Miyoko Asada Explained

Miyoko Asada
Birth Date:	February 15, 1956
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Years Active:	1973–present

is a Japanese actress. She is a former pop idol.

Biography

Miyoko Asada debuted as an idol in April 1973 with the single "Akai Fuusen" (The Red Balloon), which sold over 800,000 copies and peaked at #1 on the Japanese Oricon chart list.^{[1] [2]} That same year she was nominated as Best Newcomer of the Year at the 15th Japan Record Awards, but lost the title to Junko Sakurada.

Single discography

	Title	Release Date/Chart Position
1	Debut single	1973-04-21 (#1)
2		1973-07-21 (#10)
3		1973-10-05 (#11)
4		1973-12-05 (#16)
5		1974-03-01 (#7)
6		1974-06-01 (#12)
7		1974-08-21 (#17)
8		1974-12-21 (#-)
9		1975-03-01 (#-)
10		1975-10-21 (#-)
11		1992-12-02 (#-)
12		1994-12-16 (#-)

Filmography

Film

• Hi no Ataru Sakamichi (1975)^[3]
• My Sons (1991)
• Tsuribaka Nisshi 7 (1994)
• Tsuribaka Misshi 8 (1996)
• Tsuribaka Nisshi 9 (1997)
• Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 (1998)
• Tsuribaka Nisshi Eleven (2000)
• Hashire! Ichiro (2001)
• (2001)
• (2002)
• Tsuribaka Nisshi 14 (2003)
• (2004)
• Gin no enzeru (2004)
• Tsuribaka Nisshi 16 (2005)
• Saga no Gabai-baachan (2006)
• Tsuribaka Nisshi 17 (2006)
• Otoshimono^[4] (2006)
• Red Whale, White Snake (2006)
• Ai no Rukeichi]]^[5] (2007)
• Sweet Bean (2015)
• Running Again (2018)
• Erica 38 (2019)
• True Mothers (2020)
• The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka (2020)
• Independence of Japan (2020)
• Everything Will Be Owlright! (2022)^[6]
• Bridal, My Song (2022)^[7]
• Twilight Cinema Blues (2023)^[8]
• Trapped Balloon (2023)^[9]
• Ai no Komuragaeri (2023)^[10]
• Kyrie (2023)^[11]

Television

• Sakura (2002)
• Shinsengumi! (2004), Satō Nobu^[12]
• Nyokei Kazoku (2005)
• Jigoku no Sata mo Yome Shidai (2007)
• Tokyo Tower (2007)
• Fūrin Kazan (2007)^[13]
• Wachigaiya Itosato (2007)
• Otokomae! (2008)
• Keikan no Chi (2009)
• Hanako and Anne (2014)
• Shiroi Kyotō (2019)
• Anpan (2025), Kura Asada^[14]

External links

• JDorama.com

Notes and References

1. Book: 長田, 暁二 . 『歌謡曲おもしろこぼれ話』 . 社会思想社. 2002. 213 . 4390116495.
2. Web site: 浅田美代子、42年ぶり「赤い風船」披露で大緊張「本当に怖かった」. Japanese. 16 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108135449/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2059464/full/. 8 November 2016. Miyoko Asada is nervous about showing "The Red Balloon" for the first time in 42 years "I was really scared". Oricon Style.
3. Web site: Miyoko Asada Complete Listings . Cdjapan.co.jp . 2012-10-01.
4. Web site: The Sky Crawlers . Twitch . Twitchfilm.net . 2008-07-01 . 2012-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101028015705/http://twitchfilm.net/ . 2010-10-28 .
5. Web site: 酵素飲料【ドリンク】で断食 . Airuke-movie.com . 2012-10-01.
6. Web site: 香取慎吾主演、映画『犬も食わねどチャーリーは笑う』井之脇海・的場浩司・眞島秀和ら出演. June 23, 2022. Oricon.
7. Web site: Bridal, my Song. October 21, 2022. eiga.com.
8. Web site: 銀平町シネマブルース. October 21, 2022. eiga.com.
9. Web site: とべない風船. July 22, 2022. eiga.com.
10. Web site: 愛のこむらがえり. February 17, 2023. eiga.com.
11. Web site: キリエのうた. July 14, 2023. eiga.com.
12. Web site: 新選組！の出演者・キャスト一覧. June 26, 2024. The Television.
13. Web site: 風林火山. June 26, 2024. Haiyaku Jiten.
14. Web site: 来春朝ドラ『あんぱん』第3次キャスト7人発表 ヒロイン家族を演じる豪華な顔ぶれ. June 26, 2024. Oricon. 26 June 2024.