Tomoko Naraoka

Acting

Tomoko Naraoka

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Dec 01, 1929 (95 years old)
Death date
Mar 23, 2023

Tomoko Naraoka

Known For

THE LAST GOZE
1h 49m
Movie 2020

THE LAST GOZE

A "Goze" is a blind entertainer who travels to various...

The Takatsu River
1h 53m
Movie 2019

The Takatsu River

Set along the river basin of Shimane Prefeture's Takatsu River,...

Izakaya Moheji 6
1h 50m
Movie 2017

Izakaya Moheji 6

Tatara Samurai
2h 15m
Movie 2017

Tatara Samurai

In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose...

Izakaya Moheji 4
1h 53m
Movie 2015

Izakaya Moheji 4

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite...

Izakaya Moheji 3
1h 53m
Movie 2014

Izakaya Moheji 3

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite...

300 Million Yen Robbery
1h 58m
Movie 2014

300 Million Yen Robbery

Izakaya Moheji 2
1h 54m
Movie 2013

Izakaya Moheji 2

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite...

Antarctica
TV Show 2011

Antarctica

Set in the 1950's, a Japanese Antarctic research exploration team...

Izakaya Moheji
1h 32m
Movie 2011

Izakaya Moheji

A small, out-of-the-way izakaya in Tokyo has become the favorite...

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.