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Kaoru Yachigusa

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…

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Born
Jan 6, 1931
Died
Oct 24, 2019
Birthplace
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Acting

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.

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Filmography

Movies

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-MakerOhikari
1953
Moth Lamp
1953
Mr. Pu
1953
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
Traveling with Breeze
1953
Madame ButterflyCio-Cio-San
1954
One Night of LoveOharu
1954
Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoOtsu
1954
The Princess SenDancing waiting-girl
1954
YE
Young Eyes
1954
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleOtsu
1955
SS
Stray SheepMineko
1955
Pure Love
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandOtsu
1956
Settlement of LoveAsako
1956
The Legend of the White SerpentXiaoqing
1956
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
The Maiden Courtesan
1956
The President Talks Bank
1956
The President's Boss
1956
Atarashii Sebiro
1957
Snow CountryYôko
1957
The Living KoheijiOchika
1957
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival
1958
Epic Crash
1958
Gendai MushukuHisako Kurata
1958
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Nuregami kenpo
1958
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
1958
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts
1959
Temptation on Glamour IslandTomiko
1959
The Adventures of Sun Wu KungTsui Lan, the maiden in distress
1959
The Spear Master
1959
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
The Human VaporFujichiyo Kasuga
1960
New Marital Relations
1963
Hello, BabyFujiko Tachikawa
1964
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins6th Sin & 7th Sin
1964
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
1965
Samurai AssassinMitsu
1965
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
With Beauty and SorrowOtoko Ueno
1965
The BetrayalNamie
1966
The Sisters and IShima
1967
IT
Inu to Asachan
1969
The Song from My Heart
1969
Morning Fog
1971
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True志村千代
1972
Pastoral: To Die in the CountryMarried woman
1974
A Bird of Africa
1975
Stars and Storms
1976
The CorporationYoshiko Iki
1976
Blood Type: BlueMrs. Hyodo
1978
The Last Game
1979
The Tale of Genji
1981
SK
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi芦名隆子
1983
SK
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
1983
HachikoShizuko Ueno
1987
Four Days of Snow and BloodTaka Suzuki
1989
Sometime, SomewhereChairman's wife
1992
A Samurai's Sorrow
1993
Saiyūki观世音菩萨
1993
The Life and Love of Kenji MiyazawaIti Miyazawa
1996
Like AsuraTakezawa Fuji
2003
Negotiator
2005
実遅
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
2005
Only You Can Hear MeSachi Nozaki
2007
Talk, Talk, TalkHaruko Toyama
2007
Flavor of HappinessYuriko Nagata
2008
Dear DoctorKaduko Torikai
2009
Listen to My HeartAkiko Matsuda
2009
Toad's OilHikari's Grandmother
2009
GakuKazama Kaya
2012
Until the Break of DawnTsuru Hatada
2012
Don't Lose HeartToyo Shibata
2013
The Great PassageChie Matsumoto
2013
A Pierrot Praying for the MoonSakura Tamai
2014
Giovanni's IslandOlder Sawako (voice)
2014
Before The Leaves FallIchiko Ogawa
2015
Three MoonsAya Kosaka
2015
Kidnap TourKiyoe
2016
Mifune: The Last SamuraiSelf - Actress
2016
Tokyo Phoenix(voice)
2017
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さよなら李香蘭演员

Television

Life of a FlowerMasako no Kata · 39 eps
1963
Oretachi no Tabi2 eps
1975
Red Suspicion29 eps
1975
The Album on the Shore15 eps
1977
Ashura no Gotoku7 eps
1979
The Tailor-Made Shirt6 eps
1986
さよなら李香蘭2 eps
1989
Yanchakure水嶋ハル · 150 eps
1998
Food FightMiyoshi Yuuko · 11 eps
2000
お
おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士1 eps
2000
Antique: Western Antique Cake ShopFukiko Shirai · 11 eps
2001
恋
恋人はスナイパー1 eps
2001
Big MoneyTeruko Hatano · 12 eps
2002
Toshiie and MatsuTae · 51 eps
2002
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and MarpleMiss Marple (voice) · 39 eps
2004
To the One I LoveYoshie Azumi · 11 eps
2004
Time for LoveKyoko Kitami · 10 eps
2005
Into the White NightKarasawa Reiko · 11 eps
2006
Dear FatherSakashita Yumeko · 11 eps
2007
Juken no KamisamaNobuko Umezawa · 10 eps
2007
Ordinary MiraclesShizue Nakazo · 11 eps
2009
The TempestKing's mother · 10 eps
2011
Matrimonial ChaosAiko Hamasaki · 11 eps
2013
MA
Mother and Son1 eps
2013
Miyamoto Musashi2 eps
2014
Candy HouseSakurai Akiko · 10 eps
2015
Love That Makes You CryShizue Sendo · 10 eps
2016
Yasuragi no Sato2 eps
2017
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning16 eps
2018
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi50 eps
2019
俺
俺たちの祭1 eps

Photos

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