Kaoru Yachigusa
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Kaoru Yachigusa
Hachiko
1987
Filmography
Acting (85)
2017
Tokyo Phoenixas (voice)
7.5
2016
Mifune: The Last Samuraias Self - Actress
7.0
2016
Kidnap Touras Kiyoe
6.8
2015
Three Moonsas Aya Kosaka
2015
Before The Leaves Fallas Ichiko Ogawa
2014
A Pierrot Praying for the Moonas Sakura Tamai
2014
Giovanni's Islandas Older Sawako (voice)
7.5
2013
Don't Lose Heartas Toyo Shibata
8.0
2013
The Great Passageas Chie Matsumoto
7.2
2012
Until the Break of Dawnas Tsuru Hatada
6.6
2012
Gakuas Kazama Kaya
2009
Listen to My Heartas Akiko Matsuda
2009
Dear Doctoras Kaduko Torikai
6.6
2009
Toad's Oilas Hikari's Grandmother
7.0
2008
Flavor of Happinessas Yuriko Nagata
6.3
2007
Only You Can Hear Meas Sachi Nozaki
6.5
2007
Talk, Talk, Talkas Haruko Toyama
5.9
2005
2005
7.0
2003
Like Asuraas Takezawa Fuji
6.6
1996
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawaas Iti Miyazawa
8.0
1993
Saiyūkias 观世音菩萨
9.0
1992
Sometime, Somewhereas Chairman's wife
1989
Four Days of Snow and Bloodas Taka Suzuki
7.3
1987
Hachikoas Shizuko Ueno
7.8
1983
1979
9.0
1978
Blood Type: Blueas Mrs. Hyodo
6.1
1976
1976
The Corporationas Yoshiko Iki
3.7
1975
1974
Pastoral: To Die in the Countryas Married woman
7.5
1972
Tora-san's Dream-Come-Trueas 志村千代
8.3
1971
7.0
1969
1967
The Sisters and Ias Shima
1966
The Betrayalas Namie
6.5
1965
With Beauty and Sorrowas Otoko Ueno
5.7
4.8
1965
Samurai Assassinas Mitsu
7.3
1964
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sinsas 6th Sin & 7th Sin
1964
Hello, Babyas Fujiko Tachikawa
10.0
1960
The Human Vaporas Fujichiyo Kasuga
7.1
1959
1959
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kungas Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
10.0
1959
Temptation on Glamour Islandas Tomiko
7.0
8.0
1958
8.0
1958
9.0
1958
Gendai Mushukuas Hisako Kurata
1958
9.0
1957
1957
The Living Koheijias Ochika
7.0
1957
Snow Countryas Yôko
6.7
1956
1956
The Legend of the White Serpentas Xiaoqing
6.1
1956
Settlement of Loveas Asako
9.0
1956
7.2
8.0
1955
Stray Sheepas Mineko
7.0
1955
7.2
1954
Madame Butterflyas Cio-Cio-San
8.0
1954
The Princess Senas Dancing waiting-girl
5.0
1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamotoas Otsu
7.2
1954
1954
One Night of Loveas Oharu
1953
10.0
1953
1953
6.5