Deceased

When Did Noriko Honma Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 97

GenderFemaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn29/11/1911Born inYubari, Hokkaido, JapanDied12/04/2009 (aged 97)Died inTokyoWikidataQ5508578 ↗TMDb#7456 ↗

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. Noriko died in April 2009 at the age of 97.

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Filmography64 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1993	MadadayoMovie	Old Lady Holding a Cat	82
1991	Rhapsody in AugustMovie	Mourner	80
1990	DreamsMovie	—	79
1979	G.I. SamuraiMovie	Old Woman	68
1969	Battle of the Japan SeaMovie	—	58
1969	Monstrous! Who Am I?!Movie	—	58
1966	Ebirah, Horror of the DeepMovie	Itako	55
1965	Start HereMovie	Kitamura’s Mother	54
1965	Red BeardMovie	Resident	54
1964	Oh, Bomb!Movie	Matsuko - Shiitake's wife	53
1962	Varan the UnbelievableMovie	Ken's Mom	51
1962	Anything For SuccessMovie	—	51
1962	The Pacific War and Himeyuri CorpsMovie	—	51
1962	Kiriko no unmeiMovie	—	51
1961	YojimboMovie	Farmer's Ex-wife	50
1960	Life of a Country DoctorMovie	—	49
1960	When a Woman Ascends the StairsMovie	Mineko	49
1959	Fox and RaccoonMovie	Sada	48
1959	Someday I'll KnowMovie	—	48
1959	The Big BossMovie	—	48
1959	Mariko's Autobiography: Flowing ConstellationMovie	—	48
1958	VaranMovie	Ken's Mom	47
1958	All About MarriageMovie	Mariko's Mother	47
1958	Summer CloudsMovie	—	47
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Movie	Nanny	46
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1Movie	—	46
1957	Elephant from "Zoo Story"Movie	Tetsu (Zen's wife)	46
1957	Untamed WomanMovie	Otora, the foster mother	46
1957	Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô henMovie	Hostess	46
1957	Come Back SoonMovie	—	46
1956	A Wife's HeartMovie	—	45
1956	All Sold OutMovie	—	45
1956	Blue BudsMovie	Fusae (Kazuko’s mother)	45
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie	(uncredited)	45
1956	People of Tokyo, GoodbyeMovie	Natsu, Chiya's Mother (uncredited)	45
1956	Everyone's SweetheartMovie	—	45
1956	Sisters at the Hot SpringsMovie	—	45
1955	I Live in FearMovie	Worker family member	44
1955	The Lone JourneyMovie	—	44
1955	Marital RelationsMovie	—	44
1954	Seven SamuraiMovie	Woman Farmer	43
1954	Last of the Wild OnesMovie	—	43
1954	DitchMovie	—	43
1954	The SurfMovie	Old Woman of O-Haru	43
1953	WifeMovie	—	42
1953	Where Chimneys Are SeenMovie	—	42
1953	Their Father's WifeMovie	—	42
1953	Husband and WifeMovie	—	42
1953	Adolescence Part IIMovie	(uncredited)	42
1953	The End of the NightMovie	—	42
1953	To the Ends of the EarthMovie	—	42
1953	Girls in the OrchardMovie	—	42
1953	Brother and SisterMovie	—	42
1952	IkiruMovie	Housewife	41
1952	MotherMovie	Mino Hirai	41
1952	The Ataka FamilyMovie	Otoku	41
1951	The Blue PearlMovie	Riu's mother	40
1951	Nightshade FlowerMovie	—	40
1950	Town of ViolenceMovie	Sanpei's mother	39
1950	Snow-FlakeMovie	Itakura's mother	39
1950	RashomonMovie	Medium	39
1949	Stray DogMovie	Wooden Tub Shop woman	38
1939	The Whole Family WorksMovie	Ishimura's wife	28
1938	Composition ClassMovie	Aunt	27