- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- March 23, 2023
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 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 …
Filmography
movieThe Zen Diary
2022 · Chie
movieTHE LAST GOZE
2020
movieThe Takatsu River
2019
movieIzakaya Moheji 6
2017
movieTatara Samurai
2017 · Mizuho
movieIzakaya Moheji 5
2016
movieIzakaya Moheji 4
2015 · Yuki [owner of Hashi]
movieDisconcerto
2014 · Kikuko Soneda
movieIzakaya Moheji 3
2014 · Yuki [owner of Hashi]
movie300 Million Yen Robbery
2014 · Yoshiko Takeda
movieIzakaya Moheji 2
2013 · Yuki [owner of Hashi]
tvAntarctica
2011 · Narrator (voice)
movieIzakaya Moheji
2011
movieRailways
2010 · Kinuyo Tsutsui
moviePonyo
2008 · 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 · Dr. Takaki
movieFree and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001 · Hisue Suzuki
movieThe Firefly
2001
movieRailroad Man
1999 · Mune Kato
movieFree and Easy 10
1998
movieFree and Easy 9
1997
movieMy Sons
1991
movieWar and Youth
1991 · Aunt Sakiko / Lee Soon-ik
movieNoh Mask Murders
1991 · 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 · Katsuko Naganuma
movieDemon
1985 · Matsuko
tvOshin
1983 · Vocals
movieThe Imperial Navy
1981 · Utako Hongo
movieTwenty-Four Eyes
1980 · Narrator (voice)
movieMay Love Be Restored
1980 · Masa Kunugida
movieWings of Icarus' Flight
1980 · Mother
tvJulie the Wild Rose
1979 · Narration
movieTake Me Away!
1978 · Matsuko Ishiguro
movieBallad of Orin
1977 · Teruyo
movieSpecial Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
movieMorning Fog
1971
movieThe Earth is Born Again
1971 · Yoshiko
tvHaru no Sakamichi
1971 · Nene
movieDodes'ka-den
1970 · Ochô
tvありがとう
1970 · 鶴田清子
movieGambling Den Desire
1970
movieApart from Life
1970 · Mitsuko
movieGambler's Dilemma
1969 · Kei
movieEx Convict: Sword Storm
1969
movieRuthless Gambler
1969
movieHymn to a Tired Man
1968 · Miyo Mukaizaka
movieThe Sweet Interns
1968
movieLet's find your sweetheart
1967
movieI'll Never Cry!
1966
movieYour Life
1966
Cry for Sorrow
movieCry for Sorrow
1966
movieKokoro no sanmyaku
1966
movieThe Song of Love
1965
movieThe Stars and I Decided...
1965 · Michiyo Amemiya
movieThe Witness' Chair
1965 · Hiroko Kuzuhara
movieEddy Currents of Life
1964 · Mino Hayashi
movieThe Flame of Devotion
1964
movieCall My Black Dice
1964
movieThe Scent of Incense
1964 · Ezaki's wife
movieThe Bride is Fifteen
1964
movieBeautiful Calendar
1963
tvLife of a Flower
1963 · Osei
movieAsu no hanayome
1962
movieDahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962 · 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 · Hotel Cherry's Wife
movieEverything Goes Wrong
1960 · Masayo Sugita
movieA Love that Wagers the World
1959 · Sachiko Muraoka
movieI Will Challenge
1959
movieThe Song of the Cart
1959
movieOsaka no kaze
1958
movieNight Drum
1958 · Orin
movieSkinny and Fatty
1958 · Mrs. Komatsu
movieIkebana
1957 · Narrator
How Sorrowful
movieHow Sorrowful
1956
movieIshigassen
1955
movieThe Heart
1955 · Kume, the maid
movieYukiko
1955
movieThe Wolves
1955
movieMiniature
1953
movieChildren of Hiroshima
1952
movieA Fool's Love
1949 · Hatsuko