Quick Facts
Born:
1969-12-04
Birthplace:
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Credits:
10 Total Roles
Yui Asaka
Acting
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Biography
Yui Asaka (born December 4, 1969, in Miyazaki, Japan) is a Japanese actress, singer, and former idol. She made her singing debut in 1985 with the single “Natsu Shoujo” and rose to wider fame as the lead in the third series of the cult television drama Sukeban Deka in 1987.
Asaka subsequently appeared in Sukeban Deka: The Movie (1987) and Sukeban Deka: Kazama San Shimai no Gyakushū (1988), and starred as the heroine of the live-action manga adaptation YAWARA! (1989). After taking a break from show business in 1993, she returned in 1997 and later focused primarily on acting, appearing regularly in Japanese television dramas and variety shows.
Asaka subsequently appeared in Sukeban Deka: The Movie (1987) and Sukeban Deka: Kazama San Shimai no Gyakushū (1988), and starred as the heroine of the live-action manga adaptation YAWARA! (1989). After taking a break from show business in 1993, she returned in 1997 and later focused primarily on acting, appearing regularly in Japanese television dramas and variety shows.
Known For
Sukeban Deka: The Movie
Yui Kazama
Taira no Kiyomori
Self
Hikari Sentai Maskman
Self
Sukeban Deka the Movie 2: Counter-Attack of the Kazama Sisters
Yui Kazama / Saki Asamiya III / Sukeban Deka III
Kamaitachi no Yoru
Self
Handoku!!!
Self
Sukeban Deka III: Romance of the Ninja Girls
Yui Kazama
Sukeban Deka III: The Three Sisters' Most Dangerous Journey, Eight Deadly Traps
Yui Kazama
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori TV | Self |
| 2002 | Kamaitachi no Yoru MOVIE | Self |
| 2001 | Handoku!!! TV | Self |
| 1990 | Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen TV | Self |
| 1989 | Yawara! MOVIE | Yawara inokuma |
| 1988 | Sukeban Deka the Movie 2: Counter-Attack of the Kazama Sisters MOVIE | Yui Kazama / Saki Asamiya III / Sukeban Deka III |
| 1987 | Sukeban Deka III: The Three Sisters' Most Dangerous Journey, Eight Deadly Traps MOVIE | Yui Kazama |
| 1987 | Hikari Sentai Maskman TV | Self |
| 1987 | Sukeban Deka: The Movie MOVIE | Yui Kazama |
| 1986 | Sukeban Deka III: Romance of the Ninja Girls TV | Yui Kazama |