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