Asao Koike was born on 18 March 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Throne of Blood (1957), Shogun's Ninja (1980) and Zatoichi in Desperation (1972). He died on 23 March 1985.

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Shintarō Katsu and Asao Koike in Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)

Asao Koike in Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)

Asao Koike, Katsuo Nakamura, and Kiwako Taichi in Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)

Jūkei Fujioka, Asao Koike, and Kiwako Taichi in Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)

Jūkei Fujioka, Asao Koike, and Katsuo Nakamura in Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)

Yoshihiko Aoyama and Asao Koike in Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)

Jūkei Fujioka, Takuya Kitano, Asao Koike, and Jôji Takagi in Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)

Takao Itô, Asao Koike, and Jôtarô Senba in Zatoichi Challenged (1967)

Tomisaburō Wakayama, Asao Koike, and Akihiro Tomikawa in Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)

Toshirō Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)

Christopher Atkins, Pam Dawber, Robert Axelrod, Lara Cody, and David Hemmings in Swan Lake (1981)

Asao Koike(1931-1985)

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