Yumi Asō

Japanese actress

Yumi Asō
麻生祐未
2023
Born	Yumi Okumura (1963-08-15) August 15, 1963 (age 60) Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Toshiya Nagasawa (2004–2008)
Children	1

Yumi Okumura (奥村由美, Okumura Yumi, born August 15, 1963), better known by the stage name Yumi Asō (麻生祐未, Asō Yumi), is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura.^[1] She married actor Toshiya Nagasawa [ja] 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

References

^ ^a ^b Yomiuri Nenkan 2010 [Yomiuri Yearbook 2010]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 2010. p. 176.
^ ^a ^b 麻生祐未　昨夏離婚していた… [Yumi Aso divorced last summer] (in Japanese). 2009-01-27. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
^ Canby, Vincent (16 January 1987). "SCREEN: 'COMIC MAGAZINE'". The New York Times.
^ Cooper, Tracie. "Border Line (2002)". AllMovie. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
^ 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. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^ "港に灯がともる". eiga.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "新大型時代劇『武蔵坊弁慶』". NHK. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ "武田信玄の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "連続テレビ小説ほんまもん". NHK. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ "麻生祐未『トリリオンゲーム』に出演決定". oricon.co.jp. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.