Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Acting

Born:
1931-01-06
Died:
2019-10-24
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

Filmography

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

8.02019
TV
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning

Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning

7.82018
TV
Tokyo Phoenix

Tokyo Phoenix

7.52017(voice)
Movie
Yasuragi no Sato

Yasuragi no Sato

9.02017
TV
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

7.02016Self - Actress
Movie
Kidnap Tour

Kidnap Tour

6.82016Kiyoe
Movie
Love That Makes You Cry

Love That Makes You Cry

8.12016Shizue Sendo
TV
Candy House

Candy House

8.02015Sakurai Akiko
TV
Three Moons

Three Moons

2015Aya Kosaka
Movie
Before The Leaves Fall

Before The Leaves Fall

2015Ichiko Ogawa
Movie
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon

A Pierrot Praying for the Moon

2014Sakura Tamai
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

7.42014
TV
Giovanni's Island

Giovanni's Island

7.52014Older Sawako (voice)
Movie
Don't Lose Heart

Don't Lose Heart

8.02013Toyo Shibata
Movie
The Great Passage

The Great Passage

7.22013Chie Matsumoto
Movie
Mother and Son

Mother and Son

2013
TV
Matrimonial Chaos

Matrimonial Chaos

7.82013Aiko Hamasaki
TV
Until the Break of Dawn

Until the Break of Dawn

6.62012Tsuru Hatada
Movie
Gaku

Gaku

2012Kazama Kaya
Movie
The Tempest

The Tempest

5.52011King's mother
TV
Listen to My Heart

Listen to My Heart

2009Akiko Matsuda
Movie
Dear Doctor

Dear Doctor

6.62009Kaduko Torikai
Movie
Toad's Oil

Toad's Oil

7.02009Hikari's Grandmother
Movie
Ordinary Miracles

Ordinary Miracles

7.72009Shizue Nakazo
TV
Flavor of Happiness

Flavor of Happiness

6.32008Yuriko Nagata
Movie
Only You Can Hear Me

Only You Can Hear Me

6.52007Sachi Nozaki
Movie
Juken no Kamisama

Juken no Kamisama

7.02007Nobuko Umezawa
TV
Talk, Talk, Talk

Talk, Talk, Talk

5.92007Haruko Toyama
Movie
Dear Father

Dear Father

8.32007Sakashita Yumeko
TV
Into the White Night

Into the White Night

7.42006Karasawa Reiko
TV
Time for Love

Time for Love

2005Kyoko Kitami
TV
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還

実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還

2005
Movie
Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi

Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi

7.02005Kataoka's mother
Movie
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple

Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple

6.72004Miss Marple (voice)
TV
To the One I Love

To the One I Love

8.02004Yoshie Azumi
TV
Like Asura

Like Asura

6.62003Takezawa Fuji
Movie
Big Money

Big Money

6.02002Teruko Hatano
TV
Toshiie and Matsu

Toshiie and Matsu

8.32002Tae
TV
恋人はスナイパー

恋人はスナイパー

5.02001
TV
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop

Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop

7.42001Fukiko Shirai
TV
Food Fight

Food Fight

7.32000Miyoshi Yuuko
TV
おかしな二人~のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士

おかしな二人~のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士

2000
TV
Yanchakure

Yanchakure

1998水嶋ハル
TV
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa

The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa

8.01996Iti Miyazawa
Movie
A Samurai's Sorrow

A Samurai's Sorrow

1993
Movie
Saiyūki

Saiyūki

9.01993观世音菩萨
Movie
Sometime, Somewhere

Sometime, Somewhere

1992Chairman's wife
Movie
さよなら李香蘭

さよなら李香蘭

1989
TV
Four Days of Snow and Blood

Four Days of Snow and Blood

7.31989Taka Suzuki
Movie
Hachiko

Hachiko

7.81987Shizuko Ueno
Movie
The Tailor-Made Shirt

The Tailor-Made Shirt

1986
TV
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi

Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi

1983
Movie
The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

1981
Movie
The Last Game

The Last Game

9.01979
Movie
Ashura no Gotoku

Ashura no Gotoku

3.71979
TV
Blood Type: Blue

Blood Type: Blue

6.11978Mrs. Hyodo
Movie
The Album on the Shore

The Album on the Shore

1.01977
TV
Stars and Storms

Stars and Storms

1976
Movie
The Corporation

The Corporation

4.81976Yoshiko Iki
Movie
Oretachi no Tabi

Oretachi no Tabi

1975
TV