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, in the 1999 anime film My Neighbors the Yamadas directed by Isao Takahata.
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Acted in
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
as Kitanokata (voice)
Kaze no Haruka
2005
as Kanzaki Chii
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003
as Guest
Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge
2003
Yakuza Ladies 10
2000
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
as Yamada Matsuko (voice)
Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko
1994
as 霞瑞江
Youth Peony Lantern
1993
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
1990
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
1990
Azuke
1990
Ryota from Mandalaya
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
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
as Ran Okubo
Legend of Plumeria
1983
Time and Tide
1983
Tora-san, the Expert
1982
as Momoe
The Unspoiled Diamond
1982
as Machiko Mimura
Samurai of Hachiman
1981
The Days of No Return
1978
Bridal Cruise
1976
Statue in Fire
1974
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
as Omino
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968
Zatoichi Challenged
1967
as Tomoe
The Stormy Man
1966
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
Young Boss
1965
as Kyoko
Storm Party
1964
The Shogun's Vault
1964
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964
as Hiroko
Life of a Flower
1963
as Okichi
Hoshikuzu no Machi
1963
Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962
as Courtesan Shioji
Mark of Blood
1962
as Ocho
365 Nights
1962
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
The Invisible Wall
1958
Aozora yoitsu mademo
1958
Young Lovers
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
のんき侍大暴れ
1956
as 秋枝