
Noriko Honma
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

Madadayo
as Old Lady Holding a Cat
Madadayo
as Old Lady Holding a Cat

Rhapsody in August
as Mourner
Rhapsody in August
as Mourner

Dreams
Dreams

G.I. Samurai
as Old Woman
G.I. Samurai
as Old Woman

Battle of the Japan Sea
Battle of the Japan Sea

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Itako
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Itako

You Can If You Try
You Can If You Try

Red Beard
as Resident
Red Beard
as Resident

Oh, Bomb!
as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife
Oh, Bomb!
as Matsuko - Shiitake's wife

Anything For Success
Anything For Success

Varan the Unbelievable
as Ken's Mom
Varan the Unbelievable
as Ken's Mom

Kiriko no unmei
Kiriko no unmei

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

Life of a Country Doctor
Life of a Country Doctor

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Mineko
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Mineko

Someday I'll Know
Someday I'll Know

Fox and Raccoon
as Sada
Fox and Raccoon
as Sada

Varan
as Ken's Mom
Varan
as Ken's Mom

Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds

All About Marriage
as Mariko's Mother
All About Marriage
as Mariko's Mother

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Hostess
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Hostess

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Nanny
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Nanny

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

Untamed Woman
as Otora, the foster mother
Untamed Woman
as Otora, the foster mother

Seven Samurai
as Woman Farmer
Seven Samurai
as Woman Farmer

Husband and Wife
Husband and Wife

The Blue Pearl
as Riu's mother
The Blue Pearl
as Riu's mother