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Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Actor · Born 1931-01-06 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) — Otsu
  2. Hachiko (1987) — Shizuko Ueno
  3. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) — Otsu
  4. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — Otsu
  5. Giovanni's Island (2014) — Older Sawako (voice)
  6. Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) — Married woman
  7. Samurai Assassin (1965) — Mitsu
  8. The Great Passage (2013) — Chie Matsumoto
  9. Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016) — Self - Actress
  10. The Human Vapor (1960) — Fujichiyo Kasuga
  11. Dear Doctor (2009) — Kaduko Torikai
  12. Into the White Night (2006) — Karasawa Reiko
  13. The Betrayal (1966) — Namie
  14. With Beauty and Sorrow (1965) — Otoko Ueno
  15. Only You Can Hear Me (2007) — Sachi Nozaki
  16. Like Asura (2003) — Takezawa Fuji
  17. Matrimonial Chaos (2013) — Aiko Hamasaki
  18. Until the Break of Dawn (2012) — Tsuru Hatada
  19. Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
  20. Snow Country (1957) — Yôko
  21. Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) — Taka Suzuki
  22. Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004) — Miss Marple (voice)
  23. Blood Type: Blue (1978)
  24. The Legend of the White Serpent (1956) — Xiaoqing
  25. Love That Makes You Cry (2016) — Shizue Sendo
  26. Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972) — Chiyo
  27. Talk, Talk, Talk (2007) — Haruko Toyama
  28. Miyamoto Musashi (2014)
  29. Negotiator (2005)
  30. Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop (2001) — Fukiko Shirai
  31. Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning (2018)
  32. Kidnap Tour (2016) — Kiyoe
  33. Hello, Baby (1964) — Fujiko Tachikawa
  34. Tokyo Phoenix (2017) — (voice)
  35. Toad's Oil (2009) — Hikari's Grandmother
  36. Flavor of Happiness (2008) — Yuriko Nagata
  37. Mr. Pu (1953)
  38. The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965)
  39. The Corporation (1976) — Yoshiko Iki
  40. Toshiie and Matsu (2002) — Tae