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.

Known for

★8.5

Seven Samurai

1954

★8.0

Rashomon

1950

★8.1

Yojimbo

1961

★8.3

Ikiru

1952

★7.7

Dreams

1990

★8.2

Red Beard

1965

★7.6

Stray Dog

1949

★6.3

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

★7.2

Rhapsody in August

1991

★7.2

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

★7.4

Madadayo

1993

★7.3

I Live in Fear

1955

★8.0

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960