Yukiji Asaoka

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

54

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yukiji Asaoka, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

  • Singing in the Sun

    Singing in the Sun

  • The Unspoiled Diamond

    The Unspoiled Diamond

  • Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

    Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

  • My Neighbors the Yamadas

    My Neighbors the Yamadas

  • Kaze no Haruka

    Kaze no Haruka

  • 小さな花の物語

    小さな花の物語

  • Hoshikuzu no Machi

    Hoshikuzu no Machi

  • Young Lovers

    Young Lovers

  • Bad Reputation: The Big Drum

    Bad Reputation: The Big Drum

  • Azuke

    Azuke

  • Time and Tide

    Time and Tide

  • Shinjuku baka monogatari

    Shinjuku baka monogatari

  • Ryota from Mandalaya

    Ryota from Mandalaya

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

    Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

  • Aozora yoitsu mademo

    Aozora yoitsu mademo

  • 美人母娘３人　ああ華麗なる結婚サギ

    美人母娘３人　ああ華麗なる結婚サギ

  • Young Boss: Prison Release

    Young Boss: Prison Release

  • のんき侍大暴れ

    のんき侍大暴れ

  • Youth Peony Lantern

    Youth Peony Lantern

  • ある落日

    ある落日

  • The Invisible Wall

    The Invisible Wall

  • The Stormy Man

    The Stormy Man

  • The Politicians

    The Politicians

  • Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

    Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

  • Arashi o Yobu Gakudan

    Arashi o Yobu Gakudan

  • Gokudô Petenshi

    Gokudô Petenshi

  • Zatoichi Challenged

    Zatoichi Challenged

  • Storm Party

    Storm Party

  • The Days of No Return

    The Days of No Return

  • Yakuza Ladies: Revenge

    Yakuza Ladies: Revenge

  • Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu

    Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu

  • Young Boss

    Young Boss

  • Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

    Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

  • Bridal Cruise

    Bridal Cruise

  • Mark of Blood

    Mark of Blood

  • The Samurai

    The Samurai

  • Statue in Fire

    Statue in Fire

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

  • Samurai of Hachiman

    Samurai of Hachiman

  • Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke

    Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke

  • Refresher Course for Wives

    Refresher Course for Wives

  • Legend of Plumeria

    Legend of Plumeria

  • Showdown at Lightning Pass

    Showdown at Lightning Pass

  • 365 Nights

    365 Nights

  • Tora-san, the Expert

    Tora-san, the Expert

  • Terra Warrior Ψ BOY

    Terra Warrior Ψ BOY

  • Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

    Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen

  • Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko

    Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko

  • Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge

    Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge

  • Sure Death

    Sure Death

  • The Shogun's Vault

    The Shogun's Vault