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. 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.
She died of Alzheimer's disease.
Filmography 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 Zatōichi chikemurikaidō Tomoe 1972 Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice 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 Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Hana mo Arashi mo Torajirō Momoe 1983 Time and Tide 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 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 Kaguya-hime no Monogatari Voice 2014 Zenijo Owner TV movie
References
External links
Yukiji Asaoka at Discogs