Acting · Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · Born December 1, 1929
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.
MovieThe Zen Diary
2022
as Chie
MovieTHE LAST GOZE
2020
MovieThe Takatsu River
2019
MovieIzakaya Moheji 6
2017
MovieTatara Samurai
2017
as Mizuho
MovieIzakaya Moheji 5
2016
MovieIzakaya Moheji 4
2015
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
MovieDisconcerto
2014
as Kikuko Soneda
MovieIzakaya Moheji 3
2014
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
Movie300 Million Yen Robbery
2014
as Yoshiko Takeda
MovieIzakaya Moheji 2
2013
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
TVAntarctica
2011
as Narrator (voice)
MovieIzakaya Moheji
2011
MovieRailways
2010
as Kinuyo Tsutsui
MoviePonyo
2008
as Yoshie (voice)
MovieFree and Easy 18
2007
MovieFree and Easy 17
2006
MovieFree and Easy 16
2005
MovieFree and Easy 15
2004
MovieHalf a Confession
2004
as Dr. Takaki
MovieFree and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
as Hisue Suzuki
MovieThe Firefly
2001
MovieRailroad Man
1999
as Mune Kato
MovieFree and Easy 10
1998
MovieFree and Easy 9
1997
MovieMy Sons
1991
MovieWar and Youth
1991
as Aunt Sakiko / Lee Soon-ik
MovieNoh Mask Murders
1991
as Aya Gondo
MovieSea of Wandering
1990
MovieNingen no sabaku
1990
Movieマルゴォの杯
1988
MovieTora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
MovieRiver of Fireflies
1987
TVThe Autumn in Tokyo
1985
MovieSpring Bell
1985
as Katsuko Naganuma
MovieDemon
1985
as Matsuko
MovieThe Imperial Navy
1981
as Utako Hongo
MovieTwenty-Four Eyes
1980
as Narrator (voice)
MovieMay Love Be Restored
1980
as Masa Kunugida
MovieWings of Icarus' Flight
1980
as Mother
TVJulie the Wild Rose
1979
as Narration
MovieTake Me Away!
1978
as Matsuko Ishiguro
MovieBallad of Orin
1977
as Teruyo
MovieSpecial Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
MovieMorning Fog
1971
MovieThe Earth is Born Again
1971
as Yoshiko
TVHaru no Sakamichi
1971
as Nene
MovieDodes'ka-den
1970
as Ochô
TVありがとう
1970
as 鶴田清子
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1970
MovieApart from Life
1970
as Mitsuko
MovieGambler's Dilemma
1969
as Kei
MovieEx Convict: Sword Storm
1969
MovieRuthless Gambler
1969
MovieHymn to a Tired Man
1968
as Miyo Mukaizaka
MovieThe Sweet Interns
1968
MovieLet's find your sweetheart
1967
MovieI'll Never Cry!
1966
MovieYour Life
1966
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1966
MovieKokoro no sanmyaku
1966
MovieThe Song of Love
1965
MovieThe Stars and I Decided...
1965
as Michiyo Amemiya
MovieThe Witness' Chair
1965
as Hiroko Kuzuhara
MovieEddy Currents of Life
1964
as Mino Hayashi
MovieThe Flame of Devotion
1964
MovieCall My Black Dice
1964
MovieThe Scent of Incense
1964
as Ezaki's wife
MovieThe Bride is Fifteen
1964
MovieBeautiful Calendar
1963
TVLife of a Flower
1963
as Osei
MovieAsu no hanayome
1962
MovieDahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962
as Natsue Tokuhisa
MovieNuki uchi fūraibō
1962
MovieThe Song of the Season
1961
MovieMahiru no yūkai
1961
MovieMaiko's Visit to Tokyo
1961
MovieAoime no Sugao
1961
MoviePigs and Battleships
1961
as Hotel Cherry's Wife
MovieEverything Goes Wrong
1960
as Masayo Sugita
MovieA Love that Wagers the World
1959
as Sachiko Muraoka
MovieI Will Challenge
1959
MovieThe Song of the Cart
1959
MovieOsaka no kaze
1958
MovieNight Drum
1958
as Orin
MovieSkinny and Fatty
1958
as Mrs. Komatsu
MovieIkebana
1957
as Narrator
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1956
MovieIshigassen
1955
MovieThe Heart
1955
as Kume, the maid
MovieYukiko
1955
MovieThe Wolves
1955
MovieMiniature
1953
MovieChildren of Hiroshima
1952
MovieA Fool's Love
1949
as Hatsuko
