Yui Asaka
Born: 1969-12-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
Yui Asaka (born December 4, 1969, in Miyazaki, Japan) is a Japanese actress, singer, and former idol. She made her singing debut in 1985 with the single “Natsu Shoujo” and rose to wider fame as the lead in the third series of the cult television drama Sukeban Deka in 1987. Asaka subsequently appeared in Sukeban Deka: The Movie (1987) and Sukeban Deka: Kazama San Shimai no Gyakushū (1988), and starred as the heroine of the live-action manga adaptation YAWARA! (1989). After taking a break from show business in 1993, she returned in 1997 and later focused primarily on acting, appearing regularly in Japanese television dramas and variety shows.
Filmography
2012
2002
2001
1989
- Yawara! as Yawara inokuma
1988
- Sukeban Deka the Movie 2: Counter-Attack of the Kazama Sisters as Yui Kazama / Saki Asamiya III / Sukeban Deka III
1987
1986
- Sukeban Deka III: Romance of the Ninja Girls as Yui Kazama