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Acting
Tomoko Naraoka
Also known as: 奈良岡 朋子
Biography
Tomoko Naraoka (奈良岡 朋子 Naraoka Tomoko, born December 1, 1929) is a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Hongō (present-day Bunkyo), in the city of Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design. Naraoka debuted as a cinema actress in the 1949 film Chijin no Ai, based on the novel Naomi. In 1981 she appeared in Rengō Kantai (lit. "Combined Fleet", United States title: The Imperial Navy). She also appeared in Torajirō Sarada Kinenbi (a 1988 movie in the long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series) as well as eight films in the Tsuribaka Nisshi series. Naraoka has appeared in several NHK Taiga dramas. Her first was the 1969 Ten to Chi to, in the role of the wife of Uesugi Sadazane. She portrayed Kita no Mandokoro (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi) in Haru no Sakamichi (1971). Her next Taiga drama appearance was in 1976 in Kaze to Kumo to Niji to. She narrated the 1986 Inochi and 1989 Kasuga no Tsubone. She is the narrator of the 2008 drama Atsuhime. Other noteworthy narration roles include the 1983 serialized morning television drama Oshin. She also narrated Onna wa Dokyō (1992) and Haru Yo Koi (1994–1995). A nonfiction voice role was in the series Kiwameru: Nihon no Bi to Kokoro.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 1, 1929
Day of Death
March 23, 2023
Age at Death
93 years old
Place of Birth
Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Popularity Score
0.9
Filmography
The Zen Diary
Chie
2022Movie
THE LAST GOZE
2020Movie
The Takatsu River
2019Movie
Tatara Samurai
Mizuho
2017Movie
Izakaya Moheji 6
2017Movie
Izakaya Moheji 5
2016Movie
Izakaya Moheji 4
Yuki [owner of Hashi]
2015Movie
Disconcerto
Kikuko Soneda
2014Movie
Izakaya Moheji 3
Yuki [owner of Hashi]
2014Movie
300 Million Yen Robbery
Yoshiko Takeda
2014Movie
Izakaya Moheji 2
Yuki [owner of Hashi]
2013Movie
Izakaya Moheji
2011Movie
Antarctica
Narrator (voice)
2011TV
Railways
Kinuyo Tsutsui
2010Movie
Ponyo
Yoshie (voice)
2008Movie
Free and Easy 18
2007Movie
Free and Easy 17
2006Movie
Free and Easy 16
2005Movie
Half a Confession
Dr. Takaki
2004Movie
Free and Easy 15
2004Movie
The Firefly
2001Movie
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
Hisue Suzuki
2001Movie
Railroad Man
Mune Kato
1999Movie
Free and Easy 10
1998Movie
Free and Easy 9
1997Movie
War and Youth
Aunt Sakiko / Lee Soon-ik
1991Movie
Noh Mask Murders
Aya Gondo
1991Movie
My Sons
1991Movie
Ningen no sabaku
1990Movie
Sea of Wandering
1990Movie
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988Movie
マルゴォの杯
1988Movie
River of Fireflies
1987Movie
Spring Bell
Katsuko Naganuma
1985Movie
Demon
Matsuko
1985Movie
The Autumn in Tokyo
1985TV
Oshin
Vocals
1983TV
The Imperial Navy
Utako Hongo
1981Movie
Wings of Icarus' Flight
Mother
1980Movie
May Love Be Restored
Masa Kunugida
1980Movie
Twenty-Four Eyes
Narrator (voice)
1980Movie
Julie the Wild Rose
Narration
1979TV
Take Me Away!
Matsuko Ishiguro
1978Movie
Ballad of Orin
Teruyo
1977Movie
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972Movie
Morning Fog
1971Movie
The Earth is Born Again
Yoshiko
1971Movie
Haru no Sakamichi
Nene
1971TV
Apart from Life
Mitsuko
1970Movie
Gambling Den Desire
1970Movie
Dodes'ka-den
Ochô
1970Movie
ありがとう
鶴田清子
1970TV
Ruthless Gambler
1969Movie
Gambler's Dilemma
Kei
1969Movie
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969Movie
Hymn to a Tired Man
Miyo Mukaizaka
1968Movie
The Sweet Interns
1968Movie
Let's find your sweetheart
1967Movie
Your Life
1966Movie
Cry for Sorrow
1966Movie
I'll Never Cry!
1966Movie
Kokoro no sanmyaku
1966Movie
The Song of Love
1965Movie
The Stars and I Decided...
Michiyo Amemiya
1965Movie
The Witness' Chair
Hiroko Kuzuhara
1965Movie
Eddy Currents of Life
Mino Hayashi
1964Movie
The Scent of Incense
Ezaki's wife
1964Movie
The Bride is Fifteen
1964Movie
The Flame of Devotion
1964Movie
Call My Black Dice
Kane Kawano (Kawano's wife)
1964Movie
Beautiful Calendar
1963Movie
Life of a Flower
Osei
1963TV
Nuki uchi fūraibō
1962Movie
Asu no hanayome
1962Movie
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
Natsue Tokuhisa
1962Movie
Maiko's Visit to Tokyo
1961Movie
The Song of the Season
1961Movie
Mahiru no yūkai
1961Movie
Pigs and Battleships
Hotel Cherry's Wife
1961Movie
Aoime no Sugao
1961Movie
Everything Goes Wrong
Masayo Sugita
1960Movie
I Will Challenge
1959Movie
The Song of the Cart
1959Movie
A Love that Wagers the World
Sachiko Muraoka
1959Movie
Night Drum
Orin
1958Movie
Skinny and Fatty
Mrs. Komatsu
1958Movie
Osaka no kaze
1958Movie
Ikebana
Narrator
1957Movie
How Sorrowful
1956Movie
Yukiko
1955Movie
The Wolves
1955Movie
The Heart
Kume, the maid
1955Movie
Ishigassen
1955Movie
Miniature
1953Movie
Children of Hiroshima
1952Movie
A Fool's Love
Hatsuko
1949Movie