Yumi Asō


Yumi Okumura, better known by the stage name Yumi Asō, is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura.

Biography

She was born in Osaka Prefecture but grew up in Nagasaki Prefecture. She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University.
She appeared in Yōjirō Takita's 1986 film Comic Magazine with Yuya Uchida and Beat Takeshi. She also appeared in Lee Sang-il's 2002 film Border Line with Tetsu Sawaki and Ken Mitsuishi.

Personal life

She married actor in March 2004, and they had one child. The couple separated less than two years later, and officially divorced in 2008.

Selected filmography

Film

Aitsu to Lullaby Comic Magazine Yakuza Tosei no Suteki na Menmen Kachō Kōsaku Shima The Abe Clan Tetto Musashino-sen Detective Riko Yūjō: Friendship Kizuna Detective Riko: Megami no Eien Border Line Last Scene Rockers Survive Style 5+ The Pavillion Salamandre Oh! Oku Koizora Love for Beginners We Were There My Little Sweet Pea Angel Home The Mourner Age Harassment Shippu Rondo Kiseki: Sobito of That Day Nakuna Akaoni Perfect Days The Harbor Lights, as Emiko KanekoThe Bird Is Calling, as Nobuko Kuki

Television

Musashibō Benkei, as Shizuka GozenTakeda Shingen, as NōhimeAishiteiru to Itte Kure, as Hikaru ShimadaHonmamon Journey Under the Midnight Sun Ryūsei no Kizuna Jin General Rouge no Gaisen Shinzanmono The Legend of Yang Guifei Carnation Hana Moyu, as Kaneko TsuruThe Emperor's Cook, as OkichiMiotsukushi Ryōrichō Half Blue Sky The Grand Family, as Yasuko ManpyōTrillion Game, as Mari Usami Even Though We're Adults, as Yoriko

Radio

Hideki Saijo Raspberry Club, as Assistant MC