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

  • ありがとう

    ありがとう

  • Railroad Man

    Railroad Man

  • THE LAST GOZE

    THE LAST GOZE

  • The Zen Diary

    The Zen Diary

  • Hymn to a Tired Man

    Hymn to a Tired Man

  • The Earth is Born Again

    The Earth is Born Again

  • A Love that Wagers the World

    A Love that Wagers the World

  • Skinny and Fatty

    Skinny and Fatty

  • Ikebana

    Ikebana

  • Sea of ​​Wandering

    Sea of ​​Wandering

  • Maiko's Visit to Tokyo

    Maiko's Visit to Tokyo

  • Aoime no Sugao

    Aoime no Sugao

  • Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

  • Ballad of Orin

    Ballad of Orin

  • Apart from Life

    Apart from Life

  • The Takatsu River

    The Takatsu River

  • Ningen no sabaku

    Ningen no sabaku

  • The Song of the Season

    The Song of the Season

  • Haru no Sakamichi

    Haru no Sakamichi

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • Hanayome wa jū go-sai

    Hanayome wa jū go-sai

  • Let's find your sweetheart

    Let's find your sweetheart

  • Disconcerto

    Disconcerto

  • The Heart

    The Heart

  • The Sweet Interns

    The Sweet Interns

  • Ishigassen

    Ishigassen

  • The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

  • I'll Never Cry!

    I'll Never Cry!

  • Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

    Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

  • Kokoro no sanmyaku

    Kokoro no sanmyaku

  • 300 Million Yen Robbery

    300 Million Yen Robbery

  • Asu no hanayome

    Asu no hanayome

  • Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

  • Tatara Samurai

    Tatara Samurai

  • Noh Mask Murders

    Noh Mask Murders

  • Morning Fog

    Morning Fog

  • The Imperial Navy

    The Imperial Navy

  • Take Me Away!

    Take Me Away!

  • A Fool's Love

    A Fool's Love

  • Beautiful Calendar

    Beautiful Calendar

  • Gambler's Dilemma

    Gambler's Dilemma

  • Wings of Icarus' Flight

    Wings of Icarus' Flight

  • The Song of the Cart

    The Song of the Cart

  • Witness Chair

    Witness Chair

  • May Love Be Restored

    May Love Be Restored

  • War and Youth

    War and Youth

  • Miniature

    Miniature

  • Everything Goes Wrong

    Everything Goes Wrong

  • River of Fireflies

    River of Fireflies

  • Ruthless Gambler

    Ruthless Gambler

  • The Song of Love

    The Song of Love

  • Eddy Currents of Life

    Eddy Currents of Life

  • I Will Challenge

    I Will Challenge

  • The Stars and I Decided...

    The Stars and I Decided...

  • Cry for Sorrow

    Cry for Sorrow

  • Nuki uchi fūraibō

    Nuki uchi fūraibō

  • Your Life

    Your Life

  • Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

    Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

  • Half a Confession

    Half a Confession

  • The Wolves

    The Wolves

  • Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

    Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

  • Spring Bell

    Spring Bell

  • Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

  • My Sons

    My Sons

  • Railways

    Railways

  • Night Drum

    Night Drum

  • Izakaya Moheji

    Izakaya Moheji

  • Antarctica

    Antarctica

  • Yukiko

    Yukiko

  • Demon

    Demon

  • Children of Hiroshima

    Children of Hiroshima

  • Gambling Den Desire

    Gambling Den Desire

  • The Flame of Devotion

    The Flame of Devotion

  • Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

    Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

  • Free and Easy 16

    Free and Easy 16

  • The Firefly

    The Firefly

  • Izakaya Moheji 6

    Izakaya Moheji 6

  • Izakaya Moheji 5

    Izakaya Moheji 5

  • How Sorrowful

    How Sorrowful

  • Free and Easy 9

    Free and Easy 9

  • Free and Easy 10

    Free and Easy 10

  • Izakaya Moheji 4

    Izakaya Moheji 4

  • Izakaya Moheji 2

    Izakaya Moheji 2

  • Osaka no kaze

    Osaka no kaze

  • マルゴォの杯

    マルゴォの杯

  • Izakaya Moheji 3

    Izakaya Moheji 3

  • Free and Easy 18

    Free and Easy 18

  • Free and Easy 17

    Free and Easy 17

  • Free and Easy 15

    Free and Easy 15

  • Mahiru no yūkai

    Mahiru no yūkai

  • Julie the Wild Rose

    Julie the Wild Rose

  • The Autumn in Tokyo

    The Autumn in Tokyo