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Tomoko Naraoka
Naraoka inChildren of Hiroshima, 1952
Born	(1929-12-01)December 1, 1929 Tokyo,Japan
Died	March 23, 2023(2023-03-23) (aged 93) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1948–2023

Tomoko Naraoka (奈良岡 朋子,Naraoka Tomoko, December 1, 1929 – March 23, 2023) was a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born inKomagome,Hongō (present-dayBunkyo), in the city ofTokyo, Japan. She graduated fromJoshibi University of Art and Design.

Naraoka debuted as a cinema actress in the 1949 filmChijin no Ai, based on the novelNaomi. In 1981 she appeared inRengō Kantai (lit. "Combined Fleet", United States title:The Imperial Navy). She also appeared inTora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (a 1988 movie in the long-runningOtoko wa Tsurai yo series) as well as eight films in theTsuribaka Nisshi series. Naraoka has appeared in severalNHKTaiga dramas. Her first was the 1969Ten to Chi to, in the role of the wife ofUesugi Sadazane. She portrayedKita no Mandokoro (the wife ofToyotomi Hideyoshi) inHaru no Sakamichi (1971). Her next Taiga drama appearance was in 1976 inKaze to Kumo to Niji to. She narrated the 1986Inochi and 1989Kasuga no Tsubone. She is the narrator of the 2008 dramaAtsuhime. Other noteworthy narration roles include the 1983serialized morning television dramaOshin. She also narratedOnna wa Dokyō (1992) andHaru Yo Koi (1994–1995). A nonfiction voice role was in the seriesKiwameru: Nihon no Bi to Kokoro.

Naraoka died from pneumonia on March 23, 2023, at the age of 93.^[1]

(Partial list)

• Chijin no Ai (1949)
• Wolf (1955)
• Night Drum (1958)
• Chibideka monogatari (Skinny and Fatty) (1958)
• Ballad of the Cart (1959)^[2]
• The Scent of Incense (1964)^[3]
• Ballad of Orin (1977)
• The Imperial Navy (1981)
• Haru no Kane (1985) – Katsuko Naganuma
• Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
• Ruten no umi (1990)
• My Sons (1991)
• Poppoya (1999) – Mune Katō
• Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008) – Yoshie (voice)
• Railways (2010) – Kinyo^[4]
• Takatsu-gawa (2022) – Kinue Saitō^[5]
• The Zen Diary (2022) – Chie^[6]

• Ten to Chi to (1969)^[7]
• Haru no Sakamichi (1971) –Kōdai-in
• Oshin (1983–84) – Narrator
• Inochi (1986) – Narrator
• Taiyō ni Hoero! Part 2 (1986) – Asako Takamura
• Kasuga no Tsubone (1989) – Narrator
• Onna wa Dokyō (1992) – Narrator
• Haru yo, koi (1994–95) – Narrator
• Atsuhime (2008) – Narrator
• Gō (2011) –Ōmandokoro
• Nankyoku Tairiku (2011) – Narrator

• Driving Miss Daisy (2005) – Daisy Werthan

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (1992)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2000)

• 　This article incorporates material from奈良岡朋子 in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved September 22, 2007.

• Tomoko Naraoka atIMDb
• Tomoko Naraoka at JMDB(in Japanese)

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