Yukiji Asaoka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yukiji Asaoka

Japanese actress and singer

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1935

Place of Birth: Chūō-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 27-Apr-2018

Profession: actor, singer, seiyū, tarento

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Yukiji Asaoka (?? ??, Asaoka Yukiji, 23 July 1935 – 27 April 2018) was a Japanese singer and an actress from Chuo, Tokyo.
She was the daughter of a famous Japanese painter of shin hanga style prints, Shinsui Ito, 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.