Kaoru Yachigusa
Acting
- Born:
- 1931-01-06
- Died:
- 2019-10-24
- Place of birth:
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Biography
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
Filmography
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning
Tokyo Phoenix
Yasuragi no Sato
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Kidnap Tour
Love That Makes You Cry
Candy House
Three Moons
Before The Leaves Fall
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon
Miyamoto Musashi
Giovanni's Island
Don't Lose Heart
The Great Passage
Mother and Son
Matrimonial Chaos
Until the Break of Dawn
Gaku
The Tempest
Listen to My Heart
Dear Doctor
Toad's Oil
Ordinary Miracles
Flavor of Happiness
Only You Can Hear Me
Juken no Kamisama
Talk, Talk, Talk
Dear Father
Into the White Night
Time for Love
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
Negotiator
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
To the One I Love
Like Asura
Big Money
Toshiie and Matsu
恋人はスナイパー
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
Food Fight
おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士
Yanchakure
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
A Samurai's Sorrow
Saiyūki
Sometime, Somewhere
さよなら李香蘭
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Hachiko
The Tailor-Made Shirt
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
The Tale of Genji
The Last Game
Ashura no Gotoku
Blood Type: Blue
The Album on the Shore
Stars and Storms
The Corporation
Oretachi no Tabi
Red Suspicion
A Bird of Africa
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Morning Fog
The Song from My Heart
Inu to Asachan
The Sisters and I
The Betrayal
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
With Beauty and Sorrow
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
Samurai Assassin
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
Hello, Baby
New Marital Relations
Life of a Flower
The Human Vapor
The Five Jolly Thieves
The Spear Master
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
Temptation on Glamour Island
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
Nuregami kenpo
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival
Epic Crash
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Gendai Mushuku
Holiday in Tokyo
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
Atarashii Sebiro
The Living Koheiji
Snow Country
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Pure Love
The Legend of the White Serpent
Settlement of Love
The President Talks Bank
The Maiden Courtesan
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
The President's Boss
Stray Sheep
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Madame Butterfly
The Princess Sen
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Young Eyes
One Night of Love
Princess Finds Her Prince
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
Moth Lamp
Traveling with Breeze
Mr. Pu
さよなら李香蘭
俺たちの祭