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Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Actor · 1911–2009 · Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan

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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.

Acted in 68

1960s

  1. 1969

    Monstrous! Who Am I?!

    Movie

  2. 1967

    The Homely Sister

    Tea shop old woman

  3. 1966
  4. 1965

    You Can If You Try

    Movie

  5. Start Here

    Kitamura’s Mother

  6. 1964

    Oh, Bomb!

    Matsuko - Shiitake's wife

  7. 1962

    Anything For Success

    Movie

  8. Kiriko no unmei

    Movie

  9. The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

    Movie

  10. 石ころの唄

    Movie

  11. 1961
  12. 1960

    Life of a Country Doctor

    Movie

  13. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

    Mineko

1950s

  1. 1959

    Someday I'll Know

    Movie

  2. Fox and Raccoon

    Sada

  3. Mariko's Autobiography: Flowing Constellation

    Movie

  4. The Big Boss

    Mineo's Aunt

  5. 1958

    Varan

    Ken's Mom

  6. Summer Clouds

    Movie

  7. All About Marriage

    Mariko's Mother

  8. 1957

    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    Hostess

  9. A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

    Nanny

  10. A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

    Movie

  11. Untamed Woman

    Otora, the foster mother

  12. Come Back Soon

    Movie

  13. 1956

    Sisters at the Hot Springs

    Movie

  14. People of Tokyo, Goodbye

    Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)

  15. A Wife's Heart

    Movie

  16. Blue Buds

    Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)

  17. Everyone's Sweetheart

    Movie

  18. All Sold Out

    Movie

  19. 1955
  20. Marital Relations

    Movie

  21. The Lone Journey

    Movie

  22. 1954

    The Surf

    Old Woman of O-Haru

  23. Ditch

    Movie

  24. Last of the Wild Ones

    Movie

  25. 1953

    To the Ends of the Earth

    Movie

  26. Girls in the Orchard

    Movie

  27. Adolescence Part II

    (uncredited)

  28. Their Father's Wife

    Movie

  29. Wife

    Movie

  30. The End of the Night

    Movie

  31. Where Chimneys Are Seen

    Movie

  32. Husband and Wife

    Movie

  33. 1952
  34. Mother

    Mino Hirai

  35. 1951

    The Blue Pearl

    Riu's mother

  36. Nightshade Flower

    Movie

  37. 1950
  38. Snow-Flake

    Itakura's mother

  39. Town of Violence

    Sanpei's mother

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Whole Family Works

    Ishimura's wife

  2. 1938

    Composition Class

    Aunt