Yumi Asō  | |
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麻生 祐未  | |
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| 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 | 
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]
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
- 1 2 Yomiuri Nenkan 2010 [Yomiuri Yearbook 2010]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2010. p. 176.
 - 1 2 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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