Yukiji Asaoka
Born: 1935-07-23 in Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2018-04-27
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2013
- The Tale of The Princess Kaguya as Kita no kata (voice)
2005
- Kaze no Haruka as Kanzaki Chii
1999
- My Neighbors the Yamadas as Yamada Matsuko (voice)
1994
- Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko as 霞瑞江
1993
1990
1985
1984
1983
- Legend of Plumeria
- The Politicians as Sayuri Hoshi
- Time and Tide
- Kabamaru the Ninja Boy as Ran Okubo
1982
- The Unspoiled Diamond as Machiko Mimura
- Tora-san, the Expert as Momoe
1981
1976
1974
1972
- Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice as Omino
1967
- Zatoichi Challenged as Tomoe
1966
1965
- Young Boss: Prison Release
- Young Boss as Kyoko
1964
1963
- Hoshikuzu no Machi
- Life of a Flower as Okichi
1962
- Showdown at Lightning Pass as Courtesan Shioji
- Mark of Blood as Ocho
- 365 Nights
1960
- The Poem of the Blue Star
- Singing in the Sun as Chikako Kuni
1959
1957
1956
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- のんき侍大暴れ as 秋枝