Yukiji Asaoka
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Yukiji Asaoka | |
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Born | July 23, 1935 |
Died | April 27, 2018 | (aged 82)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | |
Father | Shinsui 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
[edit]- List of acting performances in film and television
Year | Title | Japanese | Romanization | Role | Notes |
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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 | 藏 | 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
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Ghibli seiyuu, actress, and singer Yukiji Asaoka Passes Away". 21 May 2018.
- ^ Nakhnikian, Elise (14 October 2014). "Review: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Actress, Singer, Dancer Yukiji Asaoka Passes Away at 82".
- ^ "Actress, Singer, Dancer Yukiji Asaoka Passes Away at 82". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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