Acting · Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan · Born July 23, 1935
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.
MovieThe Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
as Kita no kata (voice)
TVKaze no Haruka
2005
as Kanzaki Chii
TVGaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003
as Guest
TVYūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge
2003
MovieYakuza Ladies: Revenge
2000
MovieMy Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
as Matsuko Yamada (voice)
MovieKura
1995
MovieTonari no Bob Marley
1995
TVShin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko
1994
as 霞瑞江
MovieYouth Peony Lantern
1993
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
1990
MovieAzuke
1990
MovieBounty Hunter Muyonosuke
1990
MovieRyota from Mandalaya
1986
MovieThe Samurai
1986
Movie美人母娘３人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
1986
MovieTerra Warrior Ψ BOY
1985
MovieSure Death
1984
MovieThe Politicians
1983
as Sayuri Hoshi
MovieKabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
as Ran Okubo
MovieLegend of Plumeria
1983
MovieTime and Tide
1983
MovieTora-san, the Expert
1982
as Momoe
MovieThe Unspoiled Diamond
1982
as Machiko Mimura
MovieSamurai of Hachiman
1981
MovieThe Days of No Return
1978
MovieShinjuku baka monogatari
1977
MovieBridal Cruise
1976
MovieStatue in Fire
1974
MovieHanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
as Omino
MovieGokudô Petenshi
1969
MovieSleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
MovieHoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968
as Okon
MovieZatoichi Challenged
1967
as Tomoe
MovieThe Stormy Man
1966
MovieYoung Boss: Prison Release
1965
MovieYoung Boss
1965
as Kyoko
MovieStorm Party
1964
MovieThe Shogun's Vault
1964
MovieBad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964
as Hiroko
TVLife of a Flower
1963
as Okichi
MovieHoshikuzu no Machi
1963
MovieShowdown at Lightning Pass
1962
as Courtesan Shioji
MovieMark of Blood
1962
as Ocho
Movie365 Nights
1962
Movie小さな花の物語
1961
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
MovieSinging in the Sun
1960
as Chikako Kuni
MovieThe Poem of the Blue Star
1960
Movieある落日
1959
MovieThe Invisible Wall
1958
MovieAozora yoitsu mademo
1958
MovieMonthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
MovieYoung Lovers
1957
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
1956
Movieのんき侍大暴れ
1956
as 秋枝
MovieCheers to the Jazz Girl
1955
as Machiko
