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Yukiji Asaoka
Yukiji Asaoka

Yukiji Asaoka

ActingBorn July 23, 1935Died April 27, 2018 (age 82)Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Filmography

2013
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

as Kita no kata (voice)

Movie
2005
Kaze no Haruka

as Kanzaki Chii

TV
1999
My Neighbors the Yamadas

as Matsuko Yamada (voice)

Movie
1995Movie
1994TV
1990Movie
1986Movie
1984Movie
1983
The Politicians

as Sayuri Hoshi

Movie
1983Movie
1983Movie
1982Movie
1982
The Unspoiled Diamond

as Machiko Mimura

Movie
1976Movie
1967Movie
1965
Young Boss

as Kyoko

Movie
1964Movie
1963TV
1962
Showdown at Lightning Pass

as Courtesan Shioji

Movie
1962Movie
1962Movie
1960
Singing in the Sun

as Chikako Kuni

Movie
1959Movie
1957Movie
1956Movie
1955Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 23, 1935
Day of DeathApril 27, 2018
Place of BirthTsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
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