Kaoru Yachigusa
Acting
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.
TV Shows(31)
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning
2018
Yasuragi no Sato
2017
Love That Makes You Cry
Shizue Sendo
2016
Candy House
Sakurai Akiko
2015
Miyamoto Musashi
2014
Mother and Son
2013
Matrimonial Chaos
滨崎亚以子
2013
The Tempest
King's mother
2011
Ordinary Miracles
Shizue Nakazo
2009
Juken no Kamisama
Nobuko Umezawa
2007
Dear Father
Sakashita Yumeko
2007
Into the White Night
Karasawa Reiko
2006
Time for Love
Kyoko Kitami
2005
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
Miss Marple (voice)
2004
To the One I Love
Yoshie Azumi
2004
Big Money
Teruko Hatano
2002
Toshiie and Matsu
Tae
2002
恋人はスナイパー
2001
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
Fukiko Shirai
2001
Food Fight
Miyoshi Yuuko
2000
おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士
2000
Yanchakure
水嶋ハル
1998
さよなら李香蘭
1989
The Tailor-Made Shirt
1986
Ashura no Gotoku
1979
The Album on the Shore
1977
Oretachi no Tabi
1975
Red Suspicion
1975
Life of a Flower
Masako no Kata
1963
俺たちの祭
Movies(72)
Tokyo Phoenix
(voice)
2017
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Actress
2016
Kidnap Tour
Kiyoe
2016
Three Moons
Aya Kosaka
2015
Before The Leaves Fall
Ichiko Ogawa
2015
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon
Sakura Tamai
2014
Giovanni's Island
Older Sawako (voice)
2014
Don't Lose Heart
Toyo Shibata
2013
The Great Passage
Chie Matsumoto
2013
Until the Break of Dawn
Tsuru Hatada
2012
Gaku
Kazama Kaya
2012
Listen to My Heart
Akiko Matsuda
2009
Dear Doctor
Kaduko Torikai
2009
Toad's Oil
Hikari's Grandmother
2009
Flavor of Happiness
Yuriko Nagata
2008
Only You Can Hear Me
Sachi Nozaki
2007
Talk, Talk, Talk
Haruko Toyama
2007
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
2005
Negotiator
2005
Like Asura
Takezawa Fuji
2003
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
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Taka Suzuki
1989
Hachiko
Shizuko Ueno
1987
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
芦名隆子
1983
The Tale of Genji
1981
The Last Game
1979
Blood Type: Blue
1978
The Corporation
1976
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
The Song from My Heart
1969
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
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
6th Sin & 7th Sin
1964
Hello, Baby
Fujiko Tachikawa
1964
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
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Atarashii Sebiro
1957
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