Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka (浅丘 ルリ子, Asaoka Ruriko; born 2 July 1940) is a Japanese actress.

Ruriko Asaoka
浅丘 ルリ子
Asaoka at Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019
Born	Nobuko Asai (1940-07-02) 2 July 1940 (age 85) Manchukuo (now Changchun, Jilin, China)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1954–present
Spouse	Kōji Ishizaka ​ ​ (m. 1971; ann. 2000)​

Career

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.^{[citation needed]}

Asaoka won the Medal with Purple Ribbon (2002) and Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2011).

Family

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.

Filmography

Film

• 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

• Sexy Voice and Robo (2007) – Maki Makyouna
• Yasuragi no Sato (2017) – Saeko
• Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017) – Jukei-ni^[3]

Honours

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