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Ruriko Asaoka

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Ruriko Asaoka was born on 2 July 1940 in Changchun, Jilin, China. She is an actress, known for Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975), Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana (1995) and Incident at Blood Pass (1970). She was previously married to Koji Ishizaka.
BornJuly 2, 1940
BornJuly 2, 1940
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      • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
    Tora-san's Rise and Fall
    7.0
    • Lily
    • 1975
    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana (1995)
    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana
    7.1
    • Lily
    • 1995
    Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
    Incident at Blood Pass
    7.1
    • Okuni
    • 1970
    The Battle of Manchuria (1970)
    The Battle of Manchuria
    7.0
    • Yukiko Godai
    • 1970

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    • Asakusa Rasubosu Bâchan
      TV Series
      • Takeko Mizutani
      • 2025
    • Tora-san, Welcome Back! (2019)
      Tora-san, Welcome Back!
      6.7
      • Lily
      • 2019
    • Yasuragi no toki (2019)
      Yasuragi no toki
      TV Mini Series
      • Saeko Shirakawa
      • 2019–2020
    • Kô Shibasaki in Onna joushu Naotora (2017)
      Onna joushu Naotora
      5.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Jukeini
      • Jukinei
      • 2017
    • Yasuragi no sato (2017)
      Yasuragi no sato
      TV Series
      • 2017
    • Dendera (2011)
      Dendera
      6.4
      • Kayu Saito
      • 2011
    • Gene Waltz (2011)
      Gene Waltz
      5.1
      • Maria Saegusa
      • 2011
    • Mirai Shida in A Little Princess (2009)
      A Little Princess
      7.0
      TV Series
      • 2009
    • Sexy Voice and Robo (2007)
      Sexy Voice and Robo
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Maki Makyona
      • 2007
    • Daijoyuu satsujin jiken
      TV Movie
      • 2007
    • Hayazaki no hana (2006)
      Hayazaki no hana
      4.7
      • Minako Uematsu
      • 2006
    • Hakase no aishita sûshiki (2006)
      Hakase no aishita sûshiki
      7.3
      • Professor's sister-in-law
      • 2006
    • Nezu no ban (2005)
      Nezu no ban
      6.9
      • Funeral Guest
      • 2005
    • Suika (2003)
      Suika
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Natsuko Sakiya
      • 2003
    • Mokuyo kumikyoku (2002)
      Mokuyo kumikyoku
      6.3
      • Tokiko Shigematsu
      • 2002

    Music Department



    • Kogenji
      • songs
      • 1961

    Soundtrack



    • Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
      Tora-san's Tropical Fever
      6.9
      • performer: "Shiruhana bushi" (Okinawa prefecture folk song) ("Tokyo yakyoku (aka: Tokyo serenade)")
      • 1980
    • Shinsha no naka no onna
      TV Series
      • Soundtrack ("Shiroi tabi")
      • 1976
    • Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
      Tora-san's Rise and Fall
      7.0
      • Soundtrack ("Kanashii sake (aka: Sake when I'm sad)")
      • 1975
    • Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)
      Tora-san's Forget Me Not
      6.8
      • Soundtrack ("Minato ga mieru oka (aka: Hill with harbor view)", "Ye Lai Xiang", "Echigo-jishi no uta (aka: Song of Echigo lions)")
      • 1973
    • Kiri ni kieta hito
      • performer: "Kiri ni kieta hito"
      • 1963
    • Acacia no ame ga yamu toki
      5.6
      • performer: "Sôshunfu (aka: Early spring)"
      • 1963
    • Sekai o kakeru koi (1959)
      Sekai o kakeru koi
      5.2
      • performer: "Kinetsuki-bushi", "Nagare no gypsy musume"
      • 1959

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    • Alternative name
      • Asaoka
    • Height
      • 5′ 1½″ (1.56 m)
    • Born
      • July 2, 1940
      • Changchun, Jilin, China
    • Spouse
      • Koji Ishizaka1971 - 2000 (divorced)

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