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
Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
as Self - Actress
Giovanni's Island (2014)
as Older Sawako (voice)
Hachiko (1987)
as Shizuko Ueno
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts (1959)
Actor
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
as Otsu
Tokyo Phoenix (2017)
as (voice)
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival (1958)
Actor
A Samurai's Sorrow (1993)
Actor
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
as Taka Suzuki
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Otsu
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Otsu
The Human Vapor (1960)
as Fujichiyo Kasuga
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Mitsu
Negotiator (2005)
Actor
Until the Break of Dawn (2012)
as Tsuru Hatada
The Great Passage (2013)
as Chie Matsumoto
New Marital Relations (1963)
Actor
The Five Jolly Thieves (1960)
Actor
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
as Married woman
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
Actor
The Spear Master (1959)
Actor
The Betrayal (1966)
as Namie
Like Asura (2003)
as Takezawa Fuji
Snow Country (1957)
as Yôko
Stars and Storms (1976)
Actor
The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
as Xiaoqing
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
Actor
Blood Type: Blue (1978)
as Mrs. Hyodo
The Princess Sen (1954)
as Dancing waiting-girl
Gaku (2012)
as Kazama Kaya
Pure Love (1956)
Actor
Talk, Talk, Talk (2007)
as Haruko Toyama
One Night of Love (1954)
as Oharu
The Song from My Heart (1969)
Actor
The Corporation (1976)
as Yoshiko Iki
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
as Tomiko
Flavor of Happiness (2008)
as Yuriko Nagata
Dear Doctor (2009)
as Kaduko Torikai
Madame Butterfly (1954)
as Cio-Cio-San
The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965)
Actor
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
as 志村千代
Only You Can Hear Me (2007)
as Sachi Nozaki
With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)
as Otoko Ueno
Saiyūki (1993)
as 观世音菩萨
Kidnap Tour (2016)
as Kiyoe
Hello, Baby (1964)
as Fujiko Tachikawa
Don't Lose Heart (2013)
as Toyo Shibata
Princess Finds Her Prince (1953)
Actor
The Living Koheiji (1957)
as Ochika
The Last Game (1979)
Actor
Mr. Pu (1953)
Actor
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō (1958)
Actor
The President Talks Bank (1956)
Actor
Before The Leaves Fall (2015)
as Ichiko Ogawa
Settlement of Love (1956)
as Asako
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)
as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
Stray Sheep (1955)
as Mineko
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon (2014)
as Sakura Tamai
Moth Lamp (1953)
Actor
Listen to My Heart (2009)
as Akiko Matsuda
Young Eyes (1954)
Actor
Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Actor
The President's Boss (1956)
Actor
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa (1996)
as Iti Miyazawa
Gendai Mushuku (1958)
as Hisako Kurata
Epic Crash (1958)
Actor
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (1964)
as 6th Sin & 7th Sin
Toad's Oil (2009)
as Hikari's Grandmother
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 (2005)
Actor
Nuregami kenpo (1958)
Actor
The Tale of Genji (1981)
Actor
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
Actor
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi (1983)
as 芦名隆子
The Maiden Courtesan (1956)
Actor
The Sisters and I (1967)
as Shima
Three Moons (2015)
as Aya Kosaka
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (1953)
as Ohikari
Inu to Asachan (1969)
Actor
Atarashii Sebiro (1957)
Actor
Traveling with Breeze (1953)
Actor
Sometime, Somewhere (1992)
as Chairman's wife
A Bird of Africa (1975)
Actor
Morning Fog (1971)
Actor
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men (1965)
Actor