Tomoko Naraoka
🎂 Dec 1, 1929 — 🕯️ Mar 23, 2023 (93 years)
Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Tomoko Naraoka is an actress born in Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. They are internationally recognised for their role in Ponyo as Yoshie. They have also starred in Dodes'ka-den. Over more than 77 years they have gathered close to 89 films and 6 TV productions, working mainly across genres like animation, fantasy.
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Ponyo
2008
Spring Bell
1985
Railroad Man
1999
Ballad of Orin
1977
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Pigs and Battleships
1961
Disconcerto
2014
The Imperial Navy
1981
Demon
1985
Half a Confession
2004
The Scent of Incense
1964
War and Youth
1991
Tatara Samurai
2017
Take Me Away!
1978
The Zen Diary
2022
Noh Mask Murders
1991
Hymn to a Tired Man
1968
Railways
2010
Apart from Life
1970
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
The Heart
1955
Everything Goes Wrong
1960
Night Drum
1958
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Chie
2022
Film
Tatara Samurai
Mizuho
2017
Film
Izakaya Moheji 4
Yuki [owner of Hashi]
2015
Film
Disconcerto
Kikuko Soneda
2014
Film
Izakaya Moheji 3
Yuki [owner of Hashi]
2014
Film
300 Million Yen Robbery
Yoshiko Takeda
2014
Film
Izakaya Moheji 2
Yuki [owner of Hashi]
2013
Film
Railways
Kinuyo Tsutsui
2010
Film
Ponyo
Yoshie (voice)
2008
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tomoko Naraoka still alive?
Tomoko Naraoka passed away on March 23, 2023 at age 93.
What are the most famous roles of Tomoko Naraoka?
Tomoko Naraoka is best known as an actor for Ponyo, Dodes'ka-den, Pigs and Battleships.
How many movies has Tomoko Naraoka been in?
Tomoko Naraoka has appeared in 89 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was Tomoko Naraoka's first movie?
Tomoko Naraoka's first credited film was A Fool's Love (1949).
What is Tomoko Naraoka's most recent movie?
Tomoko Naraoka's most recent movie is The Zen Diary (2022).
What are Tomoko Naraoka's best movies?
Tomoko Naraoka's most acclaimed films include: Ponyo (2008), Dodes'ka-den (1970), Pigs and Battleships (1961), Railroad Man (1999), Children of Hiroshima (1952).
What TV shows has Tomoko Naraoka appeared in?
Tomoko Naraoka is known for TV work including: Antarctica, Life of a Flower, Haru no Sakamichi, ありがとう.
How long has Tomoko Naraoka been working in film?
Tomoko Naraoka has been active since 1949 — a career spanning 74 years.
Tomoko Naraoka
1929-12-01 · Komagome, Hongo Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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.