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 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
The Zen Diary
as Chie
The Zen Diary
as Chie
THE LAST GOZE
THE LAST GOZE
The Takatsu River
The Takatsu River
Izakaya Moheji 6
Izakaya Moheji 6
Tatara Samurai
as Mizuho
Tatara Samurai
as Mizuho
Izakaya Moheji 5
Izakaya Moheji 5
Izakaya Moheji 4
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
Izakaya Moheji 4
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
Disconcerto
as Kikuko Soneda
Disconcerto
as Kikuko Soneda
Izakaya Moheji 3
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
Izakaya Moheji 3
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
300 Million Yen Robbery
as Yoshiko Takeda
300 Million Yen Robbery
as Yoshiko Takeda
Izakaya Moheji 2
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
Izakaya Moheji 2
as Yuki [owner of Hashi]
Izakaya Moheji
Izakaya Moheji
Railways
as Kinuyo Tsutsui
Railways
as Kinuyo Tsutsui
Ponyo
as Yoshie (voice)
Ponyo
as Yoshie (voice)
Free and Easy 18
Free and Easy 18
Free and Easy 17
Free and Easy 17
Free and Easy 16
Free and Easy 16
Free and Easy 15
Free and Easy 15
Half a Confession
as Dr. Takaki
Half a Confession
as Dr. Takaki
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
as Hisue Suzuki
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
as Hisue Suzuki
The Firefly
The Firefly
Railroad Man
as Mune Kato
Railroad Man
as Mune Kato
Free and Easy 10
Free and Easy 10
Free and Easy 9
Free and Easy 9
My Sons
My Sons
War and Youth
as Aunt Sakiko / Lee Soon-ik
War and Youth
as Aunt Sakiko / Lee Soon-ik
Noh Mask Murders
as Aya Gondo
Noh Mask Murders
as Aya Gondo
Sea of Wandering
Sea of Wandering
マルゴォの杯
マルゴォの杯
River of Fireflies
River of Fireflies
Spring Bell
as Katsuko Naganuma
Spring Bell
as Katsuko Naganuma
May Love Be Restored
as Masa Kunugida
May Love Be Restored
as Masa Kunugida
Ballad of Orin
as Teruyo
Ballad of Orin
as Teruyo
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
The Earth is Born Again
as Yoshiko
The Earth is Born Again
as Yoshiko
Dodes'ka-den
as Ochô
Dodes'ka-den
as Ochô
Gambling Den Desire
Gambling Den Desire
Apart from Life
as Mitsuko
Apart from Life
as Mitsuko
Gambler's Dilemma
as Kei
Gambler's Dilemma
as Kei
The Sweet Interns
The Sweet Interns
Let's find your sweetheart
Let's find your sweetheart
I'll Never Cry!
I'll Never Cry!
Cry for Sorrow
Cry for Sorrow
Kokoro no sanmyaku
Kokoro no sanmyaku
The Song of Love
The Song of Love
The Stars and I Decided...
as Michiyo Amemiya
The Stars and I Decided...
as Michiyo Amemiya
The Witness' Chair
as Hiroko Kuzuhara
The Witness' Chair
as Hiroko Kuzuhara
Call My Black Dice
as Kane Kawano (Kawano's wife)
Call My Black Dice
as Kane Kawano (Kawano's wife)
The Scent of Incense
as Ezaki's wife
The Scent of Incense
as Ezaki's wife
The Bride is Fifteen
The Bride is Fifteen
Asu no hanayome
Asu no hanayome
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Everything Goes Wrong
as Masayo Sugita
Everything Goes Wrong
as Masayo Sugita
Osaka no kaze
Osaka no kaze
Night Drum
as Orin
Night Drum
as Orin
Skinny and Fatty
as Mrs. Komatsu
Skinny and Fatty
as Mrs. Komatsu
How Sorrowful
How Sorrowful
The Wolves
The Wolves
Miniature
Miniature
A Fool's Love
as Hatsuko
A Fool's Love
as Hatsuko