Yuko Asano
Biography
Yuko Asano (浅野ゆう子) is a Japanese actress and singer born on July 9, 1960, in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. According to TMDB, her gender is listed as male. She is known primarily for acting, with 91 credited roles. Asano received the Best Actress award at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for her performance in the film Kura. In addition to her acting career, she achieved musical success with the single “Sexy Bus Stop,” released in 1976, which reached number 12 on the Oricon chart. She is also credited under alternative spellings including 淺野優子 and 아사노 유코.
Career overview
Yūko Asano, whose stage name is written 浅野ゆう子, was born on July 9 1960 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. She is identified in the database as a male‑gendered individual and is primarily known for her work as an actress. As of the latest record, Asano has accumulated ninety‑one credited appearances across film and television, reflecting a substantial body of work in the Japanese entertainment industry.
In addition to her extensive acting résumé, Asano received notable recognition for her performance in the film Kura, earning the Best Actress award at the nineteenth Japan Academy Prize ceremony. While her career is centered on acting, she has also pursued singing; her most successful single, “Sexy Bus Stop,” was released in 1976 and reached the twelfth position on the Oricon chart list. These achievements underscore Asano’s multifaceted contributions to Japanese popular culture, spanning both screen performance and music.
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- MYSTERY ARENA (2026) as Ano-Miss
- Stage Play 「Spooky Kitaro」 (2025)
- Renovation Like Magic (2022)
- Everyone’s Demoted!! (2019)
- Innocent Musicale (2019) as Anne-Marthe
- Premium Stage "Hamlet" (2017)
- Fukuyadou Honpo: Kyoto Love Story (2016) as Fukuyoshi Komako
- Botchan (2016) as Madonna’s mother
- Ōoku (2016)
- Professor Eiko (2016) as Asami Tomura
- Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime (2015)
- ほっとけない魔女たち (2014)
- 海の斜光 (2014)
- 森村誠一サスペンス 海の斜光 (2014)
- SPEC: Close Reincarnation (2013) as Madame Yo
- SPEC: Close~Incarnation (2013) as Madame Yo
- Shinryochu In The Room (2013) as Mikiko Miyama
- SPEC: Heaven (2012) as Madame Yo
- Legal Eagle, First Class (2010) as Kyoko Kebisawa
- 山村美紗サスペンス 京都・源氏物語殺人絵巻 (2010)
- Mission To Kill (2009)
- Untouchable (2009) as Sumire Arisugawa
- Kanna's Big Success! (2009) as Reiko Tachibana
- The Quiz Show (2008) as Nokko Yuutenji
- Tokyo Air Raid (2008) as Nakamura Sadako
- OLにっぽん (2008)
- 白衣の天使は見た！外科病棟殺人カルテ (2008)
- 花嫁のさけび (2008)
- My Sister, My Love (2007) as Saki Yuki
- Sky of Love (2007) as Yasue Tahara
- Nobunaga's Coffin (2006)
- Ōoku supesharu ~ mō hitotsu no monogatari ~ (2006)
- Song of Love (2006) as Mitsuko Tajima
- 眠る骨 (2006)
- Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari (2005) as Ohba Mizuki
- A Woman Like The Devil (2005) as 中園 薫
- 農家の嫁は弁護士！神谷純子のふるさと事件簿 (2005)
- 刑事の妻〜デカツマ〜 (2005)
- Medaka (2004)
- 財務捜査官 雨宮瑠璃子 (2004)
- Teruteru Kazoku (2003) as Teruko
- Ooku (2003) as Takiyama
- The Last Lawyer (2003)
- Bring Me to the Hotel (2001) as Fumiko Teshigawara
- Run Ichiro Run (2001) as Suzuko Ichikawa
- Freezing Point 2001 (2001)
- Dora-heita (2000) as Yuko Kosei
- Housewife & Detective (1999)
- Love Song of the Old Capital (1997)
- Children of Promise (1997)
- The Seven Chefs (1997) as Masumi Rindo
- SMAP×SMAP (1996) as Bistro Guest
- Himawari (1996) as Hitomi Kasuga
- The 8-Tomb Village (1996) as Miyako Mori
- Kura (1995) as Saho Sano
- Fusa (1995)
- 長男の嫁 (1994)
- Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (1993)
- Shinai Naru Mono e (1992)
- Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 1 (1991)
- Sea of Wandering (1990)
- Shingo's Ten Duels (1990) as Okoma
- 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1990)
- Dokyuusei (1989)
- Gentler than the Rain (1989)
- Light My Heart! (1989) as 田代春
- cf Girl (1989)
- Dakishimetai! (1988)
- 君の瞳をタイホする! (1988) as 佐藤真冬
- あじさい色のレディ (1988)
- Kizu (1988)
- Goryokaku (1988)
- Ai to Fukushu no Umi (1988)
- Onna no Naka no Kaze (1988)
- The Thief and the Expelled Master (1987)
- The Legend of Kentauros (1987) as Lady (voice)
- Be-Bop High School 2 (1986) as Kanae
- Eavesdropping Woman (1986)
- Bullying is Costly (1986)
- For Business (1986) as Tsukimaru
- Surgical Designs in Flames (1986)
- You Gotta Chance (1985)
- Attack of the Galactic Monsters (1983) as (uncredited/stock footage)
- おんな霧隠才蔵 戦国忍者風雲録 (1982)
- I Am Your Ancestor (1981)
- Island of Hell (1977) as Tsukiyo Kito
- Sugata Sanshiro (1977) as Osumi Monma
- The War in Space (1977) as Jun Takigawa
- 山村美紗サスペンス 黒の滑走路
- Donden Family (Pretend Divorce)