Tomoko Naraoka

Biography

Tomoko Naraoka was a Japanese actress and narrator born on December 1, 1929, in Komagome, Tokyo, to a painter father. She debuted as a cinema actress in the 1949 film Chijin no Ai and went on to appear in several notable NHK Taiga dramas, including Ten to Chi to (1969), Haru no Sakamichi (1971), and Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976). She also narrated numerous documentaries and television series throughout her career.