NORIKO HONMA

Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: November 29, 1911
Deathday: April 12, 2009
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 Samurai, Akahige, and Dreams.

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

1993·
Madadayo
Old Lady Holding a Cat
Mourner
1990·
Dreams
Old Woman
Tea shop old woman
1965·
Red Beard
Resident
1964·
Oh, Bomb!
Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
Ken's Mom
1961·
Yojimbo
Farmer's Ex-wife
Sada
Mariko's Mother
1958·
Varan
Ken's Mom
Tetsu (Zen's wife)
Otora, the foster mother
Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)
Worker family member
1954·
The Surf
Old Woman of O-Haru
1954·
The Ditch
Woman Farmer
(uncredited)
1953·
Wife
Otoku
1952·
Mother
Mino Hirai
1952·
Ikiru
Housewife
Riu's mother
Itakura's mother
Sanpei's mother
1950·
Rashomon
Medium
1949·
Stray Dog
Wooden Tub Shop woman
Ishimura's wife