
Yukiji Asaoka
Biography
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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, in the 1999 anime film My Neighbors the Yamadas directed by Isao Takahata.
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Acting (46 movies)

The Stormy Man
1966

My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972

Zatoichi Challenged
1967

Azuke
1990

Samurai of Hachiman
1981

Legend of Plumeria
1983

Young Boss
1965

のんき侍大暴れ
1956

Hoshikuzu no Machi
1963

The Shogun's Vault
1964

Ryota from Mandalaya
1986

Tora-san, the Expert
1982

365 Nights
1962

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983

The Days of No Return
1978

Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962

Young Boss: Prison Release
1965

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013

Statue in Fire
1974

The Invisible Wall
1958

Storm Party
1964

Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969

Young Lovers
1957

The Unspoiled Diamond
1982

Aozora yoitsu mademo
1958

Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
2000

Sure Death
1984

Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
1985

Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
1990

Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968

Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964

Mark of Blood
1962

Youth Peony Lantern
1993

Bridal Cruise
1976

美人母娘3人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
1986

Time and Tide
1983

Gokudô Petenshi
1969

The Politicians
1983

ある落日
1959

The Poem of the Blue Star
1960

Shinjuku baka monogatari
1977

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958

小さな花の物語
1961

The Samurai
1986

Singing in the Sun
1960
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