Noriko Honma
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Noriko Honma 本間文子 | |
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 Noriko Honma in Okaasan (おかあさん) directed by Mikio Naruse, 1952 | |
| Born | 29 November 1911 |
| Died | 12 April 2009 (aged 97) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1933–1993 |
Noriko Honma (本間文子 Honma Noriko) (29 November 1911 – 12 April 2009) was 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 Stray Dog, then in Rashomon as the Miko,[1] also in Ikiru, The Seven Samurai, Akahige, and Dreams. Noriko died in April 2009 at the age of 97.[2]
Partial filmography[]
- (1938) - Mrs. Tanno
- The Whole Family Works (1939) - Mrs. Ishimura
- Stray Dog (1949) - Woman of wooden tub shop
- Sasameyuki (1950) - Itakura's mother
- Rashomon (1950) - Medium
- Mizuiro no waltz (1952) - Ms. Ômachi
- Atakake no hitobito (1952)
- Mother (1952) - Mino Hirai
- Ikiru (1952) - Housewife
- Fûfu (1953)
- Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
- (1953)
- (1953)
- Botchan (1953) - Uranari's mother
- Ani imôto (1953)
- (1953) - Yone Ishii
- Seven Samurai (1954) - Woman Farmer #1
- Shiosai (1954) - Old Woman of O-Haru
- (1954) - Katsuko, Takuboku's Mother
- Izumi e no michi (1955)
- The Lone Journey (1955)
- Meoto zenzai (1955)
- I Live in Fear (1955) - Family member of workers (uncredited)
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
- (1956)
- People of Tokyo, Goodbye (1956) - Natsu, Chiyo's Mother
- (1956) - Natsu Tosaka, prisoner
- Arakure (1957)
- A Rainbow Plays in My Heart (1957) - Nanny
- Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957) - Hostess
- Onna de aru koto (1958) - Boutique Owner
- (1958)
- (1958)
- (1958) - Ken's Mom
- Yajikita dôchû sugoroku (1958)
- (1959)
- (1959)
- (1959) - The woman of the rooming house
- Kaitei kara kita onna (1959) - Nurse
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
- Yojimbo (1961) - Farmer's Ex-wife
- Fundoshi isha (1961) - Sugi
- Taiheiyô Sensô to Himeyuri Butai (1962)
- Varan the Unbelievable (1962) - Screaming Woman
- Gekkyû dorobo (1962)
- Aa bakudan (1964) - Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
- Red Beard (1965) - Resident
- Akogare (1966)
- (1966) - Spiritualist
- Namida gawa (1967) - Tea shop old woman
- (1969)
- Kiki kaikai ore wa dareda?! (1969) - Fusa
- The Water Margin (1973, TV Series) - Lu Ta's Mother (1977)
- G.I. Samurai (1979) - Old Woman
- Dreams (1990)
- Rhapsody in August (1991) - Mourner
- (1993) - Old lady holding a cat (uncredited) (final film role)
References[]
- ^ Vicari, Justin (2016). Japanese Film and the Floating Mind: Cinematic Contemplations of Being. McFarland & Company. p. 78. ISBN 9781476664989.
- ^ Douban: 本间文子 Noriko Honma
External links[]
- Noriko Honma at IMDb
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