Ruriko Asaoka

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Ruriko Asaoka (浅丘ルリ子 Asaoka Ruriko), born 2 July 1940 in Xinjing, Manchukuo (now Changchun, Jilin, China), is a Japanese actress.

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Known For

Goyokin

Oriha

Incident at Blood Pass

Okuni

47 Ronin

Riku

The Professor and His Beloved Equation

Widow

A Story Written with Water

Yumiko Hashimoto

Thirst for Love

Etsuko

I Hate But Love

Noriko Sakakita

Alone Across the Pacific

Youth's Sister

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Asakusa Last boss Oba-chan TV	Self
2019	Tora-san, Wish You Were Here MOVIE	Lily
2019	Yasuragi no Toki: Michi TV	Self
2017	Yasuragi no Sato TV	Self
2011	Dendera MOVIE	Kayu Saito
2011	Gene Waltz MOVIE	Maria Saegusa
2007	Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo TV	Self
2007	Sexy Voice and Robo TV	Maki Makyona
2006	The Professor and His Beloved Equation MOVIE	Widow
2003	川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 TV	Self
2003	Suika TV	Natsuko Sakiya
2002	Mokuyo Kumikyoku MOVIE	Self
1997	Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version MOVIE	Lily
1995	Tora-san to the Rescue MOVIE	Lily
1994	47 Ronin MOVIE	Riku
1992	Suzume Iro Doki MOVIE	Self
1989	アイラブユーからはじめよう Let's Start With I Love You TV	Shoko Himuro
1986	The Hall of the Crying Deer MOVIE	Self
1984	Again MOVIE	Self
1982	雪の華－建礼門院徳子の生涯 TV	Self
1981	The Woman Next Door MOVIE	Self
1980	Tora-san's Tropical Fever MOVIE	Lily
1978	Kazoku Netsu TV	Self
1978	Invitation from the Beach MOVIE	Natsuko Kurahashi
1977	Kashin TV	Irie
1976	Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku MOVIE	Self
1975	Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again MOVIE	Lily
1975	Wings of Love MOVIE	Self
1974	Frost-Covered Trees TV	Self
1974	White Runway TV	Self
1973	Men and War III: The Final Chapter MOVIE	Yukiko Godai
1973	Tora-san's Forget Me Not MOVIE	Lily
1972	Shadow Hunters MOVIE	Chitose
1972	Shadow of Love MOVIE	Self
1971	Confessions Among Actresses MOVIE	Aki Kaido
1971	Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow MOVIE	Yukiko Godai
1971	To Love Again MOVIE	Self
1970	Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny MOVIE	Yukiko Godai
1970	The Walking Major MOVIE	Setsuko Takiguchi
1970	Incident at Blood Pass MOVIE	Okuni
1970	Fossil of Love MOVIE	Self
1969	Gorgeous Leopardess MOVIE	Self
1969	Vixen MOVIE	Michi
1969	The Girl I Abandoned MOVIE	Self
1969	Safari 5000 MOVIE	Self
1969	Goyokin MOVIE	Oriha
1969	Exiled to Hell MOVIE	Koshin Kataoka
1968	Sun Above, Death Below MOVIE	Self
1968	Man of a Stormy Era MOVIE	Self
1968	Dice and Swords MOVIE	Self
1968	Ryoma ga Yuku TV	Oryo
1967	Japan's No. 1 Best Man MOVIE	Self
1967	My Sweetheart MOVIE	Assistant
1967	Velvet Hustler MOVIE	Self
1967	Hawk of the Harbour MOVIE	Self
1967	Asia-Pol MOVIE	Sachiko
1967	A Warm Misty Night MOVIE	Akiko Kitazawa
1967	The Man of Victory MOVIE	Self
1967	Thirst for Love MOVIE	Etsuko
1967	Immortal Guy MOVIE	Self
1966	Asiapol Secret Service MOVIE	Kyoko Misaki
1966	Challenge for Glory MOVIE	Self
1966	The Harbor of No Return MOVIE	Saeko Mizusawa
1966	Love Eternal MOVIE	Ayako Kambayashi
1966	A World For Two MOVIE	Self
1966	The Tale of Genji MOVIE	Lady Murasaki
1965	A Story Written with Water MOVIE	Yumiko Hashimoto
1965	In Tears MOVIE	Self
1965	Song of Dawn MOVIE	Noriko Midorikawa
1964	Four Young Sisters MOVIE	Yuki Komura
1964	The Flame of Devotion MOVIE	Kiyono Kusaka
1964	The Sun Rises in the West MOVIE	小倉康子
1964	Sunset Hill MOVIE	Self
1964	Punishment of a Lawless Villian MOVIE	Self
1964	Red Handkerchief MOVIE	Self
1963	Kiri ni Kieta Hito MOVIE	Self
1963	Alone Across the Pacific MOVIE	Youth's Sister
1963	Prince of Wolves MOVIE	Yoko Kikuchi
1963	The Hill is Full of Flowers MOVIE	Miwako Kazuki
1963	Foggy Night Blues MOVIE	Self
1963	Acacia no Ame ga Yamu Toki MOVIE	Self
1963	I Fly for Kicks MOVIE	Self
1962	A Man With Dragon Tattoos MOVIE	Self
1962	Danger Pays MOVIE	Tomoko Akiyama
1962	Ai to shi no katami MOVIE	Self
1962	Fresh Leaves MOVIE	Sumiko Hashimoto
1962	I Hate But Love MOVIE	Noriko Sakakita
1962	Solo Traveler MOVIE	Self
1962	Facing to the Clouds MOVIE	Self
1962	A Rampage Full of Dreams MOVIE	Self
1962	Love in Ginza MOVIE	Self
1962	Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha MOVIE	Self
1962	The Rambler Goes North MOVIE	Self
1961	The Song of the Season MOVIE	Self
1961	Standing Towards the Great Forest MOVIE	Self
1961	The Plateau Man MOVIE	Self
1961	Where the Horizon Meets the Sun MOVIE	Self
1961	Rambling in the Sea MOVIE	Self
1961	Rambling in the Wind MOVIE	Self
1961	でかんしょ風来坊 MOVIE	Self
1961	Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm MOVIE	Self
1961	Shokei zen'ya MOVIE	Self
1961	Pacific Porters MOVIE	Self
1961	The Rambler under the Southern Cross MOVIE	Self
1960	The Angry Rambler MOVIE	Self
1960	The Rambler Rides Again MOVIE	Self
1960	Sixteen years old MOVIE	Self
1960	The Rambler on a Pearl Farm MOVIE	Self
1960	Tokyo Mighty Guy MOVIE	Hideko Matsuda
1960	The Rambler in the Sunset MOVIE	Self
1960	The Lost Diamond MOVIE	Self
1960	Wind of Volcano MOVIE	Self
1960	The Gun Like Lightning MOVIE	Reiko
1960	Return of the Vagabond MOVIE	Self
1960	He's the Witness MOVIE	Self
1960	The Guitarist from the Sea MOVIE	Self
1960	Ryuji, the Gun Slinger MOVIE	Midori Ishii
1960	The Guitarist and the Rancher MOVIE	Self
1959	Who is in the Background? MOVIE	Self
1959	The Rambling Guitarist MOVIE	Yuki
1959	The Human Cyclone MOVIE	Akiko Murakoshi
1959	Elegy to Youth MOVIE	Self
1959	Farewell to Southern Tosa MOVIE	Self
1959	A Love that Wagers the World MOVIE	Natsuko Nonomura
1959	Downhill Youth MOVIE	Self
1959	Abashiri Prison MOVIE	Self
1959	A Man Explodes MOVIE	Self
1959	I Will Challenge MOVIE	Self
1959	Gunshū no naka no taiyō MOVIE	Self
1959	Get Over Her MOVIE	Self
1959	Friendship of Jazz MOVIE	Chiaki Tomooka
1958	Osaka no kaze MOVIE	Self
1958	Zoku fûfu hyakkei MOVIE	Self
1958	Zesshou MOVIE	Koyuki
1958	The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow MOVIE	Noriko Komatsu
1958	The Boy Who Came Back MOVIE	Self
1958	The Nun MOVIE	Etsuko Masui
1958	Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku MOVIE	Self
1958	The Husband Wore the Apron MOVIE	Self
1958	Fangs of Night MOVIE	Self
1958	Forbidden Lips MOVIE	Self
1957	The Eagle and the Hawk MOVIE	Akiko
1957	Jûnana-sai no teikô MOVIE	Self
1957	The Brothers MOVIE	五郎兵衛の娘・千加
1957	This Day's Life MOVIE	Self
1957	Dancing Sisters MOVIE	Akiko Taki
1956	Ai wa furu hoshi no kanata ni MOVIE	Self
1956	Love is Beyond the Falling Stars MOVIE	Self
1956	Funny Friend: The Baby and Express MOVIE	Self
1955	Tales of Ginza MOVIE	Ruriko
1955	The Green Music Box MOVIE	Ruriko

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