Yukiji Asaoka
Born
July 23, 1935
Died
April 27, 2018 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
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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.
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Known For
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Kitanokata (voice)
2013
Kaze no Haruka
Kanzaki Chii · (151 episodes)
2005
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
Guest · (1 episode)
2003
Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge
(5 episodes)
2003
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
2000
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Yamada Matsuko (voice)
1999
Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko
霞瑞江 · (20 episodes)
1994
Youth Peony Lantern
1993
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
1990
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
1990
Azuke
1990
Ryota from Mandalaya
1986
美人母娘３人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
1986
Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
1985
Sure Death
1984
The Politicians
Sayuri Hoshi
1983
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Ran Okubo
1983
Legend of Plumeria
1983
Time and Tide
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
Momoe
1982
The Unspoiled Diamond
Machiko Mimura
1982
Samurai of Hachiman
1981
The Days of No Return
1978
Shinjuku baka monogatari
1977
Bridal Cruise
1976
Statue in Fire
1974
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Omino
1972
Gokudô Petenshi
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968
Zatoichi Challenged
Tomoe
1967
The Stormy Man
1966
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
Young Boss
Kyoko
1965
Storm Party
1964
The Shogun's Vault
1964
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Hiroko
1964
Life of a Flower
Okichi · (39 episodes)
1963
Hoshikuzu no Machi
1963
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Courtesan Shioji
1962
Mark of Blood
Ocho
1962
365 Nights
1962
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
Arashi o Yobu Gakudan
1960
ある落日
1959
The Invisible Wall
1958
Aozora yoitsu mademo
1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Young Lovers
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1956
のんき侍大暴れ
秋枝
1956