Kaoru Yachigusa
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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
Credits
Hachiko (1987)
as Shizuko Ueno
Giovanni's Island (2014)
as Older Sawako (voice)
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome (1958)
Actor
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
as Taka Suzuki
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts (1959)
Actor
The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
as Xiaoqing
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Otsu
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Mitsu
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Otsu
The Betrayal (1966)
as Namie
Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
as Self - Actress
New Marital Relations (1963)
Actor
Kidnap Tour (2016)
as Kiyoe
The Great Passage (2013)
as Chie Matsumoto
Tokyo Phoenix (2017)
as (voice)
The Five Jolly Thieves (1960)
Actor
The Human Vapor (1960)
as Fujichiyo Kasuga
One Night of Love (1954)
as Oharu
The Princess Sen (1954)
as Dancing waiting-girl
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Otsu
Stars and Storms (1976)
Actor
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
as Married woman
Like Asura (2003)
as Takezawa Fuji
Until the Break of Dawn (2012)
as Tsuru Hatada
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
Actor
Settlement of Love (1956)
as Asako
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (1964)
as 6th Sin & 7th Sin
Pure Love (1956)
Actor
The Corporation (1976)
as Yoshiko Iki
Dear Doctor (2009)
as Kaduko Torikai
Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi (2005)
Actor
Blood Type: Blue (1978)
as Mrs. Hyodo
Gendai Mushuku (1958)
as Hisako Kurata
The Song from My Heart (1969)
Actor
The Spear Master (1959)
Actor
The President's Boss (1956)
Actor
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival (1958)
Actor
Talk, Talk, Talk (2007)
as Haruko Toyama
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor
さよなら李香蘭 (—)
as 演员
Young Eyes (1954)
Actor
Flavor of Happiness (2008)
as Yuriko Nagata
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
as Tomiko
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)
as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965)
Actor
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
Actor
A Samurai's Sorrow (1993)
Actor
Snow Country (1957)
as Yôko
The President Talks Bank (1956)
Actor
Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Actor
Saiyūki (1993)
as 观世音菩萨
Only You Can Hear Me (2007)
as Sachi Nozaki
The Sisters and I (1967)
as Shima
Before The Leaves Fall (2015)
as Ichiko Ogawa
With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)
as Otoko Ueno
Moth Lamp (1953)
Actor
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa (1996)
as Iti Miyazawa
The Living Koheiji (1957)
as Ochika
Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
as 志村千代
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi (1983)
as 芦名隆子
Listen to My Heart (2009)
as Akiko Matsuda
Toad's Oil (2009)
as Hikari's Grandmother
Princess Finds Her Prince (1953)
Actor
Sometime, Somewhere (1992)
as Chairman's wife
Atarashii Sebiro (1957)
Actor
Morning Fog (1971)
Actor
The Last Game (1979)
Actor
Three Moons (2015)
as Aya Kosaka
Hello, Baby (1964)
as Fujiko Tachikawa
Don't Lose Heart (2013)
as Toyo Shibata
Stray Sheep (1955)
as Mineko
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men (1965)
Actor
The Maiden Courtesan (1956)
Actor
The Tale of Genji (1981)
Actor
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (1953)
as Ohikari
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon (2014)
as Sakura Tamai
Gaku (2012)
as Kazama Kaya
Epic Crash (1958)
Actor
Traveling with Breeze (1953)
Actor
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō (1958)
Actor
Inu to Asachan (1969)
Actor
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 (2005)
Actor
A Bird of Africa (1975)
Actor
Madame Butterfly (1954)
as Cio-Cio-San
Nuregami kenpo (1958)
Actor