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.
Movie Appearances
Rashomon
as Medium
1950
Rhapsody in August
as Mourner
1991
Stray Dog
as Wooden Tub Shop woman
1949
G.I. Samurai
as Old Woman
1979
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Hostess
1957
Kiriko no unmei
1962
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
The Homely Sister
as Tea shop old woman
1967
The Blue Pearl
as Riu's mother
1951
Anything For Success
1962
Yojimbo
as Farmer's Ex-wife
1961
Red Beard
as Resident
1965
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Itako
1966
Varan the Unbelievable
as Ken's Mom
1962
Madadayo
as Old Lady Holding a Cat
1993
Seven Samurai
as Woman Farmer
1954
Ikiru
as Housewife
1952
I Live in Fear
as Worker family member
1955
Mother
as Mino Hirai
1952
Summer Clouds
1958