About

Known credits:
96
Birthday:
1931-01-06
Place of birth:
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Website:
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Kaoru Yachigusa

Overview

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

Acting
2019 Yasuragi no Toki: Michi Actor N/A
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2018 Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning Actor 69
Fair
2018 執事 西園寺の名推理 Actor 伊集院百合子 70
Good
2017 Tokyo Phoenix Actor (voice) 59
Average
2017 Yasuragi no Sato A Peaceful Place Actor 70
Good
2016 Mifune: The Last Samurai Actor Self - Actress 60
Fair
2016 Kidnap Tour Actor Kiyoe 59
Average
2016 Love That Makes You Cry Actor Shizue Sendo 70
Good
2015 Candy House Actor Sakurai Akiko 70
Good
2015 Three Moons Actor Kosaka Aya N/A
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2015 Before The Leaves Fall Actor Ichiko Ogawa N/A
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2014 Miyamoto Musashi Actor 70
Good
2014 Giovanni's Island Actor Older Sawako (voice) 61
Fair
2013 Don't Lose Heart Actor Toyo Shibata 58
Average
2013 The Pierrot Prays to the Moon Actor N/A
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2013 Pierrot Praying to the Moon Actor Sakura Tamai 70
Good
2013 The Great Passage Actor Chie Matsumoto 60
Fair
2013 Matrimonial Chaos Actor 滨崎亚以子 70
Good
2012 Until the Break of Dawn Actor Tsuru Hatada 59
Average
2012 Gaku Actor Kazama Kaya N/A
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2011 The Tempest Actor King's mother 69
Fair
2009 Listen to My Heart Actor Akiko Matsuda N/A
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2009 Dear Doctor Actor Kaduko Torikai 59
Average
2009 Toad's Oil Actor Hikari's Grandmother 59
Average
2009 Ordinary Miracles Actor Shizue Nakazo 70
Good
2008 Flavor of Happiness Actor Yuriko Nagata 58
Average
2007 Only You Can Hear Me Actor Sachi Nozaki 59
Average
2007 Juken no Kamisama Actor Nobuko Umezawa 70
Good
2007 Talk, Talk, Talk Actor Haruko Toyama 59
Average
2007 Dear Father Actor Sakashita Yumeko 70
Good
2006 Into the White Night Actor Karasawa Reiko 69
Fair
2005 Time for Love Actor Kyoko Kitami N/A
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2005 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 Actor N/A
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2005 Negotiator Actor 58
Average
2004 Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple Actor Miss Marple 69
Fair
2004 To the One I Love Actor Yoshie Azumi 70
Good
2003 Like Asura Actor Takezawa Fuji 59
Average
2002 Big Money Actor Teruko Hatano 69
Fair
2002 Toshiie and Matsu Actor Tae 69
Fair
2001 恋人はスナイパー Actor 69
Fair
2001 Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop Actor Fukiko Shirai 69
Fair
2000 Food Fight Actor Miyoshi Yuuko 69
Fair
2000 おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士 Actor N/A
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1998 Yanchakure Actor 水嶋ハル N/A
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1996 The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa Actor Iti Miyazawa N/A
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1993 A Samurai's Sorrow Actor N/A
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1992 Sometime, Somewhere Actor Chairman's wife N/A
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1989 さよなら李香蘭 Actor N/A
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1989 Four Days of Snow and Blood Actor Taka Suzuki 59
Average
1987 Hachiko Actor Shizuko Ueno 63
Fair
1986 The Tailor-Made Shirt Actor N/A
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1983 Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi Actor 芦名隆子 N/A
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1983 Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi Actor N/A
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1981 The Tale of Genji Actor N/A
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1979 The Last Game Actor N/A
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1979 Ashura no Gotoku Actor N/A
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1978 Blood Type: Blue Actor 59
Average
1975 Oretachi no Tabi Actor N/A
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1975 Red Suspicion Actor 70
Good
1975 A Bird of Africa Actor N/A
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1974 Pastoral: To Die in the Country Actor Married woman 61
Fair
1972 Tora-san's Dream-Come-True Actor Chiyo 59
Average
1971 Morning Fog Actor N/A
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1969 Inu to Asachan Actor N/A
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1967 The Sisters and I Actor Shima N/A
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1966 The Betrayal Actor Namie 59
Average
1965 Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men Actor N/A
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1965 Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy Actor 59
Average
1965 With Beauty and Sorrow Actor Otoko Ueno 58
Average
1965 The Domain: The Naniwa Story Actor 59
Average
1965 Samurai Assassin Actor Mitsu 60
Fair
1964 こんにちは赤ちゃん Actor Fujiko Tachikawa 59
Average
1963 Life of a Flower Actor Masako no Kata N/A
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1960 The Human Vapor Actor Fujichiyo Kasuga 59
Average
1959 The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung Actor Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress N/A
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1959 Temptation on Glamour Island Actor Tomiko 59
Average
1958 Yajikita dōchū sugoroku Actor N/A
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1958 Nuregami kenpo Actor N/A
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1958 Epic Crash Actor N/A
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1957 The Living Koheiji Actor Ochika N/A
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1957 Snow Country Actor Yôko 59
Average
1956 The Legend of the White Serpent Actor Xiaoqing 58
Average
1956 Settlement of Love Actor Asako N/A
N/A
1956 The President Talks Bank Actor N/A
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1956 The Maiden Courtesan Actor N/A
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1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Actor Otsu 61
Fair
1956 The President's Boss Actor N/A
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1955 Stray Sheep Actor Mineko N/A
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1955 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple Actor Otsu 61
Fair
1955 Madama Butterfly Actor Cio-Cio-San N/A
N/A
1954 The Princess Sen Actor Dancing waiting-girl 59
Average
1954 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Actor Otsu 62
Fair
1953 Princess Finds Her Prince Actor N/A
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1953 Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker Actor Ohikari N/A
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1953 Traveling with Breeze Actor N/A
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1953 Mr. Pu Actor 59
Average