
Tomoko Naraoka
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1929-12-01
- Died
- 2023-03-23
- Place of birth
- Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 奈良岡 朋子
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (89)

Ponyo
2008
as Yoshie (voice)

Spring Bell
1985
as Katsuko Naganuma

The Imperial Navy
1981
as Utako Hongo

Railroad Man
1999
as Mune Kato

My Sons
1991

Ballad of Orin
1977
as Teruyo

The Song of the Cart
1959

May Love Be Restored
1980
as Masa Kunugida

Demon
1985
as Matsuko

Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Ochô

Tatara Samurai
2017
as Mizuho

Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Hotel Cherry's Wife

Noh Mask Murders
1991
as Aya Gondo

Disconcerto
2014
as Kikuko Soneda

Children of Hiroshima
1952

Half a Confession
2004
as Dr. Takaki

The Zen Diary
2022
as Chie

The Wolves
1955

Free and Easy 16
2005

Asu no hanayome
1962

The Firefly
2001

300 Million Yen Robbery
2014
as Yoshiko Takeda

Miniature
1953

The Scent of Incense
1964
as Ezaki's wife

Yukiko
1955

Take Me Away!
1978
as Matsuko Ishiguro

Night Drum
1958
as Orin

Free and Easy 10
1998

The Song of Love
1965

Izakaya Moheji 4
2015
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972

Railways
2010
as Kinuyo Tsutsui

Free and Easy 18
2007

Ruthless Gambler
1969

The Flame of Devotion
1964

Everything Goes Wrong
1960
as Masayo Sugita

Twenty-Four Eyes
1980
as Narrator (voice)

Izakaya Moheji 5
2016

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
as Hisue Suzuki

Free and Easy 17
2006

The Heart
1955
as Kume, the maid

War and Youth
1991
as Aunt Sakiko / Lee Soon-ik

Izakaya Moheji 6
2017

Gambler's Dilemma
1969
as Kei
How Sorrowful
1956

A Fool's Love
1949
as Hatsuko

THE LAST GOZE
2020

Free and Easy 15
2004

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988

Free and Easy 9
1997

Maiko's Visit to Tokyo
1961

Sea of Wandering
1990

Wings of Icarus' Flight
1980
as Mother

Gambling Den Desire
1970

Your Life
1966

The Bride is Fifteen
1964

River of Fireflies
1987

I Will Challenge
1959

Apart from Life
1970
as Mitsuko

Morning Fog
1971

Eddy Currents of Life
1964
as Mino Hayashi

Mahiru no yūkai
1961

Ishigassen
1955

I'll Never Cry!
1966

Izakaya Moheji 2
2013
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]

Kokoro no sanmyaku
1966

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962
as Natsue Tokuhisa

Beautiful Calendar
1963

マルゴォの杯
1988

Hymn to a Tired Man
1968
as Miyo Mukaizaka

Izakaya Moheji
2011

Izakaya Moheji 3
2014
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]

Aoime no Sugao
1961

The Takatsu River
2019

The Stars and I Decided...
1965
as Michiyo Amemiya

The Song of the Season
1961

Let's find your sweetheart
1967

The Sweet Interns
1968

Skinny and Fatty
1958
as Mrs. Komatsu

Nuki uchi fūraibō
1962

The Earth is Born Again
1971
as Yoshiko
Cry for Sorrow
1966

The Witness' Chair
1965
as Hiroko Kuzuhara

Call My Black Dice
1964

Ikebana
1957
as Narrator

Ningen no sabaku
1990

A Love that Wagers the World
1959
as Sachiko Muraoka

Osaka no kaze
1958

Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
About 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 T… With 95 credits spanning from 1949 to 2022, Tomoko Naraoka has appeared in 89 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tomoko Naraoka Movies
- Ponyo (2008) — as Yoshie (voice)
- Spring Bell (1985) — as Katsuko Naganuma
- The Imperial Navy (1981) — as Utako Hongo
- Railroad Man (1999) — as Mune Kato
- My Sons (1991)
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