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