Acting
Tomoko Naniwa
Born February 13, 1909 · Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Died May 1, 1982 · aged 73
No biography available.
Known For
The Only Son · 1936The Only Son
★ 7.41936
MovieDrama
A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher struggling to support his wife and son.
Treasure Mountain · 1929Treasure Mountain
★ 10.01929
Movie
A young man falls for one of the geisha working in the house where he lives. However, the romance doesn't find favour with his father or current girlfriend. Considered to be a lost film.
Mr. Thank You · 1936Mr. Thank You
★ 7.11936
MovieDramaComedy
In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.
Burden of Life · 1935Burden of Life
★ 6.61935
MovieDrama
A middle-aged father has just married off his third daughter, but still has his nine year old son to raise whom he resents as he was unwanted.
Young Lady · 1930Young Lady
★ 8.01930
MovieComedy
Lost film. Two reporters find that they are repeatedly beaten to the scoop by a new female journalist, 'young miss'. They decide to team up with her to investigate a secret club for wealthy voyeurs. Considered to be a lost film.
Flunky, Work Hard! · 1931Flunky, Work Hard!
★ 6.81931
MovieComedyDrama
A short concerning an impoverished insurance salesman and his scrappy son, whose fisticuffs with the other boys of their village put his father’s livelihood in jeopardy.
Fighting Friends · 1929Fighting Friends
★ 5.81929
MovieComedy
Two friends accidentally run into a young, homeless woman, so they take her in.