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Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

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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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The Zen Diary

The Zen Diary

2022

as Chie

THE LAST GOZE

THE LAST GOZE

2020

The Takatsu River

The Takatsu River

2019

Izakaya Moheji 6

Izakaya Moheji 6

2017

Tatara Samurai

Tatara Samurai

2017

as Mizuho

Izakaya Moheji 5

Izakaya Moheji 5

2016

Izakaya Moheji 4

Izakaya Moheji 4

2015

as Yuki [owner of Hashi]

Disconcerto

Disconcerto

2014

as 曾根田菊子

Izakaya Moheji 3

Izakaya Moheji 3

2014

as Yuki [owner of Hashi]

300 Million Yen Robbery

300 Million Yen Robbery

2014

as Yoshiko Takeda

Izakaya Moheji 2

Izakaya Moheji 2

2013

as Yuki [owner of Hashi]

Antarctica

Antarctica

2011

as Narrator (voice)

Izakaya Moheji

Izakaya Moheji

2011

Railways

Railways

2010

as Kinuyo Tsutsui

Ponyo

Ponyo

2008

as Yoshie (voice)

Free and Easy 18

Free and Easy 18

2007

Free and Easy 17

Free and Easy 17

2006

Free and Easy 16

Free and Easy 16

2005

Free and Easy 15

Free and Easy 15

2004

Half a Confession

Half a Confession

2004

as Dr. Takaki

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

2001

as Hisue Suzuki

The Firefly

The Firefly

2001

Railroad Man

Railroad Man

1999

as Mune Kato

Free and Easy 10

Free and Easy 10

1998

Free and Easy 9

Free and Easy 9

1997

My Sons

My Sons

1991

War and Youth

War and Youth

1991

as Aunt Sakiko / Lee Soon-ik

Noh Mask Murders

Noh Mask Murders

1991

as Aya Gondo

Ningen no sabaku

Ningen no sabaku

1990

マルゴォの杯

マルゴォの杯

1988

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

1988

River of Fireflies

River of Fireflies

1987

The Autumn in Tokyo

The Autumn in Tokyo

1985

Spring Bell

Spring Bell

1985

Demon

Demon

1985

as Matsuko

The Imperial Navy

The Imperial Navy

1981

as Utako Hongo

Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

1980

as Narrator (voice)

May Love Be Restored

May Love Be Restored

1980

as Masa Kunugida

Wings of Icarus' Flight

Wings of Icarus' Flight

1980

as Mother

Julie the Wild Rose

Julie the Wild Rose

1979

as Narration

Take Me Away!

Take Me Away!

1978

as Matsuko Ishiguro

Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

1977

as Teruyo

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

1972

Morning Fog

Morning Fog

1971

The Earth is Born Again

The Earth is Born Again

1971

as Yoshiko

Haru no Sakamichi

Haru no Sakamichi

1971

as Nene

Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

1970

as Ochô

ありがとう

ありがとう

1970

as 鶴田清子

Gambling Den Desire

Gambling Den Desire

1970

Apart from Life

Apart from Life

1970

as Mitsuko

Gambler's Dilemma

Gambler's Dilemma

1969

as Kei

Ruthless Gambler

Ruthless Gambler

1969

Hymn to a Tired Man

Hymn to a Tired Man

1968

as Miyo Mukaizaka

The Sweet Interns

The Sweet Interns

1968

I'll Never Cry!

I'll Never Cry!

1966

Your Life

Your Life

1966

Cry for Sorrow

Cry for Sorrow

1966

Kokoro no sanmyaku

Kokoro no sanmyaku

1966

The Song of Love

The Song of Love

1965

The Stars and I Decided...

The Stars and I Decided...

1965

as Michiyo Amemiya

Witness Chair

Witness Chair

1965

Eddy Currents of Life

Eddy Currents of Life

1964

as Mino Hayashi

The Flame of Devotion

The Flame of Devotion

1964

The Scent of Incense

The Scent of Incense

1964

as Ezaki's wife

Hanayome wa jū go-sai

Hanayome wa jū go-sai

1964

Beautiful Calendar

Beautiful Calendar

1963

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

1963

as Osei

Asu no hanayome

Asu no hanayome

1962

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

1962

as Natsue Tokuhisa

Nuki uchi fūraibō

Nuki uchi fūraibō

1962

The Song of the Season

The Song of the Season

1961

Mahiru no yuugai

Mahiru no yuugai

1961

Maiko's Visit to Tokyo

Maiko's Visit to Tokyo

1961

Aoime no Sugao

Aoime no Sugao

1961

Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

1961

as Hotel Cherry's Wife

Everything Goes Wrong

Everything Goes Wrong

1960

as Masayo Sugita

I Will Challenge

I Will Challenge

1959

The Song of the Cart

The Song of the Cart

1959

Osaka no kaze

Osaka no kaze

1958

Night Drum

Night Drum

1958

as Orin

Skinny and Fatty

Skinny and Fatty

1958

as Mrs. Komatsu

Ikebana

Ikebana

1957

as Narrator

How Sorrowful

How Sorrowful

1956

Ishigassen

Ishigassen

1955

The Heart

The Heart

1955

as Kume, the maid

Yukiko

Yukiko

1955

The Wolves

The Wolves

1955

Miniature

Miniature

1953

Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima

1952

A Fool's Love

A Fool's Love

1949

as Hatsuko