Yukiji Asaoka
Yukiji Asaoka in 1954
Born	(1935-07-23)23 July 1935
Died	27 April 2018(2018-04-27) (aged 82)
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Masahiko Tsugawa ​ ​ (m. 1973⁠–⁠2018)​
Father	Shinsui Itō

Yukiji Asaoka (朝丘 雪路, Asaoka Yukiji, 23 July 1935 – 27 April 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).^{[citation needed]}

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]

List of acting performances in film and television

• Yukiji Asaoka at IMDb
• Yukiji Asaoka at Discogs

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