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| Lioness Asuka | |
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 Lioness Asuka in 2006 | |
| Birth name | Tomoko Kitamura |
| Born | July 28, 1963 Tokyo, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Lioness Asuka Tomoko Kitamura Zone |
| Trained by | All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling |
| Debut | May 10, 1980 |
| Retired | April 3, 2005 |
Tomoko Kitamura (北村 智子, Kitamura Tomoko, born July 28, 1963) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known by her ring name Lioness Asuka (ライオネス 飛鳥, Raionesu Asuka). She was one half of the Crush Gals professional wrestling tag team, along with Chigusa Nagayo, who are known for their mainstream popularity in the 1980s, and for being one of the most successful women's tag teams of all time.