Acting
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
Film · 2022
THE LAST GOZE
Film · 2020
The Takatsu River
Film · 2019
Tatara Samurai
Film · 2017
Izakaya Moheji 6
Film · 2017
Izakaya Moheji 5
Film · 2016
Izakaya Moheji 4
Film · 2015
Disconcerto
Film · 2014
Izakaya Moheji 3
Film · 2014
300 Million Yen Robbery
Film · 2014
Izakaya Moheji 2
Film · 2013
Izakaya Moheji
Film · 2011
Antarctica
Series · 2011
Princess Go
Series · 2011
Railways
Film · 2010
Ponyo
Film · 2008
Free and Easy 18
Film · 2007
Free and Easy 17
Film · 2006
Free and Easy 16
Film · 2005
Half a Confession
Film · 2004
Free and Easy 15
Film · 2004
The Firefly
Film · 2001
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
Film · 2001
Railroad Man
Film · 1999
Free and Easy 10
Film · 1998
Free and Easy 9
Film · 1997
War and Youth
Film · 1991
Noh Mask Murders
Film · 1991
My Sons
Film · 1991
Ningen no sabaku
Film · 1990
Sea of Wandering
Film · 1990
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
Film · 1988
マルゴォの杯
Film · 1988
River of Fireflies
Film · 1987
Spring Bell
Film · 1985
Demon
Film · 1985
The Autumn in Tokyo
Series · 1985
The Imperial Navy
Film · 1981
Wings of Icarus' Flight
Film · 1980
May Love Be Restored
Film · 1980
Twenty-Four Eyes
Film · 1980
Julie the Wild Rose
Series · 1979
Take Me Away!
Film · 1978
Ballad of Orin
Film · 1977
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
Film · 1972
Morning Fog
Film · 1971
The Earth is Born Again
Film · 1971
Haru no Sakamichi
Series · 1971
Apart from Life
Film · 1970
Gambling Den Desire
Film · 1970
Dodes'ka-den
Film · 1970
ありがとう
Series · 1970
Ruthless Gambler
Film · 1969
Gambler's Dilemma
Film · 1969
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
Film · 1969
Hymn to a Tired Man
Film · 1968
The Sweet Interns
Film · 1968
Let's find your sweetheart
Film · 1967
Your Life
Film · 1966
Cry for Sorrow
Film · 1966
I'll Never Cry!
Film · 1966
Kokoro no sanmyaku
Film · 1966
The Song of Love
Film · 1965
The Stars and I Decided...
Film · 1965
The Witness' Chair
Film · 1965
Eddy Currents of Life
Film · 1964
The Scent of Incense
Film · 1964
The Bride is Fifteen
Film · 1964
The Flame of Devotion
Film · 1964
Call My Black Dice
Film · 1964
Beautiful Calendar
Film · 1963
Life of a Flower
Series · 1963
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Film · 1962
Asu no hanayome
Film · 1962
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
Film · 1962
Maiko's Visit to Tokyo
Film · 1961
The Song of the Season
Film · 1961
Mahiru no yūkai
Film · 1961
Pigs and Battleships
Film · 1961
Aoime no Sugao
Film · 1961
Everything Goes Wrong
Film · 1960
I Will Challenge
Film · 1959
The Song of the Cart
Film · 1959
A Love that Wagers the World
Film · 1959
Night Drum
Film · 1958
Skinny and Fatty
Film · 1958
Osaka no kaze
Film · 1958
Ikebana
Film · 1957
How Sorrowful
Film · 1956
Yukiko
Film · 1955
The Wolves
Film · 1955
The Heart
Film · 1955
Ishigassen
Film · 1955
Miniature
Film · 1953
Children of Hiroshima
Film · 1952
A Fool's Love
Film · 1949