Yukiji Asaoka
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1935-07-23
Day of Death
2018-04-27 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2013)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Kitanokata (voice)
(2000)
(1999)
My Neighbors the Yamadas
as Yamada Matsuko (voice)
(1993)
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
(1986)
(1986)
(1985)
(1984)
(1983)
(1983)
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
as Ran Okubo
(1983)
(1983)
The Politicians
as Sayuri Hoshi
(1982)
The Unspoiled Diamond
as Machiko Mimura
(1982)
Tora-san, the Expert
as Momoe
(1981)
(1978)
(1977)
(1976)
(1974)
(1972)
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
(1967)
Zatoichi Challenged
as Tomoe
(1966)
(1965)
Young Boss
as Kyoko
(1965)
(1964)
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
as Hiroko
(1964)
(1964)
(1963)
(1962)
Showdown at Lightning Pass
as Courtesan Shioji
(1962)
Mark of Blood
as Ocho
(1962)
(1961)
(1960)
(1959)
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1957)
(1956)
のんき侍大暴れ
as 秋枝