Acting
Tomoko Naraoka
Born Dec 1, 1929 · Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · Died Mar 23, 2023
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.
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Acting
The Zen Diary
2022
Drama
THE LAST GOZE
2020
Drama
The Takatsu River
2019
Drama
Izakaya Moheji 6
2017
Drama
Tatara Samurai
2017
Action · Comedy · Drama
Izakaya Moheji 5
2016
Drama
Izakaya Moheji 4
2015
Comedy · Drama
Disconcerto
2014
Comedy
Izakaya Moheji 3
2014
Drama · Comedy
300 Million Yen Robbery
2014
Mystery
Izakaya Moheji 2
2013
Comedy · Drama
Antarctica
2011
Drama
Izakaya Moheji
2011
Comedy · Drama
Princess Go
2011
Drama
Railways
2010
Drama
Free and Easy 19
2008
Comedy
Ponyo
2008
Animation · Fantasy · Family
Free and Easy 18
2007
Free and Easy 17
2006
Comedy · Drama
Free and Easy 16
2005
Free and Easy 15
2004
Half a Confession
2004
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Free and Easy 13
2002
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
Comedy
The Firefly
2001
Drama
Railroad Man
1999
Drama
Free and Easy 10
1998
Comedy · Family
Free and Easy 9
1997
Comedy · Drama
My Sons
1991
Comedy · Romance
War and Youth
1991
Drama
Noh Mask Murders
1991
Mystery · Drama
Sea of Wandering
1990
Drama
Ningen no sabaku
1990
Drama
マルゴォの杯
1988
Drama · Mystery
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
Comedy
River of Fireflies
1987
Drama
The Autumn in Tokyo
1985
Family · Drama
Spring Bell
1985
Romance · Drama
Demon
1985
Drama
The Imperial Navy
1981
War · Drama
Twenty-Four Eyes
1980
Animation · Drama
May Love Be Restored
1980
Drama
Wings of Icarus' Flight
1980
Drama
Julie the Wild Rose
1979
Animation
Take Me Away!
1978
Drama · Romance
Ballad of Orin
1977
Drama
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
War
Morning Fog
1971
The Earth is Born Again
1971
Drama
Haru no Sakamichi
1971
Drama
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Drama
ありがとう
1970
Gambling Den Desire
1970
Crime · Drama · Action
Apart from Life
1970
Drama
Gambler's Dilemma
1969
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
Action · Crime
Ruthless Gambler
1969
Action · Crime · Drama
Hymn to a Tired Man
1968
Drama
The Sweet Interns
1968
Drama · Romance
Let's find your sweetheart
1967
Drama · Romance
I'll Never Cry!
1966
Drama
Your Life
1966
Action · Crime
Kokoro no sanmyaku
1966
Drama
The Song of Love
1965
Drama
The Stars and I Decided...
1965
Drama · Action
The Witness' Chair
1965
Drama
Eddy Currents of Life
1964
The Flame of Devotion
1964
Romance · Drama
Call My Black Dice
1964
Action
The Scent of Incense
1964
Drama
The Bride is Fifteen
1964
Beautiful Calendar
1963
Life of a Flower
1963
Drama
Asu no hanayome
1962
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962
Nuki uchi fūraibō
1962
The Song of the Season
1961
Romance · Drama
Mahiru no yūkai
1961
Crime · Drama
Maiko's Visit to Tokyo
1961
Drama
Aoime no Sugao
1961
Romance · Drama
Pigs and Battleships
1961
Crime · Drama
Everything Goes Wrong
1960
Drama · Crime
A Love that Wagers the World
1959
Romance
I Will Challenge
1959
Action · Crime · Drama
The Song of the Cart
1959
Drama
Osaka no kaze
1958
Night Drum
1958
Drama · History
Skinny and Fatty
1958
Drama · Family
Ikebana
1957
Documentary
Ishigassen
1955
The Heart
1955
Drama
Yukiko
1955
Drama
The Wolves
1955
Drama · Crime
Miniature
1953
Drama
Children of Hiroshima
1952
Drama · War
A Fool's Love
1949
Drama