Noriko Honma
Japanese actress · Japan · On the map · Actors · Lived 1911 to 2009 · aged 97
Noriko Honma 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, also in Ikiru, The Seven Samurai, Akahige, and Dreams.
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2009Died12 April 20091993
MadadayoFilm, Old Lady Holding a Cat1990
DreamsFilm1969
Battle of the Japan SeaFilm1966
Ebirah, Horror of the DeepFilm, Itako1965
Red BeardFilm, Resident1962
Varan the UnbelievableFilm, Ken's Mom1960
Life of a Country DoctorFilm1958
All About MarriageFilm, Mariko's Mother1956
A Wife's HeartFilm1954
DitchFilm1953
Brother and SisterFilm1951
The Blue PearlFilm, Riu's mother1949
Stray DogFilm, Wooden Tub Shop woman1938
Composition ClassFilm, Aunt1911Born29 November 1911
MadadayoFilm, Old Lady Holding a Cat1990DreamsFilm1969Battle of the Japan SeaFilm1966Ebirah, Horror of the DeepFilm, Itako1965Red BeardFilm, Resident1962Varan the UnbelievableFilm, Ken's Mom1960Life of a Country DoctorFilm1958All About MarriageFilm, Mariko's Mother1956A Wife's HeartFilm1954DitchFilm1953Brother and SisterFilm1951The Blue PearlFilm, Riu's mother1949Stray DogFilm, Wooden Tub Shop woman1938Composition ClassFilm, Aunt1911Born29 November 1911People around Noriko
Close ties
Akira Kurosawa Directed Ikiru, Stray Dog and Dreams
Ishirō Honda Directed Dreams and Adolescence Part II
Daisuke Katō Also in Summer Clouds and The Lone Journey
Mikio Naruse Directed The Whole Family Works (1939)- Shoichi Hirose Also in Seven Samurai, Varan and Yojimbo
Takashi Shimura Also in Stray Dog, Rashomon and Ikiru
Toshiro Mifune Also in Stray Dog, Rashomon and Seven Samurai
Kokuten Kōdō Also in Stray Dog and Town of Violence
Hideko Takamine Also in Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
Yoshio Tsuchiya Also in Red Beard, Seven Samurai and Varan
Sōjirō Motoki Produced Ikiru and Stray Dog
Haruo Nakajima Also in Seven Samurai and Varan
Akihiko Hirata Also in The Lone Journey and Varan
Minoru Chiaki Also in Ikiru, Rashomon and Seven Samurai
Eijirō Tōno Also in Stray Dog, Red Beard and Seven Samurai- Shinobu Hashimoto Wrote Summer Clouds, Rashomon and Ikiru
Isao Kimura Also in Summer Clouds, Stray Dog and Ikiru
Atsushi Watanabe Also in Ikiru, Seven Samurai and Yojimbo
Chieko Nakakita Also in Mother and Untamed Woman
Hideo Oguni Wrote Red Beard and Where Chimneys Are Seen
Bokuzen Hidari Also in Red Beard, Ikiru and Seven Samurai
Ryūzō Kikushima Produced Red Beard (1968)
Sachio Sakai Also in Seven Samurai and Yojimbo
Haruo Tanaka Also in Where Chimneys Are Seen and Ikiru
Known for
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Seven Samurai 1954
Ikiru 1952
Red Beard 1965
Yojimbo 1961
Rashomon 1950
Filmography 40
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About this person
Noriko died in April 2009 at the age of 97.
Country
Japan
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2009 · aged 97
