Tomoko Naraoka
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1929-12-01
- Died
- 2023-03-23
- Place of birth
- Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (89)
Ponyo
2008
as Yoshie (voice)
The Imperial Navy
1981
as Utako Hongo
Railroad Man
1999
as Mune Kato
Spring Bell
1985
as Katsuko Naganuma
Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Ochô
My Sons
1991
May Love Be Restored
1980
as Masa Kunugida
Demon
1985
as Matsuko
Disconcerto
2014
as Kikuko Soneda
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Hotel Cherry's Wife
Children of Hiroshima
1952
Ballad of Orin
1977
as Teruyo
Tatara Samurai
2017
as Mizuho
300 Million Yen Robbery
2014
as Yoshiko Takeda
The Song of the Cart
1959
The Firefly
2001
Noh Mask Murders
1991
as Aya Gondo
Half a Confession
2004
as Dr. Takaki
The Scent of Incense
1964
as Ezaki's wife
Asu no hanayome
1962
Free and Easy 18
2007
Free and Easy 16
2005
Free and Easy 10
1998
The Zen Diary
2022
as Chie
Yukiko
1955
Morning Fog
1971
A Fool's Love
1949
as Hatsuko
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
Sea of Wandering
1990
Miniature
1953
Take Me Away!
1978
as Matsuko Ishiguro
War and Youth
1991
as Aunt Sakiko / Lee Soon-ik
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
as Hisue Suzuki
Night Drum
1958
as Orin
Eddy Currents of Life
1964
as Mino Hayashi
Everything Goes Wrong
1960
as Masayo Sugita
The Heart
1955
as Kume, the maid
Free and Easy 17
2006
The Wolves
1955
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962
as Natsue Tokuhisa
Ruthless Gambler
1969
THE LAST GOZE
2020
The Stars and I Decided...
1965
as Michiyo Amemiya
The Flame of Devotion
1964
I Will Challenge
1959
Let's find your sweetheart
1967
Hymn to a Tired Man
1968
as Miyo Mukaizaka
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
Railways
2010
as Kinuyo Tsutsui
Gambler's Dilemma
1969
as Kei
Wings of Icarus' Flight
1980
as Mother
The Bride is Fifteen
1964
Izakaya Moheji 4
2015
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
How Sorrowful
1956
Twenty-Four Eyes
1980
as Narrator (voice)
Free and Easy 9
1997
The Song of Love
1965
Beautiful Calendar
1963
Apart from Life
1970
as Mitsuko
Izakaya Moheji
2011
Kokoro no sanmyaku
1966
Gambling Den Desire
1970
The Song of the Season
1961
Free and Easy 15
2004
Ishigassen
1955
River of Fireflies
1987
Izakaya Moheji 2
2013
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
The Witness' Chair
1965
as Hiroko Kuzuhara
Aoime no Sugao
1961
Izakaya Moheji 3
2014
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
Call My Black Dice
1964
A Love that Wagers the World
1959
as Sachiko Muraoka
The Earth is Born Again
1971
as Yoshiko
Izakaya Moheji 6
2017
Maiko's Visit to Tokyo
1961
Your Life
1966
Skinny and Fatty
1958
as Mrs. Komatsu
Izakaya Moheji 5
2016
マルゴォの杯
1988
Ikebana
1957
as Narrator
Osaka no kaze
1958
Mahiru no yūkai
1961
The Sweet Interns
1968
The Takatsu River
2019
Nuki uchi fūraibō
1962
I'll Never Cry!
1966
Cry for Sorrow
1966
Ningen no sabaku
1990
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
About Tomoko Naraoka
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 T… With 95 credits spanning from 1949 to 2022, Tomoko Naraoka has appeared in 89 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tomoko Naraoka Movies
- Ponyo (2008) — as Yoshie (voice)
- The Imperial Navy (1981) — as Utako Hongo
- Railroad Man (1999) — as Mune Kato
- Spring Bell (1985) — as Katsuko Naganuma
- Dodes'ka-den (1970) — as Ochô
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