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.
Filmography
all 78
Movies 72
TV Shows 6
Voice 2
Narrator 1
The Zen Diary (2022)
THE LAST GOZE (2020)
The Takatsu River (2019)
Izakaya Moheji 6 (2017)
Tatara Samurai (2017)
Izakaya Moheji 5 (2016)
Disconcerto (2014)
300 Million Yen Robbery (2014)
Antarctica (2011)
Izakaya Moheji (2011)
Railways (2010)
Ponyo (2008)
Free and Easy 18 (2007)
Free and Easy 17 (2006)
Free and Easy 16 (2005)
Free and Easy 15 (2004)
Half a Confession (2004)
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (2001)
The Firefly (2001)
Railroad Man (1999)
Free and Easy 10 (1998)
Free and Easy 9 (1997)
War and Youth (1991)
Noh Mask Murders (1991)
マルゴォの杯 (1988)
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
River of Fireflies (1987)
Spring Bell (1985)
Demon (1985)
Oshin (1983)
The Imperial Navy (1981)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1980)
May Love Be Restored (1980)
Wings of Icarus' Flight (1980)
Julie the Wild Rose (1979)
Take Me Away! (1978)
Ballad of Orin (1977)
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (1972)
Morning Fog (1971)
Haru no Sakamichi (1971)
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
ありがとう (1970)
Ruthless Gambler (1970)
Gambling Den Desire (1970)
Apart from Life (1970)
Gambler's Dilemma (1969)
Hymn to a Tired Man (1968)
The Sweet Interns (1968)
I'll Never Cry! (1966)
Your Life (1966)
Cry for Sorrow (1966)
Kokoro no sanmyaku (1966)
The Song of Love (1965)
The Stars and I Decided... (1965)
Witness Chair (1965)
Eddy Currents of Life (1964)
The Scent of Incense (1964)
Beautiful Calendar (1963)
Life of a Flower (1963)
Asu no hanayome (1962)
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love (1962)
Nuki uchi fūraibō (1962)
Mahiru no yuugai (1961)
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
I Will Challenge (1959)
The Song of the Cart (1959)
Osaka no kaze (1958)
Night Drum (1958)
Skinny and Fatty (1958)
Ikebana (1957)
How Sorrowful (1956)
Ishigassen (1955)
The Heart (1955)
Yukiko (1955)
Miniature (1953)
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
A Fool's Love (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1929-12-01
Deathday2023-03-23 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
Height158-centimeter
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As奈良岡朋子
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō, Medal with Purple Ribbon
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