Yukiji Asaoka
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-07-23 in Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
Died
2018-04-27
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.
Most Known For
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
as Guest
Kaze no Haruka
as Kanzaki Chii
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Kita no kata (voice)
Life of a Flower
as Okichi
My Neighbors the Yamadas
as Matsuko Yamada (voice)
Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko
as 霞瑞江
The Unspoiled Diamond
as Machiko Mimura
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
as Omino
The Politicians
as Sayuri Hoshi
Zatoichi Challenged
as Tomoe
The Shogun's Vault
Sure Death
Tora-san, the Expert
as Momoe
Time and Tide
Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge
Young Boss
as Kyoko
The Days of No Return
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
as Ran Okubo
