Yukiji Asaoka

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

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Life of a Flower

The Unspoiled Diamond

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Kaze no Haruka

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko

All Movies (52)

• The Tale of The Princess Kaguya2013 · as Kita no kata (voice)
• Yakuza Ladies: Revenge2000
• My Neighbors the Yamadas1999 · as Matsuko Yamada (voice)
• Kura1995
• Tonari no Bob Marley1995
• Youth Peony Lantern1993
• Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu1990
• Azuke1990
• Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke1990
• Ryota from Mandalaya1986
• The Samurai1986
• 美人母娘３人　ああ華麗なる結婚サギ1986
• Terra Warrior Ψ BOY1985
• Sure Death1984
• The Politicians1983 · as Sayuri Hoshi
• Kabamaru the Ninja Boy1983 · as Ran Okubo
• Legend of Plumeria1983
• Time and Tide1983
• Tora-san, the Expert1982 · as Momoe
• The Unspoiled Diamond1982 · as Machiko Mimura
• Samurai of Hachiman1981
• The Days of No Return1978
• Shinjuku baka monogatari1977
• Bridal Cruise1976
• Statue in Fire1974
• Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice1972 · as Omino
• Gokudô Petenshi1969
• Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie1969
• Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint1968 · as Okon
• Zatoichi Challenged1967 · as Tomoe
• The Stormy Man1966
• Young Boss: Prison Release1965
• Young Boss1965 · as Kyoko
• Storm Party1964
• The Shogun's Vault1964
• Bad Reputation: The Big Drum1964 · as Hiroko
• Hoshikuzu no Machi1963
• Showdown at Lightning Pass1962 · as Courtesan Shioji
• Mark of Blood1962 · as Ocho
• 365 Nights1962
• 小さな花の物語1961
• Refresher Course for Wives1961
• Singing in the Sun1960 · as Chikako Kuni
• The Poem of the Blue Star1960
• ある落日1959
• The Invisible Wall1958
• Aozora yoitsu mademo1958
• Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen1958
• Young Lovers1957
• Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress1956
• のんき侍大暴れ1956 · as 秋枝
• Cheers to the Jazz Girl1955 · as Machiko

All TV Shows (6)

• Kaze no Haruka2005 · as Kanzaki Chii
• Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game2003 · as Guest
• Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge2003
• Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko1994 · as 霞瑞江
• Life of a Flower1963 · as Okichi
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self