Yukiji Asaoka
Japanese singer and actress (1935–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Born | (1935-07-23)July 23, 1935 |
Died | April 27, 2018(2018-04-27) (aged 82) |
Occupation | Actress |
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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]