Kaoru Yachigusa
Born
January 6, 1931
Died
October 24, 2019 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
(50 episodes)
2019
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning
(16 episodes)
2018
Tokyo Phoenix
(voice)
2017
Yasuragi no Sato A Peaceful Place
(2 episodes)
2017
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Actress
2016
Kidnap Tour
Kiyoe
2016
Love That Makes You Cry
Shizue Sendo · (10 episodes)
2016
Candy House
Sakurai Akiko · (10 episodes)
2015
Three Moons
Kosaka Aya
2015
Before The Leaves Fall
Ichiko Ogawa
2015
Miyamoto Musashi
(2 episodes)
2014
Giovanni's Island
Older Sawako (voice)
2014
Don't Lose Heart
Toyo Shibata
2013
The Pierrot Prays to the Moon
2013
Pierrot Praying to the Moon
Sakura Tamai · (1 episode)
2013
The Great Passage
Chie Matsumoto
2013
Mother and Son
(1 episode)
2013
Matrimonial Chaos
滨崎亚以子 · (11 episodes)
2013
Until the Break of Dawn
Tsuru Hatada
2012
Gaku
Kazama Kaya
2012
The Tempest
King's mother · (10 episodes)
2011
Listen to My Heart
Akiko Matsuda
2009
Dear Doctor
Kaduko Torikai
2009
Toad's Oil
Hikari's Grandmother
2009
Ordinary Miracles
Shizue Nakazo · (11 episodes)
2009
Flavor of Happiness
Yuriko Nagata
2008
Only You Can Hear Me
Sachi Nozaki
2007
Juken no Kamisama
Nobuko Umezawa · (10 episodes)
2007
Talk, Talk, Talk
Haruko Toyama
2007
Dear Father
Sakashita Yumeko · (11 episodes)
2007
Into the White Night
Karasawa Reiko · (11 episodes)
2006
Time for Love
Kyoko Kitami · (10 episodes)
2005
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
2005
Negotiator
2005
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
Miss Marple (voice) · (39 episodes)
2004
To the One I Love
Yoshie Azumi · (11 episodes)
2004
Like Asura
Takezawa Fuji
2003
Big Money
Teruko Hatano · (12 episodes)
2002
Toshiie and Matsu
Tae · (49 episodes)
2002
恋人はスナイパー
(1 episode)
2001
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
Fukiko Shirai · (11 episodes)
2001
Food Fight
Miyoshi Yuuko · (11 episodes)
2000
おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士
(1 episode)
2000
Yanchakure
水嶋ハル · (150 episodes)
1998
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
Iti Miyazawa
1996
A Samurai's Sorrow
1993
Saiyūki
观世音菩萨
1993
Sometime, Somewhere
Chairman's wife
1992
さよなら李香蘭
(2 episodes)
1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Taka Suzuki
1989
Hachiko
Shizuko Ueno
1987
The Tailor-Made Shirt
(6 episodes)
1986
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
芦名隆子
1983
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
1983
The Tale of Genji
1981
The Last Game
1979
Ashura no Gotoku
(7 episodes)
1979
Blood Type: Blue
1978
The Album on the Shore
(15 episodes)
1977
Oretachi no Tabi
(2 episodes)
1975
Red Suspicion
(29 episodes)
1975
A Bird of Africa
1975
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Married woman
1974
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Chiyo
1972
Morning Fog
1971
Inu to Asachan
1969
The Sisters and I
Shima
1967
The Betrayal
Namie
1966
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
1965
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
With Beauty and Sorrow
Otoko Ueno
1965
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
Samurai Assassin
Mitsu
1965
こんにちは赤ちゃん
Fujiko Tachikawa
1964
Life of a Flower
Masako no Kata · (39 episodes)
1963
The Human Vapor
Fujichiyo Kasuga
1960
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
1959
Temptation on Glamour Island
Tomiko
1959
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Nuregami kenpo
1958
Epic Crash
1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
The Living Koheiji
Ochika
1957
Snow Country
Yôko
1957
The Legend of the White Serpent
Xiaoqing
1956
Settlement of Love
Asako
1956
The President Talks Bank
1956
The Maiden Courtesan
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Otsu
1956
The President's Boss
1956
Stray Sheep
Mineko
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Otsu
1955
Madame Butterfly
Cio-Cio-San
1954
The Princess Sen
Dancing waiting-girl
1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Otsu
1954
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
Ohikari
1953
Traveling with Breeze
1953
Mr. Pu
1953
俺たちの祭
(1 episode)