Kaoru Yachigusa
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 6, 1931 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
| 2019 | Yasuragi no Toki: Michi | |
| 2018 | Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning | |
| 2017 | Tokyo Phoenix(voice) | |
| 2017 | Yasuragi no Sato | |
| 2016 | Kidnap TourKiyoe | |
| 2016 | Mifune: The Last SamuraiSelf - Actress | |
| 2016 | Love That Makes You CryShizue Sendo | |
| 2015 | Three MoonsAya Kosaka | |
| 2015 | Before The Leaves FallIchiko Ogawa | |
| 2015 | Candy HouseSakurai Akiko | |
| 2014 | A Pierrot Praying for the MoonSakura Tamai | |
| 2014 | Giovanni's IslandOlder Sawako (voice) | |
| 2014 | Miyamoto Musashi | |
| 2013 | The Great PassageChie Matsumoto | |
| 2013 | Don't Lose HeartToyo Shibata | |
| 2013 | Matrimonial Chaos滨崎亚以子 | |
| 2013 | Mother and Son | |
| 2012 | Until the Break of DawnTsuru Hatada | |
| 2012 | GakuKazama Kaya | |
| 2011 | The TempestKing's mother | |
| 2009 | Dear DoctorKaduko Torikai | |
| 2009 | Toad's OilHikari's Grandmother | |
| 2009 | Listen to My HeartAkiko Matsuda | |
| 2009 | Ordinary MiraclesShizue Nakazo | |
| 2008 | Flavor of HappinessYuriko Nagata | |
| 2007 | Talk, Talk, TalkHaruko Toyama | |
| 2007 | Only You Can Hear MeSachi Nozaki | |
| 2007 | Dear FatherSakashita Yumeko | |
| 2007 | Juken no KamisamaNobuko Umezawa | |
| 2006 | Into the White NightKarasawa Reiko | |
| 2005 | 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 | |
| 2005 | Negotiator | |
| 2005 | Time for LoveKyoko Kitami | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and MarpleMiss Marple (voice) | |
| 2004 | To the One I LoveYoshie Azumi | |
| 2003 | Like AsuraTakezawa Fuji | |
| 2002 | Toshiie and MatsuTae | |
| 2002 | Big MoneyTeruko Hatano | |
| 2001 | Antique: Western Antique Cake ShopFukiko Shirai | |
| 2001 | 恋人はスナイパー | |
| 2000 | おかしな二人~のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士 | |
| 2000 | Food FightMiyoshi Yuuko | |
| 1998 | Yanchakure水嶋ハル | |
| 1996 | The Life and Love of Kenji MiyazawaIti Miyazawa | |
| 1993 | A Samurai's Sorrow | |
| 1993 | Saiyūki观世音菩萨 | |
| 1992 | Sometime, SomewhereChairman's wife | |
| 1989 | Four Days of Snow and BloodTaka Suzuki | |
| 1989 | さよなら李香蘭 | |
| 1987 | HachikoShizuko Ueno | |
| 1986 | The Tailor-Made Shirt | |
| 1983 | Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi芦名隆子 | |
| 1983 | Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi | |
| 1981 | The Tale of Genji | |
| 1979 | The Last Game | |
| 1979 | Ashura no Gotoku | |
| 1978 | Blood Type: Blue | |
| 1977 | The Album on the Shore | |
| 1976 | The Corporation | |
| 1975 | A Bird of Africa | |
| 1975 | Red Suspicion | |
| 1975 | Oretachi no Tabi | |
| 1974 | Pastoral: To Die in the CountryMarried woman | |
| 1972 | Tora-san's Dream-Come-TrueChiyo | |
| 1971 | Morning Fog | |
| 1969 | Inu to Asachan | |
| 1969 | Waga koi waga uta | |
| 1967 | The Sisters and IShima | |
| 1966 | The BetrayalNamie | |
| 1965 | Samurai AssassinMitsu | |
| 1965 | With Beauty and SorrowOtoko Ueno | |
| 1965 | Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy | |
| 1965 | The Domain: The Naniwa Story | |
| 1965 | Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men | |
| 1964 | Hello, BabyFujiko Tachikawa | |
| 1964 | Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins6th Sin & 7th Sin | |
| 1963 | Life of a FlowerMasako no Kata | |
| 1960 | The Human VaporFujichiyo Kasuga | |
| 1959 | Temptation on Glamour IslandTomiko | |
| 1959 | The Adventures of Sun Wu KungTsui Lan, the maiden in distress | |
| 1958 | Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | |
| 1958 | Epic Crash | |
| 1958 | Nuregami kenpo | |
| 1958 | Tabi sugata nezumi kozō | |
| 1958 | Holiday in Tokyo | |
| 1957 | The Living KoheijiOchika | |
| 1957 | Snow CountryYôko | |
| 1957 | Atarashii Sebiro | |
| 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandOtsu | |
| 1956 | The President Talks Bank | |
| 1956 | Settlement of LoveAsako | |
| 1956 | The President's Boss | |
| 1956 | The Legend of the White SerpentXiaoqing | |
| 1956 | The Maiden Courtesan | |
| 1955 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleOtsu | |
| 1955 | Stray SheepMineko | |
| 1954 | Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoOtsu | |
| 1954 | Madame ButterflyCio-Cio-San | |
| 1954 | The Princess SenDancing waiting-girl | |
| 1953 | Mr. Pu | |
| 1953 | Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-MakerOhikari | |
| 1953 | Princess Finds Her Prince | |
| 1953 | Traveling with Breeze | |
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