Yukiji Asaoka


Yukiji Asaoka was a Japanese singer and an actress from Chūō, Tokyo. She was the daughter of a famous Japanese painter of shin hanga style prints, Shinsui Itō, and her second husband was actor Masahiko Tsugawa.
Asaoka was in the Takarazuka Revue from 1952 to 1955. She was a cast member, belonging to the Moon Troupe.
She was famous for her roles in Japanese television series and appeared starring opposite Shintaro Katsu in both a film from the Zatoichi series and in the first film of the Hanzo the Razor trilogy. She was, however, mostly famous for her singing. She was also a voice actor in the 1999 anime film My Neighbors the Yamadas directed by Isao Takahata.
She died of Alzheimer's disease.

Filmography

YearTitleJapaneseRomanizationRoleNotes
1955'Machiko
1956'Ruriko Nakata
1958Me no kabe
1959Aru rakujitsuAsami Nukata
1960Arashi o yobu gakudanSetsuko Ogata
1960Taiyô o dakeChikako Kuni
1964Akumyo daikoHiroko
1965Waka oyabunKyoko
1965Waka oyabun shutsugokuKyoko Nakatsu
1966Arashi o yobu otoko
1967Zatoichi ChallengedZatōichi chikemurikaidōTomoe
1972GoyôkibaOmino
1973Hissatsu shiokininOnamiTV series, one episode:
"Raku areba ku ari oya wa nashi"
1974Honô no shôzô
1974-1978Zatôichi monogatariTV series, two episodes:
"Pouring Rain"
"Spring Arrives for the Eyeless Daruma"
1978Kaerazaru hibiKayo Nozaki
1982Munasawagi no hôkagoSatoko kuwata
1982Daiamondo wa kizutsukanaiMachiko Mimura
1982Tora-san, the ExpertOtoko wa Tsurai yo: Hana mo Arashi mo TorajirōMomoe
1983Time and TideJidaiya no nyōboKikuchi Matsue
1983Meiso chizuSayuri Hoshi
1987Za samuraiChimatsu Shizu, Takeshi's mother
1990OazukeYumi's Mother
1995KuraMasae Tanimura
1999My Neighbors the YamadasHōhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kunMatsuko YamadaVoice
2003Izu Kanazawa Saigayaki satsujin jikenTV movie
2005Onsen maruhi daisakusen 2Seiko ShindôTV movie
2005KotoTV movie
2006Onsen maruhi daisakusen! 3Seiko ShindôTV movie
2008Samurai GangstersTazaemon's wife
2013The Tale of Princess KaguyaKaguya-hime no MonogatariVoice
2014ZenijoOwnerTV movie