Tomoko Naraoka
Born December 01, 1929 (Age: 96)
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Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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.
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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Filmography
Ponyo
2008
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as Yoshie (voice)
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Age: 78
Sea of Wandering
1990
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Age: 60
Ningen no sabaku
1990
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Age: 60
The Imperial Navy
1981
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as Utako Hongo
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Age: 51
Morning Fog
1971
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Age: 41
The Earth is Born Again
1971
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as Yoshiko
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Age: 41
Gambling Den Desire
1970
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Age: 40
Gambler's Dilemma
1969
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as Kei
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Age: 39
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
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Age: 39
Ruthless Gambler
1969
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Age: 39
The Sweet Interns
1968
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Age: 38
The Bride is Fifteen
1964
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Age: 34
Beautiful Calendar
1963
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Age: 33
Asu no hanayome
1962
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Age: 32
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962
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as Natsue Tokuhisa
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Age: 32
Nuki uchi fūraibō
1962
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Age: 32
The Song of the Season
1961
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Age: 31
Mahiru no yūkai
1961
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Age: 31
Maiko's Visit to Tokyo
1961
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Age: 31
Aoime no Sugao
1961
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Age: 31
Pigs and Battleships
1961
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as Hotel Cherry's Wife
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Age: 31
A Love that Wagers the World
1959
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as Sachiko Muraoka
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Age: 29
I Will Challenge
1959
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Age: 29
The Song of the Cart
1959
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Age: 29
Osaka no kaze
1958
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Age: 29
No Image
How Sorrowful
1956
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Age: 26
Ishigassen
1955
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Age: 26
Yukiko
1955
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Age: 25
The Wolves
1955
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Age: 25