Noriko Honma

actress • manager

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...

Born: November 29, 1911 in Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan

Died: April 12, 2009 (age 97)

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Known For

8.5

Yojimbo

Movies & TV Credits

56 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Madadayo Movie	7.4	Actress	Old Lady Holding a Cat	1993
Rhapsody in August Movie	7.3	Actress	Mourner	1991
Dreams Movie	7.9	Actress	—	1990
G.I. Samurai Movie	6.2	Actress	Old Woman	1979
Battle of the Japan Sea Movie	6.2	Actress	—	1969
The Homely Sister Movie	7.1	Actress	Tea shop old woman	1967
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Movie	5.7	Actress	Itako	1966
Red Beard Movie	8.4	Actress	Resident	1965
Start Here Movie	—	Actress	Kitamura’s Mother	1965
Oh, Bomb! Movie	6.9	Actress	Matsuko - Shiitake's wife	1964
Varan the Unbelievable Movie	4.2	Actress	Ken's Mom	1962
Kiriko no unmei Movie	—	Actress	—	1962
Anything For Success Movie	6.6	Actress	—	1962
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps Movie	5.4	Actress	—	1962
Yojimbo Movie	8.4	Actress	Farmer's Ex-wife	1961
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Movie	7.9	Actress	Mineko	1960
Life of a Country Doctor Movie	4.9	Actress	—	1960
The Big Boss Movie	6.3	Actress	—	1959
Someday I'll Know Movie	4.9	Actress	—	1959
Fox and Raccoon Movie	—	Actress	Sada	1959
Summer Clouds Movie	7.2	Actress	—	1958
Varan Movie	5.4	Actress	Ken's Mom	1958
All About Marriage Movie	7.6	Actress	Mariko's Mother	1958
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 Movie	—	Actress	—	1957
Untamed Woman Movie	7.2	Actress	Otora, the foster mother	1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 Movie	7.5	Actress	Nanny	1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen Movie	6.3	Actress	Hostess	1957
Elephant from "Zoo Story" Movie	—	Actress	Tetsu (Zen's wife)	1957
A Wife's Heart Movie	7.1	Actress	—	1956
Tokyo no hito sayonara Movie	7.6	Actress	Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)	1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Movie	7.4	Actress	(uncredited)	1956
The Lone Journey Movie	—	Actress	—	1955
Marital Relations Movie	7.0	Actress	—	1955
I Live in Fear Movie	7.2	Actress	Worker family member	1955
Seven Samurai Movie	8.7	Actress	Woman Farmer	1954
Last of the Wild Ones Movie	7.7	Actress	—	1954
The Ditch Movie	7.1	Actress	—	1954
The Surf Movie	7.0	Actress	Old Woman of O-Haru	1954
Their Father's Wife Movie	—	Actress	—	1953
Wife Movie	6.9	Actress	—	1953
Husband and Wife Movie	7.0	Actress	—	1953
Brother and Sister Movie	7.0	Actress	—	1953
Adolescence Part II Movie	8.2	Actress	(uncredited)	1953
Where Chimneys Are Seen Movie	7.3	Actress	—	1953
Girls in the Orchard Movie	5.8	Actress	—	1953
Mother Movie	7.3	Actress	Mino Hirai	1952
Ikiru Movie	8.5	Actress	Housewife	1952
The Ataka Family Movie	—	Actress	Otoku	1952
Nightshade Flower Movie	6.8	Actress	—	1951
The Blue Pearl Movie	7.9	Actress	Riu's mother	1951
Snow-Flake Movie	7.4	Actress	Itakura's mother	1950
Rashomon Movie	8.2	Actress	Medium	1950
Street of Violence Movie	7.2	Actress	Sanpei's mother	1950
Stray Dog Movie	7.6	Actress	Wooden Tub Shop woman	1949
The Whole Family Works Movie	6.4	Actress	Ishimura's wife	1939
Composition Class Movie	6.6	Actress	Aunt	1938

Noriko Honma

Known For

Ikiru

Rashomon

Seven Samurai

Yojimbo

Movies & TV Credits