Yukiji Asaoka
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.
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Filmography (54 Appearances)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Kaze no Haruka
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko
Youth Peony Lantern
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
Azuke
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
Ryota from Mandalaya
The Samurai
美人母娘３人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
Sure Death
The Politicians
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Legend of Plumeria
Time and Tide
Tora-san, the Expert
The Unspoiled Diamond
Samurai of Hachiman
The Days of No Return
Shinjuku baka monogatari
Bridal Cruise
Statue in Fire
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Gokudô Petenshi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Zatoichi Challenged
The Stormy Man
Young Boss: Prison Release
Young Boss
Storm Party
The Shogun's Vault
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Life of a Flower
Hoshikuzu no Machi
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Mark of Blood
365 Nights
小さな花の物語
Refresher Course for Wives
Singing in the Sun
The Poem of the Blue Star
ある落日
The Invisible Wall
Aozora yoitsu mademo
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Young Lovers
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
のんき侍大暴れ