Kaoru Yachigusa
Kaoru Yachigusa (八千草 薫, Yachigusa Kaoru, January 6, 1931 – October 24, 2019) was a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture. From 1947 to 1957, she was a member of the Takarazuka Revue. After leaving the revue, she was active in film, television, and narration. She has gotten some Japanese awards and honours such as; Medal with Purple Ribbon (1997), Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2003), and Mainichi Film Awards: Tanaka Kinuyo Prize (2004) Yachigusa died on October 24, 2019, at a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer, aged 88.
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- Born:
- Jan 6, 1931 In Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 50
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Mr. Pu 1953-04-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie Tokyo Phoenix 2017-05-20
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Tokyo Phoenix | (voice) | 2017-05-20 |
| Movie | Kidnap Tour | Kiyoe | 2016-08-02 |
| Movie | Mifune: The Last Samurai | Self - Actress | 2016-12-02 |
| Movie | Three Moons | Kosaka Aya | 2015-10-03 |
| Movie | Before The Leaves Fall | Ichiko Ogawa | 2015-05-23 |
| Series | Candy House | Sakurai Akiko | 2015-10-21 |
| Movie | Giovanni's Island | Older Sawako (voice) | 2014-02-22 |
| Series | Matrimonial Chaos | 滨崎亚以子 | 2013-01-10 |
| Movie | The Great Passage | Chie Matsumoto | 2013-04-13 |
| Movie | Don't Lose Heart | Toyo Shibata | 2013-11-16 |
| Movie | The Pierrot Prays to the Moon | 2013-10-05 | |
| Movie | Until the Break of Dawn | Tsuru Hatada | 2012-11-10 |
| Movie | Listen to My Heart | Akiko Matsuda | 2009-11-10 |
| Series | Ordinary Miracles | Shizue Nakazo | 2009-01-08 |
| Movie | Toad's Oil | Hikari's Grandmother | 2009-06-06 |
| Movie | Dear Doctor | Kaduko Torikai | 2009-07-27 |
| Movie | Flavor of Happiness | Yuriko Nagata | 2008-10-11 |
| Series | Dear Father | Sakashita Yumeko | 2007-01-11 |
| Movie | Only You Can Hear Me | Sachi Nozaki | 2007-10-28 |
| Movie | Talk, Talk, Talk | Haruko Toyama | 2007-05-26 |
| Movie | Negotiator | 2005-05-07 | |
| Series | Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple | Miss Marple | 2004-07-04 |
| Movie | Like Asura | Takezawa Fuji | 2003-11-08 |
| Movie | Four Days of Snow and Blood | Taka Suzuki | 1989-06-17 |
| Movie | Hachiko | Shizuko Ueno | 1987-08-01 |
| Movie | Blood Type: Blue | Unknown | 1978-11-23 |
| Movie | Pastoral: To Die in the Country | Married woman | 1974-12-28 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Dream-Come-True | Chiyo | 1972-12-29 |
| Movie | The Sisters and I | Shima | 1967-04-14 |
| Movie | The Betrayal | Namie | 1966-07-02 |
| Movie | Samurai Assassin | Mitsu | 1965-01-03 |
| Movie | With Beauty and Sorrow | Otoko Ueno | 1965-02-28 |
| Movie | Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy | 1965-06-12 | |
| Movie | The Human Vapor | Fujichiyo Kasuga | 1960-12-11 |
| Movie | Temptation on Glamour Island | Tomiko | 1959-01-15 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung | Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress | 1959-04-19 |
| Movie | Epic Crash | 1958-09-23 | |
| Movie | Snow Country | Yôko | 1957-04-30 |
| Movie | The Living Koheiji | Ochika | 1957-08-04 |
| Movie | The Legend of the White Serpent | Xiaoqing | 1956-06-22 |
| Movie | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Otsu | 1956-01-03 |
| Movie | The Maiden Courtesan | 1956-01-22 | |
| Movie | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Otsu | 1955-07-12 |
| Movie | Madama Butterfly | Cio-Cio-San | 1955-06-03 |
| Movie | Stray Sheep | Mineko | 1955-08-31 |
| Movie | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Otsu | 1954-09-25 |
| Movie | The Princess Sen | Dancing waiting-girl | 1954-10-20 |
| Movie | Mr. Pu | 1953-04-15 | |
| Movie | Princess Finds Her Prince | Unknown | 1953-10-02 |
| Movie | Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker | Ohikari | 1953-07-29 |