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Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

ActingBorn November 29, 1911Died April 12, 2009 (age 97)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.

Filmography

1993
Madadayo

as Old Lady Holding a Cat

Movie
1991Movie
1990Movie
1979
G.I. Samurai

as Old Woman

Movie
1967
The Homely Sister

as Tea shop old woman

Movie
1965
Start Here

as Kitamura’s Mother

Movie
1965
Red Beard

as Resident

Movie
1964
Oh, Bomb!

as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife

Movie
1962Movie
1961
Yojimbo

as Farmer's Ex-wife

Movie
1959Movie
1959Movie
1958
Varan

as Ken's Mom

Movie
1958Movie
1958
All About Marriage

as Mariko's Mother

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Untamed Woman

as Otora, the foster mother

Movie
1957
Elephant from "Zoo Story"

as Tetsu (Zen's wife)

Movie
1956
People of Tokyo, Goodbye

as Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Blue Buds

as Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)

Movie
1956Movie
1956Movie
1955
I Live in Fear

as Worker family member

Movie
1954
The Surf

as Old Woman of O-Haru

Movie
1954Movie
1954
Seven Samurai

as Woman Farmer

Movie
1953
Adolescence Part II

as (uncredited)

Movie
1953Movie
1952
Ikiru

as Housewife

Movie
1952
Mother

as Mino Hirai

Movie
1952Movie
1951
The Blue Pearl

as Riu's mother

Movie
1950
Rashomon

as Medium

Movie
1950
Snow-Flake

as Itakura's mother

Movie
1950
Town of Violence

as Sanpei's mother

Movie
1949
Stray Dog

as Wooden Tub Shop woman

Movie
1939
The Whole Family Works

as Ishimura's wife

Movie
1938Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 29, 1911
Day of DeathApril 12, 2009
Place of BirthYubari, Hokkaido, Japan
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