Ruriko Asaoka was born on July 2, 1940 in Changchun, Jilin, China as Nobuko Asai. She is an actress, known for Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975), Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana (1995) and Machibuse (1970). She was previously married to Koji Ishizaka.