Kaoru Yachigusa
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
99
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-01-06 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Acting
2019
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi as Not available2018
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning as Not available2017
Tokyo Phoenix as (voice)2017
Yasuragi no Sato A Peaceful Place as Not available2016
Love That Makes You Cry as Shizue Sendo2016
Mifune: The Last Samurai as Self - Actress2016
Kidnap Tour as Kiyoe2015
Candy House as Sakurai Akiko2015
Before The Leaves Fall as Ichiko Ogawa2015
Three Moons as Kosaka Aya2014
Giovanni's Island as Older Sawako (voice)2014
Miyamoto Musashi as Not available2013
Matrimonial Chaos as 滨崎亚以子2013
The Great Passage as Chie Matsumoto2013
Don't Lose Heart as Toyo Shibata2013
Pierrot Praying to the Moon as Sakura Tamai2013
The Pierrot Prays to the Moon as Not available2012
Until the Break of Dawn as Tsuru Hatada2012
Gaku as Kazama Kaya2011
The Tempest as King's mother2009
Ordinary Miracles as Shizue Nakazo2009
Dear Doctor as Kaduko Torikai2009
Toad's Oil as Hikari's Grandmother2009
Listen to My Heart as Akiko Matsuda2008
Flavor of Happiness as Yuriko Nagata2007
Dear Father as Sakashita Yumeko2007
Juken no Kamisama as Nobuko Umezawa2007
Only You Can Hear Me as Sachi Nozaki2007
Talk, Talk, Talk as Haruko Toyama2006
Into the White Night as Karasawa Reiko2005
Time for Love as Kyoko Kitami2005
Negotiator as Not available2005
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 as Not available2004
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple as Miss Marple2004
To the One I Love as Yoshie Azumi2003
Like Asura as Takezawa Fuji2002
Toshiie and Matsu as Tae2002
Big Money as Teruko Hatano2001
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop as Fukiko Shirai2001
恋人はスナイパー as Not available2000
Food Fight as Miyoshi Yuuko2000
おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士 as Not available1998
Yanchakure as 水嶋ハル1996
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa as Iti Miyazawa1993
A Samurai's Sorrow as Not available1992
Sometime, Somewhere as Chairman's wife1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood as Taka Suzuki1989
さよなら李香蘭 as Not available1987
Hachiko as Shizuko Ueno1986
The Tailor-Made Shirt as Not available1983
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi as 芦名隆子1983
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi as Not available1981
The Tale of Genji as Not available1979
Ashura no Gotoku as Not available1979
The Last Game as Not available1978
Blood Type: Blue as Not available1977
The Album on the Shore as Not available1975
Red Suspicion as Not available1975
Oretachi no Tabi as Not available1975
A Bird of Africa as Not available1974
Pastoral: To Die in the Country as Married woman1972
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True as Chiyo1971
Morning Fog as Not available1969
Inu to Asachan as Not available1967
The Sisters and I as Shima1966
The Betrayal as Namie1965
Samurai Assassin as Mitsu1965
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy as Not available1965
The Domain: The Naniwa Story as Not available1965
With Beauty and Sorrow as Otoko Ueno1965
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men as Not available1964
こんにちは赤ちゃん as Fujiko Tachikawa1963
Life of a Flower as Masako no Kata1960
The Human Vapor as Fujichiyo Kasuga1959
Temptation on Glamour Island as Tomiko1959
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress1958
Epic Crash as Not available1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku as Not available1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō as Not available1958
Nuregami kenpo as Not available1957
Snow Country as Yôko1957
The Living Koheiji as Ochika1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as Otsu1956
The Maiden Courtesan as Not available1956
The Legend of the White Serpent as Xiaoqing1956
Settlement of Love as Asako1956
The President's Boss as Not available1956
The President Talks Bank as Not available1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple as Otsu1955
Stray Sheep as Mineko1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto as Otsu1954
Madame Butterfly as Cio-Cio-San1953
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker as Ohikari1953
Mr. Pu as Not availableNaN
Saiyûki as 观世音菩萨1954
The Princess Sen as Dancing waiting-girl1953
Princess Finds Her Prince as Not availableNaN
Mother and Son as Not available1953
Traveling with Breeze as Not available