Yukiji Asaoka
Acting
Born: July 23, 1935 · Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
Died: April 27, 2018 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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
Photos (7)
Movies (50)
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Matsuko Yamada (voice)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Kita no kata (voice)
The Unspoiled Diamond
Machiko Mimura
Zatoichi Challenged
Tomoe
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Omino
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
2000
The Days of No Return
1978
The Politicians
Sayuri Hoshi
Mark of Blood
Ocho
Youth Peony Lantern
1993
Legend of Plumeria
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
桃枝
Time and Tide
1983
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Okon
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
Statue in Fire
1974
Azuke
1990
ある落日
1959
Gokudô Petenshi
1969
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Ran Okubo
Samurai of Hachiman
1981
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
The Samurai
1986
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Courtesan Shioji
Young Boss
Kyoko
365 Nights
1962
The Invisible Wall
1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
1990
Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
1985
Sure Death
1984
Ryota from Mandalaya
1986
Hoshikuzu no Machi
1963
The Shogun's Vault
1964
Storm Party
1964
The Stormy Man
1966
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Hiroko
Kura
1995
のんき侍大暴れ
秋枝
Cheers to the Jazz Girl
Machiko
Aozora yoitsu mademo
1958
Young Lovers
1957
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
Bob Marley Next Door
1995
Shinjuku baka monogatari
1977
美人母娘３人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
1986
Bridal Cruise
1976
Singing in the Sun
Chikako Kuni
小さな花の物語
1961
