Actor
Kaoru Yachigusa
January 6, 1931 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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.
Often works with
Toshirō Mifune
4 titles together
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Akihiko Hirata
4 titles together
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Tatsuya Nakadai
4 titles together
Hachiko, Giovanni's Island, Like Asura
Mariko Okada
3 titles together
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
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Kurôemon Onoe
3 titles together
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Mitsuko Mito
2 titles together
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Full filmography · 103
Tokyo Phoenix
as (voice)
2017
Kidnap Tour
as Kiyoe
2016
Three Moons
as Aya Kosaka
2015
Before The Leaves Fall
as Ichiko Ogawa
2015A Pierrot Praying for the Moon
as Sakura Tamai
2014
Giovanni's Island
as Older Sawako (voice)
20147.5
Don't Lose Heart
as Toyo Shibata
2013
The Great Passage
as Chie Matsumoto
20137.2
Until the Break of Dawn
as Tsuru Hatada
2012
Gaku
as Kazama Kaya
2012
Listen to My Heart
as Akiko Matsuda
2009
Dear Doctor
as Kaduko Torikai
20096.6