About

Known credits:
78
Birthday:
1964-06-09
Place of birth:
Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Website:
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Hiroko Yakushimaru

Overview

After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Along with teen idols Tomoyo Harada and Noriko Watanabe who debuted from Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, she was often dubbed as one of "Kadokawa Sannin-musume" in her early career.

Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 movie Never Give Up. In 1981, she came into prominence with Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, the film where she played the leading role. She also recorded the same-titled theme song for the film, which hit No. 1 on Oricon in late 1981, and stayed there until January 18, 1982.

Since rising to fame, Yakushimaru has gained success as both an actress and a pop singer, mainly during the 1980s. She had also worked as a prolific recording artist until her marriage with Kōji Tamaki, the leader of the band Anzen Chitai.

Known for

Acting
2024 Last Mile Actor Misumi Natsuyo 58
Average
2024 Blue Period Actor Masako Saeki 58
Average
2023 Passion for Punchlines Actor Shima Takako 70
Good
2023 薬師丸ひろ子 40th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～アナタノコトバ～ Actor N/A
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2022 Lost Man Found Actor President Yamamura 70
Good
2022 Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021 Actor N/A
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2022 Tonbi Actor Taeko 59
Average
2021 Riverside Mukolitta Actor 59
Average
2021 Dearest Actor Azusa Sanada 69
Fair
2020 Yell Actor 69
Fair
2019 Black School Rules Actor Virginia Wolf 58
Average
2019 絆のペダル Actor 宮澤純子 N/A
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2018 Cafe Funiculi Funicula Actor Kayo Takatake 59
Average
2018 Unnatural Actor Misumi Natsuyo 77
Good
2017 The 8-Year Engagement Actor Hatsumi Nakahara 60
Fair
2017 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura Actor Female owner 59
Average
2017 Fuji Family New Year Special 2017 Actor Oguni Takako N/A
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2016 Yuriko's Picture Book Actor Yuriko Onodera N/A
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2016 Fuji Family Actor 鷹子（長女） N/A
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2015 Aka Medaka Actor Narrator 59
Average
2015 Dokonjō Gaeru Actor Mom 69
Fair
2015 Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island Actor Latifa (voice) 59
Average
2013 The Stork Nest Actor Yumiko Yasuda 59
Average
2013 Amachan Actor Hiromi Suzuka N/A
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2013 Amachan Actor Hiromi Suzuka 71
Good
2013 Carry On! Hara-chan! Actor Yaguchi Yuriko 69
Fair
2012 I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair Actor Hasebe Haruko 58
Average
2012 Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 Actor Tomoe Suzuki 59
Average
2011 The Full Throttle Girl Actor Sakuragawa Shoko 70
Good
2011 Wasao Actor Setsuko 59
Average
2010 Dr. Hisayoshi Suma Actor 須磨千代子 59
Average
2010 Hanamizuki Actor Ryoko 60
Fair
2009 A Good Husband Actor Sakura Kitami 59
Average
2009 The Homeless Student 2 Actor Keiko Tamura N/A
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2008 Be yourself Actor Yuka Enomoto N/A
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2008 Nadeshiko Tai Actor N/A
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2008 Sing Salmon Sing Actor Yoko Senuma 59
Average
2007 Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 Actor Tomoe Suzuki 59
Average
2007 Glasses Actor Morishita 59
Average
2007 1 Litre Of Tears SP Actor Shioka Ikeuchi 59
Average
2007 Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust Actor Mariko Tanaka 58
Average
2006 Arigatou Actor N/A
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2006 Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series Actor Mirei 58
Average
2006 Aogeba Tôtoshi Actor Mari Minegishi 59
Average
2005 Always - Sunset on Third Street Actor Tomoe Suzuki 60
Fair
2005 1 Litre of Tears Actor Shioka Ikeuchi 79
Good
2005 Princess Raccoon Actor Ohagi no tsubone 58
Average
2005 Tetsujin 28: The Movie Actor Yoko Kaneda 58
Average
2004 The Lakeside Murder Case Actor Minako Namiki 59
Average
2003 Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series Actor Mirei Asada 58
Average
2002 Mama no Idenshi Actor N/A
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2002 Fan of Hong Kong star Actor N/A
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2002 Kisarazu Cat's Eye Actor Asada Mirei 69
Fair
1997 Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow Actor N/A
N/A
1993 Nurse Call Actor Kozue Igarashi 58
Average
1992 Twinkle Actor Shoko Koyama 58
Average
1990 Tasmania Story Actor 59
Average
1990 Let's Go to the Hospital Actor 59
Average
1990 Heart's Delivery Actor N/A
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1989 READY! LADY Actor Ryoko N/A
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1988 Downtown Heroes Actor 59
Average
1987 Hoshi Kikou Actor N/A
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1986 The Gentlemen’s Alliance Actor N/A
N/A
1986 Cabaret Actor Waitress 58
Average
1985 Like a Savage Actor Tamako Arisugawa 58
Average
1984 The Tragedy of “W” Actor Shizuka Mita 59
Average
1984 Main Theme Actor Shibuki Ogasawara 58
Average
1983 Legend of the Eight Samurai Actor Princess Shizu 58
Average
1983 Detective Story Actor Naomi Arai 58
Average
1981 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Actor Izumi Hoshi 59
Average
1981 School in the Crosshairs Actor Yuka Mitamura 58
Average
1980 Dreamy Fifteen Actor Kei Yamawa 59
Average
1980 Toward the Terra Actor Jona Macka (voice) 59
Average
1979 G.I. Samurai Actor Young Takeda Samurai 58
Average
1978 Never Give Up Actor Yoriko Nagai 58
Average
薬師丸ひろ子 35th Anniversary Best Songs 1981-2017 ～Live in 春日大社～ Actor N/A
N/A
The Kingdom of Ingredients Actor 旁白 70
Good

Sound
1989 READY! LADY Sound Theme Song Performance N/A
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