Ruriko_Asaoka Knowpia

Ruriko Asaoka
Ruriko Asaoka
浅丘ルリ子
	Asaoka at Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019
Born	Nobuko Asai; July 2, 1940 (age 83); Manchukuo (now Changchun, Jilin, China)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1954–present
Spouse	Kōji Ishizaka (m. 1971; ann. 2000)

Ruriko Asaoka (浅丘ルリ子, Asaoka Ruriko, born 2 July 1940) is a Japanese actress. She won the Medal with Purple Ribbon (2002) and Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2011). She married actor Koji Ishizaka in 1971 after appearing in the same TV drama. They separated in an amicable divorce in 2000 after a nearly 30-year marriage due to Ishizaka’s desire to care for his aging mother. Asaoka made her acting debut in 1955 and has appeared in many Films and TV shows including Goyokin, Machibuse and the television series Zatoichi with Shintaro Katsu. In recent years, she has mainly worked on stage in addition to the occasional television appearance.

Filmography edit

Film edit

Midori haruka ni (1955)
Zesshō (1958)
The Wandering Guitarist (1959)
Kenju burai-chō Nukiuchino Ryu (1960)
Danger Pays (1962)
Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
Red Handkerchief (1964)
Thirst for Love (1967)
Yogiri yo Kon'yamo Arigatō (1967)
Goyokin (1969)
Machibuse (1970)
Men and War (1970–73)
To Love Again (1971)
Kage Gari (1972)
Otoko wa Tsurai yo series (1973–2019) – Lily
The Professor's Beloved Equation (2006)^[1]
La Campanella (TBA)^[2]

Television edit

Sexy Voice and Robo (2007) – Maki Makyouna
Yasuragi no Sato (2017) – Saeko
Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017) – Jukeini

Honours edit

Kinuyo Tanaka Award (1995)^[3]
Medal with Purple Ribbon (2002)
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2011)

References edit

^ "博士の愛した数式". eiga.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ "「奇跡の漁師ピアニスト」映画化伊原剛志さん主演佐賀で撮影". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "田中絹代賞とは". Tanaka Kinuyo Memorial Association. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2021.