Yukio Aoshima
| Yukio Aoshima | |
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| 青島 幸男 | |
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| Governor of Tokyo | |
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In office 23 April 1995 – 22 April 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Shunichi Suzuki |
| Succeeded by | Shintaro Ishihara |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
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In office 8 July 1968 – 23 March 1995 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1932 Nihonbashi Ward, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | December 20, 2006 (aged 74) Koto City, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Independent, Dainiin Club |
| Children | Miyuki Aoshima Toshiyuki Aoshima |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Yukio Aoshima (青島 幸男 Aoshima Yukio?, 17 July 1932 – 20 December 2006) was a Japanese politician who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1995 to 1999. He is also well known as a TV actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter and songwriter.
Yukio was born in Nihonbashi ward of Tokyo City in 1932. His father was an entrepreneur who had been running a bento catering business. He began writing manzai comedy while enrolled as a student at Waseda University and made his debut as a comedy writer in Japan's fledgling television industry.
He rose to fame as the star of programs such as Shabondama Holiday ( "Soap Bubble Holiday"?) and Iji-waru Baasan ( "Mean Granny"?). He produced, directed and starred in the film Kane (鐘 "The Bell"?), which was a contestant in the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. His first novel, Ningen banji saiō ga hinoeuma (人間万事塞翁が丙午?), won the Naoki Prize in 1981.
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