Yukiji Asaoka

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Yukiji Asaoka
Yukiji Asaoka in 1954
Born(1935-07-23)July 23, 1935
DiedApril 27, 2018(2018-04-27) (aged 82)
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1973⁠–⁠2018)
FatherShinsui Itō

Yukiji Asaoka (朝丘 雪路, Asaoka Yukiji, July 23, 1935 – April 27, 2018[1]) 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.[2] She was a cast member (musumeyaku), belonging to the Moon Troupe (Tsuki).

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.[3]

She died of Alzheimer's disease.[2][4][5]

Filmography

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List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Japanese Romanization Role Notes
1955 Jazz on Parade: Jazz musume kampai! Machiko
1956 Senmanchôja no koibito yori: Odoru matenrô Ruriko Nakata
1958 Me no kabe
1959 Aru rakujitsu Asami Nukata
1960 Arashi o yobu gakudan Setsuko Ogata
1960 Taiyô o dake Chikako Kuni
1964 Akumyo daiko Hiroko
1965 Waka oyabun Kyoko
1965 Waka oyabun shutsugoku Kyoko Nakatsu
1966 Arashi o yobu otoko
1967 Zatoichi Challenged 座頭市血煙り街道 Zatōichi chikemurikaidō Tomoe
1972 Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice 御用牙 Goyôkiba Omino
1973 Hissatsu shiokinin Onami TV series, one episode:
"Raku areba ku ari oya wa nashi"
1974 Honô no shôzô
1974-1978 Zatôichi monogatari TV series, two episodes:
"Pouring Rain" (1974)
"Spring Arrives for the Eyeless Daruma" (1978)
1978 Kaerazaru hibi Kayo Nozaki
1982 Munasawagi no hôkago Satoko kuwata
1982 Daiamondo wa kizutsukanai Machiko Mimura
1982 Tora-san, the Expert 男はつらいよ 花も嵐も寅次郎 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Hana mo Arashi mo Torajirō Momoe
1983 Time and Tide 時代屋の女房 Jidaiya no nyōbo Kikuchi Matsue
1983 Meiso chizu Sayuri Hoshi
1987 Za samurai Chimatsu Shizu, Takeshi's mother
1990 Oazuke Yumi's Mother
1995 Kura Masae Tanimura
1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん Hōhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun Matsuko Yamada Voice
2003 Izu Kanazawa Saigayaki satsujin jiken TV movie
2005 Onsen maruhi daisakusen 2 Seiko Shindô TV movie
2005 Koto TV movie
2006 Onsen maruhi daisakusen! 3 Seiko Shindô TV movie
2008 Samurai Gangsters Tazaemon's wife
2013 The Tale of Princess Kaguya かぐや姫の物語 Kaguya-hime no Monogatari Voice
2014 Zenijo Owner TV movie

References

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  1. ^ 朝丘雪路さん死去、82歳 アルツハイマー型認知症で先月27日 “おしどり夫婦”夫の津川雅彦残して - スポニチアネックス 2018年5月19日配信、2018年5月20日閲覧
  2. ^ a b "Ghibli seiyuu, actress, and singer Yukiji Asaoka Passes Away". 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ Nakhnikian, Elise (14 October 2014). "Review: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Actress, Singer, Dancer Yukiji Asaoka Passes Away at 82".
  5. ^ "Actress, Singer, Dancer Yukiji Asaoka Passes Away at 82". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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