Acting
Yukiji Asaoka
JA cinema · 52 credits
Born
23 July 1935
Died
27 April 2018 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as Yukiji Asaoka
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
Filmography
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Kita no kata (voice)
My Neighbors the Yamadas
as Matsuko Yamada (voice)
Kura
Actor
Azuke
Actor
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
as Ran Okubo
The Politicians
as Sayuri Hoshi
The Unspoiled Diamond
as Machiko Mimura
Zatoichi Challenged
as Tomoe
Young Boss
as Kyoko
Showdown at Lightning Pass
as Courtesan Shioji
Mark of Blood
as Ocho
Singing in the Sun
as Chikako Kuni
