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Yukiji Asaoka
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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, i…
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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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Yukiji Asaoka's Filmography
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Kita no kata (voice)
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
My Neighbors the Yamadas
as Matsuko Yamada (voice)
Kura
Bob Marley Next Door
Youth Peony Lantern
No Poster
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
as Sayuri Hoshi
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
as Ran Okubo
Legend of Plumeria
Time and Tide
Tora-san, the Expert
as 桃枝
The Unspoiled Diamond
as Machiko Mimura
Samurai of Hachiman
The Days of No Return
Shinjuku baka monogatari
Bridal Cruise
Statue in Fire
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
as Omino
Gokudô Petenshi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
as Okon
Zatoichi Challenged
as Tomoe
The Stormy Man
Young Boss: Prison Release
Young Boss
as Kyoko
Storm Party
The Shogun's Vault
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
as Hiroko
Hoshikuzu no Machi
Showdown at Lightning Pass
as Courtesan Shioji
Mark of Blood
as Ocho
365 Nights
小さな花の物語
Refresher Course for Wives
Singing in the Sun
as Chikako Kuni
The Poem of the Blue Star
ある落日
The Invisible Wall
Aozora yoitsu mademo
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Young Lovers
No Poster
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
のんき侍大暴れ
as 秋枝
Cheers to the Jazz Girl
as Machiko