Tomoko Naraoka

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-12-01

Day of death

2023-03-23 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Tomoko Naraoka

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

  • Ponyo

    Ponyo

  • Spring Bell

    Spring Bell

  • Railways

    Railways

  • Railroad Man

    Railroad Man

  • Ballad of Orin

    Ballad of Orin

  • Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

  • Antarctica

    Antarctica

  • Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

  • Everything Goes Wrong

    Everything Goes Wrong

  • Asu no hanayome

    Asu no hanayome

  • The Bride is Fifteen

    The Bride is Fifteen

  • The Sweet Interns

    The Sweet Interns

  • Haru no Sakamichi

    Haru no Sakamichi

  • Demon

    Demon

  • May Love Be Restored

    May Love Be Restored

  • Children of Hiroshima

    Children of Hiroshima

  • The Imperial Navy

    The Imperial Navy

  • My Sons

    My Sons

  • The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

  • Tatara Samurai

    Tatara Samurai

  • The Zen Diary

    The Zen Diary

  • The Takatsu River

    The Takatsu River

  • How Sorrowful

    How Sorrowful

  • Free and Easy 17

    Free and Easy 17

  • Cry for Sorrow

    Cry for Sorrow

  • Beautiful Calendar

    Beautiful Calendar

  • Free and Easy 16

    Free and Easy 16

  • Gambling Den Desire

    Gambling Den Desire

  • Izakaya Moheji 6

    Izakaya Moheji 6

  • Eddy Currents of Life

    Eddy Currents of Life

  • Aoime no Sugao

    Aoime no Sugao

  • Morning Fog

    Morning Fog

  • Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

    Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

  • Kokoro no sanmyaku

    Kokoro no sanmyaku

  • I'll Never Cry!

    I'll Never Cry!

  • The Flame of Devotion

    The Flame of Devotion

  • 300 Million Yen Robbery

    300 Million Yen Robbery

  • Free and Easy 15

    Free and Easy 15

  • Free and Easy 18

    Free and Easy 18

  • Let's find your sweetheart

    Let's find your sweetheart

  • The Stars and I Decided...

    The Stars and I Decided...

  • War and Youth

    War and Youth

  • Gambler's Dilemma

    Gambler's Dilemma

  • Take Me Away!

    Take Me Away!

  • A Fool's Love

    A Fool's Love

  • River of Fireflies

    River of Fireflies

  • Miniature

    Miniature

  • Izakaya Moheji 2

    Izakaya Moheji 2

  • Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

    Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

  • Hymn to a Tired Man

    Hymn to a Tired Man

  • Night Drum

    Night Drum

  • The Firefly

    The Firefly

  • A Love that Wagers the World

    A Love that Wagers the World

  • Noh Mask Murders

    Noh Mask Murders

  • The Song of Love

    The Song of Love

  • Izakaya Moheji 4

    Izakaya Moheji 4

  • Izakaya Moheji 5

    Izakaya Moheji 5

  • I Will Challenge

    I Will Challenge

  • Izakaya Moheji

    Izakaya Moheji

  • The Heart

    The Heart

  • The Song of the Season

    The Song of the Season

  • Sea of ​​Wandering

    Sea of ​​Wandering

  • Free and Easy 10

    Free and Easy 10

  • Nuki uchi fūraibō

    Nuki uchi fūraibō

  • The Wolves

    The Wolves

  • Apart from Life

    Apart from Life

  • Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

    Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

  • Maiko's Visit to Tokyo

    Maiko's Visit to Tokyo

  • The Earth is Born Again

    The Earth is Born Again

  • Ishigassen

    Ishigassen

  • Wings of Icarus' Flight

    Wings of Icarus' Flight

  • Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

  • Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

    Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

  • Yukiko

    Yukiko

  • Disconcerto

    Disconcerto

  • Osaka no kaze

    Osaka no kaze

  • Half a Confession

    Half a Confession

  • Ningen no sabaku

    Ningen no sabaku

  • Your Life

    Your Life

  • Ruthless Gambler

    Ruthless Gambler

  • マルゴォの杯

    マルゴォの杯

  • Izakaya Moheji 3

    Izakaya Moheji 3

  • Free and Easy 9

    Free and Easy 9

  • Skinny and Fatty

    Skinny and Fatty

  • Witness Chair

    Witness Chair

  • ありがとう

    ありがとう

  • Julie the Wild Rose

    Julie the Wild Rose

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • The Autumn in Tokyo

    The Autumn in Tokyo

  • THE LAST GOZE

    THE LAST GOZE

  • Ikebana

    Ikebana

  • The Song of the Cart

    The Song of the Cart

  • Mahiru no yūkai

    Mahiru no yūkai