife's Heart

1956

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as (uncredited)

1955

I Live in Fear

as Worker family member

1955

Marital Relations

1955

The Lone Journey

1954

The Surf

as Old Woman of O-Haru

1954

The Ditch

1954

Last of the Wild Ones

1954

Seven Samurai

as Woman Farmer

1953

Girls in the Orchard

1953

Brother and Sister

1953

Adolescence Part II

as (uncredited)

1953

Their Father's Wife

1953

Wife

1953

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953

Husband and Wife

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

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