Noriko Honma

9 films on Best Blurays5 in 4K3 in HD1 in SD

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.

Biography from TMDB

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5 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Stray Dog (1949)

Supporting role · Director: Akira Kurosawa

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, caps

As with other Kurosawa 4K's, Criterion has a less processed master than Toho and BFI.

Best Audio:

Criterion NTSC DVD

Audio Notes:

Criterion NTSC DVD overall. The 4K restoration's track is denoised and sounds muffled, but has a few of moments where it edges out in detail

Audio analysis between the Criterion 4K Blu-ray, BFI Blu-ray and Toho 4K Blu-ray

4.0

Ikiru (1952)

Small role · Director: Akira Kurosawa

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

BFI Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Audio Notes:

(second audio track, not included in the menu)

Best Video:

Japan 4K Blu-ray

4.5

Seven Samurai (1954)

Small role · Director: Akira Kurosawa

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray or BFI 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

No clear winner, Criterion SDR 4K Blu-ray has better defined grain and is cleaned-up more thoroughly. But looks grayer and flatter in daytime scenes. BFI 4K Blu-ray's HDR/DV is better in contrast but the grading can be debatable.

Best Audio:

BFI Streaming

Additional Info:

The subtitles of Criterion and BFI are translated differently. See BR forum.

4.6