Yukiji Asaoka
Yukiji Asaoka | |
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Born | July 23, 1935 |
Died | April 27, 2018 | (aged 82)
Occupation | Actress |
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[]
- List of acting performances in film and television
Year | Title | Japanese | Romanization | Role | Notes |
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1955 | Machiko | ||||
1956 | Ruriko Nakata | ||||
1958 | |||||
1959 | Asami Nukata | ||||
1960 | Setsuko Ogata | ||||
1960 | Chikako Kuni | ||||
1964 | Hiroko | ||||
1965 | Kyoko | ||||
1965 | Kyoko Nakatsu | ||||
1966 | |||||
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 | Onami | TV series, one episode: "Raku areba ku ari oya wa nashi" | |||
1974 | |||||
1974-1978 | TV series, two episodes: "Pouring Rain" (1974) "Spring Arrives for the Eyeless Daruma" (1978) | ||||
1978 | Kaerazaru hibi | Kayo Nozaki | |||
1982 | Satoko kuwata | ||||
1982 | 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 | Sayuri Hoshi | ||||
1987 | Chimatsu Shizu, Takeshi's mother | ||||
1990 | 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 | TV movie | ||||
2005 | Seiko Shindô | TV movie | |||
2005 | TV movie | ||||
2006 | Seiko Shindô | TV movie | |||
2008 | Tazaemon's wife | ||||
2013 | The Tale of Princess Kaguya | かぐや姫の物語 | Kaguya-hime no Monogatari | Voice | |
2014 | Owner | TV movie |
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ghibli seiyuu, actress, and singer Yukiji Asaoka Passes Away". 21 May 2018.
- ^ Nakhnikian, Elise. "Review: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya". 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.
External links[]
- 1935 births
- 2018 deaths
- Japanese actresses
- Japanese female musicians
- People from Chūō, Tokyo
- Takarazuka Revue
- Nippon Columbia artists
- Musicians from Tokyo
- Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class
- Japanese actor stubs