Yumi Asō Explained

Yumi Asō
Native Name:	麻生 祐未
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Name:	Yumi Okumura
Birth Date:	15 August 1963
Birth Place:	Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:	Actress
Spouse:	Toshiya Nagasawa (2004 - 2008)
Children:	1
Years Active:	1983–present

, better known by the stage name, is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura.^[1] She married actor 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 (1998)
• 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]
• Minato ni Hi ga Tomoru (2025)^[6]

Television

• Musashibō Benkei (1986), as Shizuka Gozen^[7]
• Takeda Shingen (1988), as Nōhime^[8]
• Aishiteiru to Itte Kure (1995), as Hikaru Shimada
• Honmamon (2001–2002)^[9]
• 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)^[10]

Radio

• Hideki Saijo Raspberry Club (1985–1986) as Assistant MC

External links

• Official agency profile

Notes and References

1. Book: Yomiuri Nenkan 2010. Yomiuri Yearbook 2010. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2010. 176.
2. Web site: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/special/2009hakyoku/KFullNormal20090127102.html. ja:麻生祐未　昨夏離婚していた…. Yumi Aso divorced last summer. 2009-01-27. 15 February 2013. ja.
3. Web site: SCREEN: 'COMIC MAGAZINE'. The New York Times. Vincent. Canby. 16 January 1987.
4. Web site: Border Line (2002). Cooper. Tracie. AllMovie. 5 April 2010.
5. News: 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. 19 April 2023.
6. Web site: 港に灯がともる. April 17, 2024. eiga.com.
7. Web site: 新大型時代劇『武蔵坊弁慶』. July 25, 2021. NHK.
8. Web site: 武田信玄の出演者・キャスト一覧. April 17, 2024. The Television.
9. Web site: 連続テレビ小説 ほんまもん. November 20, 2021. NHK.
10. Web site: 麻生祐未『トリリオンゲーム』に出演決定. August 31, 2023. September 2, 2023. oricon.co.jp.