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.
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Filmography

YearTitleJapaneseRomanizationRoleNotes
1955Jazz on Parade: Jazz musume kampai!Machiko
1956Senmanchôja no koibito yori: Odoru matenrôRuriko 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
1972Hanzo the Razor: Sword of JusticeGoyôkibaOmino
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