Yūko Asano Explained

Yūko Asano
Birth Date:	9 July 1960
Birth Place:	Kobe, Japan
Occupation:	Actress, singer
Yearsactive:	1972–present

is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for Kura.^[1]

Her biggest hit was "Sexy Bus Stop" released in 1976. It reached the No. 12 position on the Oricon chart list.^[2]

Filmography

Films

• The Devil's Island (1977)
• The War in Space (1977)
• Sorobanzuku (1986)
• Ruten no umi (1990)
• Bloom in the Moonlight (1993)
• Kura (1995)
• Dora-heita (2000)
• Oh! Oku (2006)
• (2012)
• (2013)

Television

• Momotarō-zamurai (1981)
• Shounen wa Tori ni Natta (2001)
• Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006) as Nene
• Totto-chan! (2017) as Sadako Sawamura

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=19 . ja:第 19 回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品. December 16, 2010. ja. Japan Academy Prize.
2. Book: オリコンチャート・ブック アーティスト編 . オリジナルコンフィデンス . 1988 . 21 . 4-87-131021-3 .