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Career

Asaoka made her acting debut in 1955 and has appeared in many Films and TV shows including Goyokin, Machibuse and the television series

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. In recent years, she has mainly worked on stage in addition to the occasional television appearance. 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) * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''

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'' series (1973–2019) – Lily * '' The Professor's Beloved Equation'' (2006) * ''La Campanella'' (TBA)

Television

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

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Honours

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

References

External links

Asaoka Ruriko's profile page
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Discography of Ruriko Asaoka
1940 births Living people Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese people from Manchukuo Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses {{Japan-screen-actor-stub