Yukiji Asaoka
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 23, 1935
- Died
- April 27, 2018 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yukiji Asaoka (born July 23, 1935) is a Japanese singer and an actress from Chūō, Tokyo. She is the daughter of the famous Japanese painter of shin hanga style prints, Shinsui Itō, and her second and present husband is actor Masahiko Tsugawa. Asaoka was in the Takarazuka Revue from 1952 to 1955. She was a cast member (musumeyaku), belonging to the Moon Troupe (Tsuki). She is famous for her roles in Japanese television series and has appeared starring opposite of Shintaro Katsu in both a film of the Zatoichi series and in the first film of the Hanzo the Razor trilogy. She is, however, mostly famed for her singing. She is also a voice actor, or seiyū, in the 1999 anime film My Neighbors the Yamadas directed by Isao Takahata. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yukiji Asaoka, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Movie · as Kita no kata (voice)
Kaze no Haruka
TV · as Kanzaki Chii · 151 eps
Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge
TV · 5 eps
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
TV · as Guest · 1 ep
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
Movie
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Movie · as Matsuko Yamada (voice)
Kura
Movie
Bob Marley Next Door
Movie
Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko
TV · as 霞瑞江 · 20 eps
Youth Peony Lantern
Movie
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
Movie
Azuke
Movie
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
Movie
Ryota from Mandalaya
Movie
美人母娘３人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
Movie
The Samurai
Movie
Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
Movie
Sure Death
Movie
気分は名探偵
TV · 27 eps
Legend of Plumeria
Movie
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Movie · as Ran Okubo
Time and Tide
Movie
The Politicians
Movie · as Sayuri Hoshi
Tora-san, the Expert
Movie · as 桃枝
The Unspoiled Diamond
Movie · as Machiko Mimura
Samurai of Hachiman
Movie
The Days of No Return
Movie
Shinjuku baka monogatari
Movie
Bridal Cruise
Movie
Statue in Fire
Movie
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Movie · as Omino
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Movie
Gokudô Petenshi
Movie
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Movie · as Okon
Zatoichi Challenged
Movie · as Tomoe
The Stormy Man
Movie
Young Boss
Movie · as Kyoko
Young Boss: Prison Release
Movie
The Shogun's Vault
Movie
Storm Party
Movie
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Movie · as Hiroko
Hoshikuzu no Machi
Movie
Life of a Flower
TV · as Okichi · 39 eps
365 Nights
Movie
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Movie · as Courtesan Shioji
Mark of Blood
Movie · as Ocho
Refresher Course for Wives
Movie
小さな花の物語
Movie
The Poem of the Blue Star
Movie
Singing in the Sun
Movie · as Chikako Kuni
ある落日
Movie
The Invisible Wall
Movie
Aozora yoitsu mademo
Movie
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Movie
Young Lovers
Movie
のんき侍大暴れ
Movie · as 秋枝
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
Movie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Cheers to the Jazz Girl
Movie · as Machiko