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
The Human Vapor (1960)
as Fujichiyo Kasuga
The Living Koheiji (1957)
as Ochika
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
as Married woman
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Otsu
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Otsu
Stars and Storms (1976)
Actor
The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
as Xiaoqing
Giovanni's Island (2014)
as Older Sawako (voice)
Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
as Self - Actress
The Princess Sen (1954)
as Dancing waiting-girl
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Mitsu
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (1964)
as 6th Sin & 7th Sin
Like Asura (2003)
as Takezawa Fuji
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Otsu
Young Eyes (1954)
Actor
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
Actor
Hachiko (1987)
as Shizuko Ueno
The Great Passage (2013)
as Chie Matsumoto
The Song from My Heart (1969)
Actor
Moth Lamp (1953)
Actor
Negotiator (2005)
Actor
Gendai Mushuku (1958)
as Hisako Kurata
Tokyo Phoenix (2017)
as (voice)
Dear Doctor (2009)
as Kaduko Torikai
Saiyūki (1993)
as 观世音菩萨
The Betrayal (1966)
as Namie
Pure Love (1956)
Actor
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
as Taka Suzuki
One Night of Love (1954)
as Oharu
Until the Break of Dawn (2012)
as Tsuru Hatada
Only You Can Hear Me (2007)
as Sachi Nozaki
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
Actor
Snow Country (1957)
as Yôko
Don't Lose Heart (2013)
as Toyo Shibata
Kidnap Tour (2016)
as Kiyoe
Madame Butterfly (1954)
as Cio-Cio-San
With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)
as Otoko Ueno
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
as Chiyo
Blood Type: Blue (1978)
Actor
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa (1996)
as Iti Miyazawa
Settlement of Love (1956)
as Asako
Flavor of Happiness (2008)
as Yuriko Nagata
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)
as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
Talk, Talk, Talk (2007)
as Haruko Toyama
The Corporation (1976)
Actor
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 (2005)
Actor
The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965)
Actor
Before The Leaves Fall (2015)
as Ichiko Ogawa
Toad's Oil (2009)
as Hikari's Grandmother
Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Actor
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō (1958)
Actor
The Last Game (1979)
Actor
The Maiden Courtesan (1956)
Actor
Gaku (2012)
as Kazama Kaya
Princess Finds Her Prince (1953)
Actor
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men (1965)
Actor
The President Talks Bank (1956)
Actor
Sometime, Somewhere (1992)
as Chairman's wife
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
as Tomiko
The Tale of Genji (1981)
Actor
Atarashii Sebiro (1957)
Actor
A Samurai's Sorrow (1993)
Actor
The Sisters and I (1967)
as Shima
The President's Boss (1956)
Actor
Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor
Stray Sheep (1955)
as Mineko
Listen to My Heart (2009)
as Akiko Matsuda
Hello, Baby (1964)
as Fujiko Tachikawa
Epic Crash (1958)
Actor
Inu to Asachan (1969)
Actor
Morning Fog (1971)
Actor
Three Moons (2015)
as Aya Kosaka
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (1953)
as Ohikari
A Bird of Africa (1975)
Actor
Traveling with Breeze (1953)
Actor
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi (1983)
as 芦名隆子
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon (2014)
as Sakura Tamai
Nuregami kenpo (1958)
Actor