Yukiji Asaoka
Acting
Born July 23, 1935 · Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Films (48)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
2000
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
Youth Peony Lantern
1993
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
1990
Azuke
1990
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
1990
Ryota from Mandalaya
1986
The Samurai
1986
美人母娘３人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
1986
Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
1985
Sure Death
1984
The Politicians
1983
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
Legend of Plumeria
1983
Time and Tide
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
The Unspoiled Diamond
1982
Samurai of Hachiman
1981
The Days of No Return
1978
Shinjuku baka monogatari
1977
Bridal Cruise
1976
Statue in Fire
1974
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
Gokudô Petenshi
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968
Zatoichi Challenged
1967
The Stormy Man
1966
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
Young Boss
1965
Storm Party
1964
The Shogun's Vault
1964
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964
Hoshikuzu no Machi
1963
Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962
Mark of Blood
1962
365 Nights
1962
小さな花の物語
1961
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
Singing in the Sun
1960
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
ある落日
1959
The Invisible Wall
1958
Aozora yoitsu mademo
1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Young Lovers
1957
のんき侍大暴れ
1956