Biography
Yōko Asaji (浅茅 陽子, Asaji Yōko) (born April 2, 1951) is a Japanese actress from Shimizu (now part of the city of Shizuoka), Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Yōko starred in the NHK morning drama Kumo no Jūtan, achieving widespread popularity. Since then she has appeared in various television, film, and stage productions. In addition to contemporary roles, Yōko has taken parts in jidaigeki. She portrayed Yaya in the 1987 NHK Taiga drama Onna Taikōki, and from 1988 to 1994 she played Osai, the wife of the fire captain, in Abarenbo Shogun (the second of three actresses for that character). Yōko voiced Maddie Hayes, the Cybill Shepherd role, in the dubbed version of Moonlighting.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 15
TV Shows 8
Shikiko
Tengu's Kitchen (2023)
TV
Actress
Hello, I Love You (2016)
TV
Tomoko
Marriage Hunting (2013)
TV
Kazue Obayashi
Tug of War! (2012)
Movie
Atsuro's Wife
Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari (2004)
Movie
Sky High (2003)
TV
Abarenbo Shogun: The Avenging Angel (1993)
Movie
Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle (1991)
Movie
Actress
Ebarake no hitobito (1991)
Movie
Actress
A Sandcastle Model Family Home (1989)
Movie
Ikuko
Fuyu Monogatari (1989)
Movie
The Girl in Glass (1988)
Movie
Shino Kikuchi
Seven Days War (1988)
Movie
Adachi, Noriko
The Goodbye Girls (1987)
Movie
Michiko
Oshin (1983)
TV
The Edo Fortune-Teller (1982)
Movie
Kawada
Willful Murder (1981)
Movie
Actress
Magistrate of the Floating World (1981)
Movie
Actress
Kinagashi Bugyō (1981)
TV
Yaya
Onna Taikoki (1981)
TV
Yûko
幽霊列車 (1978)
Movie
Gen
My Brother (1976)
Movie
小野間(稲葉)真琴
Kumo no Jutan (1976)
TV
Ratings
Average 3.53
Based on 1.43 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1976
1981
1989
1989
2023
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1951-04-02 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceShizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height160-centimeter
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As浅茅陽子, 浅芽阳子
AwardsElan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year, Golden Arrow Award
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