Yumi Asō
Yumi Okumura (奥村 由美, Okumura Yumi, born August 15, 1963), better known by the stage name Yumi Asō (麻生 祐未, Asō Yumi), is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura.[1] She married actor Toshiya Nagasawa in March 2004, and they had one child.[2] The couple separated less than two years later, and officially divorced in 2008.[2]
Yumi Asō | |
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麻生 祐未 | |
| Born | Yumi Okumura August 15, 1963 Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Spouse | Toshiya Nagasawa (2004–2008) |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
She was born in Osaka Prefecture but grew up in Nagasaki Prefecture. She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University.[1]
She appeared in Yōjirō Takita's 1986 film Comic Magazine with Yuya Uchida and Beat Takeshi.[3] She also appeared in Lee Sang-il's 2002 film Border Line with Tetsu Sawaki and Ken Mitsuishi.[4] She currently resides in Japan and takes up minor acting roles as well as working as a manager.
Selected filmography
Film
- Aitsu to Lullaby (1983)
- Comic Magazine (1986)
- Yakuza Tosei no Suteki na Menmen (1988)
- Kachō Kōsaku Shima (1992)
- The Abe Clan (1995)
- Tetto Musashino-sen (1997)
- Detective Riko (1998)
- Yūjō: Friendship (1998)
- Kizuna (1998)
- Detective Riko: Megami no Eien (1988)
- Border Line (2002)
- Last Scene (2002)
- Rockers (2003)
- Survive Style 5+ (2004)
- The Pavillion Salamandre (2006)
- Oh! Oku (2006)
- Koizora (2007)
- Love for Beginners (2012)
- We Were There (2012)
- My Little Sweet Pea (2013)
- Angel Home (2013)
- The Mourner (2015)
- Age Harassment (2015)
- Shippu Rondo (2016)
- Kiseki: Sobito of That Day (2017)
- Nakuna Akaoni (2019)
- Perfect Days (2023)[5]
Television
- Musashibō Benkei (1986), as Shizuka Gozen[6]
- Takeda Shingen (1988), as Nōhime
- Aishiteiru to Itte Kure (1995), as Hikaru Shimada
- Honmamon (2001–2002)[7]
- Journey Under the Midnight Sun (2006)
- Ryūsei no Kizuna (2008)
- Jin (2009)
- General Rouge no Gaisen (2010)
- Shinzanmono (2010)
- The Legend of Yang Guifei (2010)
- Carnation (2011-2012)
- Hana Moyu (2015), as Kaneko Tsuru
- The Emperor's Cook (2015), as Okichi
- Miotsukushi Ryōrichō (2017)
- Hanbun, Aoi (2018)
- The Grand Family (2021), as Yasuko Manpyō
- Trillion Game (2023), as Mari Usami (ep. 8)[8]
Radio
- Hideki Saijo Raspberry Club (1985–1986) as Assistant MC
References
- Yomiuri Nenkan 2010 [Yomiuri Yearbook 2010]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2010. p. 176.
- 麻生祐未 昨夏離婚していた… [Yumi Aso divorced last summer] (in Japanese). 2009-01-27. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- Canby, Vincent (16 January 1987). "SCREEN: 'COMIC MAGAZINE'". The New York Times.
- Cooper, Tracie. "Border Line (2002)". AllMovie. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- Wiseman, Andreas (14 April 2023). "The Match Factory To Handle Wim Wenders' Tokyo-Set Cannes Competition Entry 'Perfect Days', Film Details & First-Look Revealed". Deadline. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- "新大型時代劇『武蔵坊弁慶』". NHK. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- "連続テレビ小説 ほんまもん". NHK. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- "麻生祐未『トリリオンゲーム』に出演決定". oricon.co.jp. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Yumi Asō at IMDb
- Yumi Asō at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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