Yukiji Asaoka

Yukiji Asaoka

Born: July 23, 1935
Died: April 27, 2017
in Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
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Yukiji Asaoka (born July 23, 1935) is a Japanese singer and an actress from Chūō, Tokyo. She is the daughter of the famous Japanese painter of shin hanga style prints, Shinsui Itō, and her second and present husband is actor Masahiko Tsugawa.

Asaoka was in the Takarazuka Revue from 1952 to 1955. She was a cast member (musumeyaku), belonging to the Moon Troupe (Tsuki).

She is famous for her roles in Japanese television series and has appeared starring opposite of Shintaro Katsu in both a film of the Zatoichi series and in the first film of the Hanzo the Razor trilogy. She is, however, mostly famed for her singing. She is also a voice actor, or seiyū, in the 1999 anime film My Neighbors the Yamadas directed by Isao Takahata.

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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Title: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Character: Kitanokata (voice)
Released: November 23, 2013
Type: Movie
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
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Title: Kaze no Haruka
Character: Kanzaki Chii
Released: October 3, 2005
Type: TV
At the age of nine, Haruka moves from Osaka to Yufuin with her father Yosuke and her younger sister Asuka because Yosuke hopes to open a restaurant in the town. Her mother Yuko, however, chooses to stay in Osaka and the parents soon get a divorce. Yosuke starts running a restaurant but ends up closing it down soon after. Ten years later, Haruka supports her family by working part time while going to a junior college. Worrying about Haruka, Yuko invites her to come to Osaka and offers her a job. Although she has not forgiven her mother, Haruka decides to earn money in Osaka to help Yosuke reopen the restaurant. Through various experiences in Osaka, Haruka gradually understands her mother and grows as a tour planner with her talent for pleasing people.
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Title: Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
Character: Guest
Released: July 27, 2003
Type: TV
After participating to a previous show where they have to bet or be challenged to any kind of competitions, the losing members of the Gaki no Tsukai are selected to spend 24 hours in a setting which they have no knowledge of the theme nor the course of the events. They are exposed to various absurd and crazy situations nonstop for 24 hours and must refrain from laughing. If they do so, hang-men appear and hit the rule breakers with a weapon (the weapon varies every year).
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Title: Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge
Released: June 6, 2003
Type: TV
One hundred years ago, the two died untimely deaths, although they had a strong bond. In the Edo period, the reincarnated man met a geisha named Osome, a wandering spirit who could not attain Buddhahood.
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Yakuza Ladies 10
Title: Yakuza Ladies 10
Released: July 22, 2000
Type: Movie
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My Neighbors the Yamadas
Title: My Neighbors the Yamadas
Character: Yamada Matsuko (voice)
Released: July 17, 1999
Type: Movie
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.
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Title: Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko
Character: 霞瑞江
Released: May 3, 1994
Type: TV
Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko is a TV drama series that aired on Nippon Television's "Tuesday Suspense Theater" and "Tuesday Drama Gold".
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Youth Peony Lantern
Title: Youth Peony Lantern
Released: August 21, 1993
Type: Movie
Based on "Kaidan Botan Dango" by Sanyutei Encho, a rakugo storyteller who was active from the late Edo period to the Meiji era, Kara Juro was in charge of the script. A feature-length historical drama depicting a fierce and painful love story between ghosts and humans. Impressive artistic and fantastic painting with depth as if you were watching the stage. In all, this work is a beautiful, love horror fantasy.
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Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
Title: Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
Released: December 27, 1990
Type: Movie
The meeting of the two greatest legends in Japan - Magistrate Toyama, the crime-fighting official with the cherry blossom tattoo on his shoulder, and Kunisada Chuji, the yakuza protector of the common man! When a local magistrate is murdered by a group of vagabonds, Toyama is ordered to arrest Kunisada Chuji. In his investigation, he meets Kunisada's wife, who is all too familiar to Toyama, and casts doubt on his guilt. Furthermore, there seems to be a larger conspiracy being carried out...
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Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
Title: Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
Released: October 8, 1990
Type: Movie
Takahashi Hideki stars as Muyonosuke, the one-eyed ronin who makes his living as a bounty hunter who is on a never-ending quest to find the man who murdered his father. The usually aloof Muyonosuke, who never would pause to help the common man winds up befriending an orphan boy and a mysterious woman, and getting involved in a feud between two families, but finds out there is a high power behind the curtain who pulls their strings.
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Azuke
Title: Azuke
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Two high school girls with supernatural powers fell in love with werewolves created by scientists. Eventually he died because of the scientist, and the two faced off against the scientist.
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Mandaraya no Ryôta
Title: Mandaraya no Ryôta
Released: March 15, 1986
Type: Movie
Live-action adaptation of Jun Hatanaka's manga "Mandaraya no Ryota".
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Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
Title: Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
Released: July 6, 1985
Type: Movie
Six year old Momoko and Motoharu are turned suddenly into High school students. And more than that they have now psychic powers.
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Sure Death
Title: Sure Death
Released: June 16, 1984
Type: Movie
A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.
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Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Title: Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Character: Ran Okubo
Released: August 6, 1983
Type: Movie
Kabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his grandfather’s mistress, who is a school director. He is asked to help out on struggles against other schools, as he is master of the ninja mystical arts. As time passes he will make lots of friends as well as enemies, and fall in love with Mai.
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Legend of Plumeria
Title: Legend of Plumeria
Released: July 2, 1983
Type: Movie
Emiko Hayasaka (Seiko Matsuda), who lives in Hawaii, has arranged a marriage with Akira Kuniyoshi (Shinji Yamashita), the son of the president of a hotel chain. Although Emiko is not yet ready to get married, Akira and both of her parents are enthusiastic about the matchmaking. During a summer vacation in Japan, Emiko is attacked with a knife by a boy, but is saved by Shinji Terao (Kiichi Nakai), a young man who happens to be passing by. Shinji is passionate about windsurfing and trains hard every day for the world championships. Emiko is attracted to him because of his sincerity, though he is not very sociable. Upon returning to Hawaii, she overcame her parents' objections and got him to break off his proposal to Akira. Meanwhile, the world competition is approaching and Shinji comes to Hawaii from Japan.
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Tora-san, the Expert
Title: Tora-san, the Expert
Character: Momoe
Released: December 28, 1982
Type: Movie
Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.
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The Unspoiled Diamond
Title: The Unspoiled Diamond
Character: Machiko Mimura
Released: May 15, 1982
Type: Movie
A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.
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Samurai of Hachiman
Title: Samurai of Hachiman
Released: August 30, 1981
Type: Movie
A mysterious swordsman called Hatokuro Yawata (Ken Matsudaira) who appeared from somewhere with white pigeons is actually Naotada Ii, the lord of Hikone Han. He was told that he had an older brother of twin by his mother on her deathbed. Hatokuro pretended to be a citizen in Edo and searched for his brother. However, in Edo, Murasaki Gumi, led by the mysterious Murasaki had power and used it as they like. One day, Hatokuro saved Okyu whose office-worker father was killed from Sanjuro Akaseki of Murasakigumi. It brought about a fierce fight between Murasaki and Hatokuro. What is the identity of Murasaki!?
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The Days of No Return
Title: The Days of No Return
Released: August 9, 1978
Type: Movie
The story of a high school boy (Toshiyuki Nagashima) in Tokyo returning to his home town of Nagano upon the death of his father.
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Bridal Cruise
Title: Bridal Cruise
Released: September 4, 1976
Type: Movie
Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort hotel. During the bargaining sessions each accuses the other of misconduct because of their escapades, thus getting them in trouble with their families. Shinichi's ecology group and Daisuke's wife's women's lib movement become involved.
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Statue in Fire
Title: Statue in Fire
Released: December 28, 1974
Type: Movie
Drama about young people in the Japanese rock scene starring the lead singer of Japanese rock band The Tigers (1966-1971, 1981-1983).
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Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Title: Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Character: Omino
Released: December 30, 1972
Type: Movie
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of having ties with a reputed criminal on the loose.
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Title: Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Released: January 11, 1969
Type: Movie
Just when you think Kyoshiro's life can't get any stranger, someone starts running around raping and murdering, and leaving notes proudly proclaiming that he did it. Tracking down the real culprit will take him along a twisted trail that involves the Shogun's harem, hidden Christians, and positively pregnant politics!
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Title: Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Released: November 6, 1968
Type: Movie
It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Katsu Shintaro as he tries to help a woman who may be the heir to a fortune get what is rightfully hers. Matsuo Kayo, who first rose to international stardom as ‘the supreme ninja’ in “Shogun Assassin” gives an outstanding performance in this clever and exciting caper tale set in the samurai era. Ryuzen agrees to help her, but is he just in it for himself, and is she really who she claims to be? When they come up against Boss Tobei it’s a virtual free-for-all as everyone struggles to walk away with a fortune in gold!
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Zatoichi Challenged
Title: Zatoichi Challenged
Character: Tomoe
Released: December 30, 1967
Type: Movie
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save tha man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.
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The Stormy Man
Title: The Stormy Man
Released: October 3, 1966
Type: Movie
A remake of the 1957 classic "Man Who Raised a Storm" with Watari Tetsuya in the title role.
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Young Boss: Prison Release
Title: Young Boss: Prison Release
Released: August 14, 1965
Type: Movie
The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.
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Young Boss
Title: Young Boss
Character: Kyoko
Released: March 13, 1965
Type: Movie
After a yakuza boss is assassinated by a rival, his naval officer son returns home to take over the gang.
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Storm Party
Title: Storm Party
Released: October 21, 1964
Type: Movie
Many outlaws are gathered at the front line of the Japanese Army in a shock troop.
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The Shogun's Vault
Title: The Shogun's Vault
Released: August 13, 1964
Type: Movie
Okawa Hashizo is 'Red Peony' Hanji who is thrown into a prison cell where he gets involved in a plot to steal government gold from the Shogun's vault. A tough fighter, he has to show his ability in order to keep from getting himself killed by the prisoners, too. Co-starring some of the biggest name in movies at the time, including Kataoka Chiezo and Tanba Tetsuro this film is loaded with surprises. From the opening moments when prisoners carry out their own form of justice, killing a crooked ex-constable, it is clear that this is the work of a visionary filmmaker.
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Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Title: Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Character: Hiroko
Released: August 8, 1964
Type: Movie
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Title: Life of a Flower
Character: Okichi
Released: April 7, 1963
Type: TV
The story chronicles the life of Ii Naosuke.
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Hoshikuzu no Machi
Title: Hoshikuzu no Machi
Released: February 9, 1963
Type: Movie
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Showdown at Lightning Pass
Title: Showdown at Lightning Pass
Character: Courtesan Shioji
Released: October 27, 1962
Type: Movie
A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.
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Mark of Blood
Title: Mark of Blood
Character: Ocho
Released: October 12, 1962
Type: Movie
Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.
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365 Nights
Title: 365 Nights
Released: September 9, 1962
Type: Movie
A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is offering to repay Koroku’s family debts in exchange for marriage, but Koroku is in love with his landlord’s daughter, Teruko. Things are further complicated when the wicked Tsugawa takes interest in both women, for his own marriage.
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Refresher Course for Wives
Title: Refresher Course for Wives
Released: August 13, 1961
Type: Movie
One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tells them that she has their husbands with her and invites them to " P " Hotel to see for themselves. They have been married for many years and are bored with their husbands, and are about to secretly carry on affairs with the other's mates.
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The Invisible Wall
Title: The Invisible Wall
Released: October 15, 1958
Type: Movie
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
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Aozora yoitsu mademo
Title: Aozora yoitsu mademo
Released: May 5, 1958
Type: Movie
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Young Lovers
Title: Young Lovers
Released: January 3, 1957
Type: Movie
The story of a young couple deeply in love with each other but, because of complications and misunderstandings created by the people surrounding them, they find it very difficult to achieve happiness.
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Title: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 1956
Type: TV
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.
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のんき侍大暴れ
Title: のんき侍大暴れ
Character: 秋枝
Released: July 13, 1956
Type: Movie
In the mid-Tokugawa period, a conflict arose over the "Seiryū Himon," a secret document left by the former shogun Iesai, bequeathing the eighth shogunate to young Lord Manguro of Owari domain. This document became the center of a struggle between the current shogun, Yoshimune, and Manguro. Iida Daisuke, a member of the shogunate's secret intelligence group, the Kurokuwa Group, stole the document from Owari but was killed by Manguro's men. The document then fell into the hands of Yozakura Ogin, who had pledged her life to Daisuke.