Yuko Asano
Date of birth: 1960-07-09
Place of birth: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 淺野優子, 아사노 유코, Yuko Asano
Biography
Yūko Asano is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for Kura. Her biggest hit was "Sexy Bus Stop" released in 1976. It reached the No. 12 position on the Oricon chart list.
Movie Credits
Ōoku
2016-01-22
The Legend of Kentauros
1987-12-21
The Centaurs are a racing team of 93 bikers from the port city of Yokohama who are named after the l
Goryokaku
1988-12-30
After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supp
My Sister, My Love
2007-06-06
It is a taboo story about love and incest between twins. It's not about sex, it's about the feelings
cf Girl
1989-10-07
The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Takashi Kitajima.
Eavesdropping Woman
1986-12-16
Yoko Shintani, an instructor at an aerobics school, secretly enjoys eavesdropping on the rooms next
海の斜光
2014-11-17
For Business
1986-08-22
Two TV salarymen uphold their duty by taking on a rival talent agency during the late-'80s bubble ec
The War in Space
1977-12-17
The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds th
Fusa
1995-03-26
Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have lost
Dora-heita
2000-05-13
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, us
Run Ichiro Run
2001-04-28
Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired by the baseball p
The 8-Tomb Village
1996-10-26
A band of samurai warriors places a curse on a family fortune thus frustrating the heir 4 centuries
Kura
1995-10-10
In spite of a longstanding tradition forbidding women from working in a sake brewery, Retsu, a young
Botchan
2016-01-03
Botchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a teaching j
SPEC: Close Reincarnation
2013-11-29
Mysteries are revealed like the words "Simple Plan," "Third Secret of Fatima" and also the mysteriou
SPEC: Close~Incarnation
2013-11-01
Mysteries are revealed like the words "Simple Plan," "Third Secret of Fatima" and also the mysteriou
SPEC: Heaven
2012-04-07
Saya Toma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distin
Sea of Wandering
1990-11-03
Set in Osaka just after the end of the war, the story depicts an unconventional merchant who returns
Bullying is Costly
1986-09-22
An office worker who releases his frustrations by maliciously bullying his good-natured boss has a b
Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”
1993-08-21
A dying pianist composes one final song for his childhood friend.
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990-01-01
The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986-05-24
A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a seri
Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)
A housewife whose memoir of divorce is selected becomes an editorial staff member, something she has
The Seven Chefs
1997-01-15
Traveling chef Ryuji is called back to Tokyo to help save his late teacher’s restaurant. With the he
Nobunaga's Coffin
2006-11-05
Island of Hell
1977-08-27
A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.
Be-Bop High School 2
1986-08-09
Teen thugs Hiroshi and Toru get caught in a street war when their prized school trousers are forcefu
Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime
2015-11-14
Professor Eiko
2016-05-21
The body of a professor is discovered at a university lecture hall suspended from the ceiling of the
Song of Love
2006-03-27
What happens when young people meet amidst the warmth, soft breezes and gentle waves of Okinawa? Thi
You Gotta Chance
1985-02-09
The story of Tamikawa, a professionally and artistically burned out singer, who embarks on a search
Kanna's Big Success!
2009-01-17
Kanna is extremely beautiful. No one could pass by without having a second look. The truth is, she w
Sky of Love
2007-11-03
Mika is a fresh high school student who starts texting a mysterious boy. She is shocked when he reve
Sugata Sanshiro
1977-10-29
The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher rev
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 1
1991-08-07
Onna no Naka no Kaze
1988-02-09
Kizu
1988-11-03
Once again, director Shunichi Kajima and star Takanori Jinnai are teaming up to create a new type of
Premium Stage "Hamlet"
2017-07-02
This work by British director John Caird is one of the four major tragedy by William Shakespeare. In
Ōoku supesharu ~ mō hitotsu no monogatari ~
2006-12-29
Innocent Musicale
2019-11-29
The Thief and the Expelled Master
1987-06-25
The original novel is by Shugoro Yamamoto. It depicts a friendship that transcends social status and
Stage Play 「Spooky Kitaro」
2025-08-16
Kitaro and his friends face off against a vampire army of yokai who are plotting to take over the wo