Actor Ruriko Asaoka will appear on the BS12 TwellV program "Tsurube-chan and Sawako-chan: Showa's Great Senpai and the Strange Two," which will be broadcast from 9 p.m. on April 14. Asaoka, who lived in Thailand and China during her childhood, will talk about meeting Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing dynasty, who is known from the movie "The Last Emperor," and having him stroke her head.
The program is a talk variety show hosted by Rakugo performer Shofutei Tsurube and essayist Agawa Sawako, and began in October last year. Tsurube, who has 52 years of showbiz experience, and Agawa, who has 40 years of showbiz experience, are called "Tsurube-chan" and "Sawako-chan," and are "great seniors of the Showa era." They appear as guests in each episode.
On this day, Asaoka, who has been in the entertainment industry for over 70 years, will talk about her life in detail. In addition to the behind-the-scenes story of her debut after returning to Japan and living a difficult life, she will also reveal the reason why she chose to separate from her former husband, actor Koji Ishizaka, at the age of 60, and the legendary stardom of Kiyoshi Atsumi, who co-starred with her in the film "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" in his later years.
