Yukiji Asaoka
Born July 23, 1935 (Age: 90)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
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as Kita no kata (voice)
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Age: 78
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
2000
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as
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Age: 64
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
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as Matsuko Yamada (voice)
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Age: 63
Youth Peony Lantern
1993
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as
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Age: 58
No Image
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
1990
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as
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Age: 55
Azuke
1990
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as
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Age: 55
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
1990
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as
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Age: 55
The Samurai
1986
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as
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Age: 50
美人母娘３人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
1986
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as
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Age: 50
Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
1985
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as
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Age: 49
Samurai of Hachiman
1981
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as
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Age: 45
The Days of No Return
1978
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as
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Age: 43
Shinjuku baka monogatari
1977
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as
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Age: 42
Statue in Fire
1974
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as
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Age: 39
Gokudô Petenshi
1969
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as
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Age: 34
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
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as
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Age: 33
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968
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as
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Age: 33
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
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as
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Age: 30
Young Boss
1965
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as Kyoko
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Age: 29
Storm Party
1964
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as
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Age: 29
The Shogun's Vault
1964
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as
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Age: 29
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964
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as Hiroko
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Age: 29
Hoshikuzu no Machi
1963
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as
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Age: 27
Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962
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as Courtesan Shioji
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Age: 27
Mark of Blood
1962
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as Ocho
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Age: 27
365 Nights
1962
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as
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Age: 27
小さな花の物語
1961
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as
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Age: 26
No Image
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
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as
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Age: 26
Singing in the Sun
1960
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as Chikako Kuni
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Age: 24
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
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as
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Age: 24
ある落日
1959
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as
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Age: 23
The Invisible Wall
1958
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as
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Age: 23
Aozora yoitsu mademo
1958
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as
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Age: 22
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
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as
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Age: 22
のんき侍大暴れ
1956
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as 秋枝
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Age: 20