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:
- 95
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Mr. Pu 1953-04-15
- Latest Project:
- Series Yasuragi no Toki: Michi 2019-04-08
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Yasuragi no Toki: Michi | Unknown | 2019-04-08 |
| Series | Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning | Unknown | 2018-04-13 |
| Series | Yasuragi no Sato A Peaceful Place | Unknown | 2017-04-01 |
| Movie | Tokyo Phoenix | (voice) | 2017-05-20 |
| Series | Love That Makes You Cry | Shizue Sendo | 2016-01-18 |
| Movie | Kidnap Tour | Kiyoe | 2016-08-02 |
| Movie | Mifune: The Last Samurai | Self - Actress | 2016-12-02 |
| Movie | Before The Leaves Fall | Ichiko Ogawa | 2015-05-23 |
| Movie | Three Moons | Kosaka Aya | 2015-10-03 |
| Series | Candy House | Sakurai Akiko | 2015-10-21 |
| Movie | Giovanni's Island | Older Sawako (voice) | 2014-02-22 |
| Series | Miyamoto Musashi | Unknown | 2014-03-15 |
| Movie | Don't Lose Heart | Toyo Shibata | 2013-11-16 |
| Movie | The Great Passage | Chie Matsumoto | 2013-04-13 |
| Series | Matrimonial Chaos | 滨崎亚以子 | 2013-01-10 |
| Series | Pierrot Praying to the Moon | Sakura Tamai | 2013-10-05 |
| Movie | The Pierrot Prays to the Moon | Unknown | 2013-10-05 |
| Movie | Gaku | Kazama Kaya | 2012-01-01 |
| Movie | Until the Break of Dawn | Tsuru Hatada | 2012-11-10 |
| Series | The Tempest | King's mother | 2011-07-17 |
| 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 | Listen to My Heart | Akiko Matsuda | 2009-11-10 |
| Movie | Flavor of Happiness | Yuriko Nagata | 2008-10-11 |
| Series | Dear Father | Sakashita Yumeko | 2007-01-11 |
| Movie | Talk, Talk, Talk | Haruko Toyama | 2007-05-26 |
| Movie | Only You Can Hear Me | Sachi Nozaki | 2007-10-28 |
| Series | Juken no Kamisama | Nobuko Umezawa | 2007-07-14 |
| Series | Into the White Night | Karasawa Reiko | 2006-01-12 |
| Movie | Negotiator | Unknown | 2005-05-07 |
| Series | Time for Love | Kyoko Kitami | 2005-10-23 |
| Movie | 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 | Unknown | 2005-08-13 |
| Series | To the One I Love | Yoshie Azumi | 2004-04-19 |
| Series | Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple | Miss Marple | 2004-07-04 |
| Movie | Like Asura | Takezawa Fuji | 2003-11-08 |
| Series | Toshiie and Matsu | Tae | 2002-01-06 |
| Series | Big Money | Teruko Hatano | 2002-04-11 |
| Series | Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop | Fukiko Shirai | 2001-10-08 |
| Series | 恋人はスナイパー | Unknown | 2001-10-11 |
| Series | おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士 | Unknown | 2000-05-12 |
| Series | Food Fight | Miyoshi Yuuko | 2000-07-01 |
| Series | Yanchakure | 水嶋ハル | 1998-10-05 |
| Movie | The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa | Iti Miyazawa | 1996-09-14 |
| Movie | A Samurai's Sorrow | Unknown | 1993-04-07 |
| Movie | Sometime, Somewhere | Chairman's wife | 1992-02-01 |
| Movie | Four Days of Snow and Blood | Taka Suzuki | 1989-06-17 |
| Series | さよなら李香蘭 | Unknown | 1989-12-21 |
| Movie | Hachiko | Shizuko Ueno | 1987-08-01 |
| Series | The Tailor-Made Shirt | Unknown | 1986-01-11 |
| Movie | Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi | Unknown | 1983-01-08 |
| Movie | The Tale of Genji | Unknown | 1981-01-03 |
| Series | Ashura no Gotoku | Unknown | 1979-01-13 |
| Movie | The Last Game | Unknown | 1979-11-03 |
| Movie | Blood Type: Blue | Unknown | 1978-11-23 |
| Series | The Album on the Shore | Unknown | 1977-06-24 |
| Series | Red Suspicion | Unknown | 1975-10-03 |
| Movie | A Bird of Africa | Unknown | 1975-09-14 |
| Series | Oretachi no Tabi | Unknown | 1975-10-05 |
| Movie | Pastoral: To Die in the Country | Married woman | 1974-12-28 |
| Movie | Tora-san's Dream-Come-True | Chiyo | 1972-12-29 |
| Movie | Morning Fog | Unknown | 1971-09-18 |
| Movie | Inu to Asachan | Unknown | 1969-05-13 |
| Movie | The Sisters and I | Shima | 1967-04-14 |
| Movie | The Betrayal | Namie | 1966-07-02 |
| Movie | Samurai Assassin | Mitsu | 1965-01-03 |
| Movie | The Domain: The Naniwa Story | Unknown | 1965-01-30 |
| Movie | Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy | Unknown | 1965-06-12 |
| Movie | Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men | Unknown | 1965-10-27 |
| Movie | With Beauty and Sorrow | Otoko Ueno | 1965-02-28 |
| Movie | こんにちは赤ちゃん | Fujiko Tachikawa | 1964-03-20 |
| Series | Life of a Flower | Masako no Kata | 1963-04-07 |
| 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 | Unknown | 1958-09-23 |
| Movie | Nuregami kenpo | Unknown | 1958-11-08 |
| Movie | Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | Unknown | 1958-12-07 |
| Movie | Snow Country | Yôko | 1957-04-30 |
| Movie | The Living Koheiji | Ochika | 1957-08-04 |
| Movie | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Otsu | 1956-01-03 |
| Movie | The President's Boss | Unknown | 1956-01-03 |
| Movie | The Maiden Courtesan | Unknown | 1956-01-22 |
| Movie | The President Talks Bank | Unknown | 1956-03-20 |
| Movie | Settlement of Love | Asako | 1956-03-28 |
| Movie | The Legend of the White Serpent | Xiaoqing | 1956-06-22 |
| Movie | Madama Butterfly | Cio-Cio-San | 1955-06-03 |
| Movie | Stray Sheep | Mineko | 1955-08-31 |
| Movie | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Otsu | 1955-07-12 |
| Movie | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Otsu | 1954-09-25 |
| Movie | The Princess Sen | Dancing waiting-girl | 1954-10-20 |
| Movie | Mr. Pu | Unknown | 1953-04-15 |
| Movie | Traveling with Breeze | Unknown | 1953-05-07 |
| Movie | Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker | Ohikari | 1953-07-29 |
| Movie | Princess Finds Her Prince | Unknown | 1953-10-02 |