Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11/29/1911
Place of Birth
Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
Noriko Honma
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.
Known For
Seven Samurai
as Woman Farmer
Ikiru
as Housewife
Rashomon
as Medium
Yojimbo
as Farmer's Ex-wife
Dreams
Unknown Role
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as (uncredited)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Itako
Madadayo
as Old Lady Holding a Cat
Red Beard
as Resident
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Mineko
Rhapsody in August
as Mourner
Varan
as Ken's Mom
Mother
as Mino Hirai
Wife
Unknown Role
Untamed Woman
as Otora, the foster mother
I Live in Fear
as Worker family member
G.I. Samurai
as Old Woman
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Unknown Role
A Wife's Heart
Unknown Role
Battle of the Japan Sea
Unknown Role