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, Tokyo, 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 and Iji-waru Baasan. 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. Aoshima also wrote the hit 1961 song Sudara Bushi (スーダラ節), performed by Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats.

Aoshima ran for Governor of Tokyo in 1995, winning the election with 36.6% of the votes. He did not seek re-election and unsuccessfully ran for the House of Councillors in the 2001 and 2004 election. Aoshima passed away on December 20, 2006, due to myelodysplastic syndrome.

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