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 Awards: Tanaka Kinuyo Prize (2004) Yachigusa died on October 24, 2019, at a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer, aged 88.
Filmography (110 titles)
8.0ShowYasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
7.8ShowButler Saionji’s Great Reasoning
2018
7.5MovieTokyo Phoenix
(voice) · 2017
9.0ShowYasuragi no Sato
2017
7.1MovieMifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Actress · 2016
6.8MovieKidnap Tour
Kiyoe · 2016
8.1ShowLove That Makes You Cry
Shizue Sendo · 2016
8.0ShowCandy House
Sakurai Akiko · 2015
MovieThree Moons
Aya Kosaka · 2015
MovieBefore The Leaves Fall
Ichiko Ogawa · 2015
MovieA Pierrot Praying for the Moon
Sakura Tamai · 2014
7.3ShowMiyamoto Musashi
2014
7.5MovieGiovanni's Island
Older Sawako (voice) · 2014
8.0MovieDon't Lose Heart
Toyo Shibata · 2013
7.2MovieThe Great Passage
Chie Matsumoto · 2013
ShowMother and Son
2013
7.8ShowMatrimonial Chaos
滨崎亚以子 · 2013
6.7MovieUntil the Break of Dawn
Tsuru Hatada · 2012
MovieGaku
Kazama Kaya · 2012
5.5ShowThe Tempest
King's mother · 2011
MovieListen to My Heart
Akiko Matsuda · 2009
6.6MovieDear Doctor
Kaduko Torikai · 2009
7.0MovieToad's Oil
Hikari's Grandmother · 2009
7.7ShowOrdinary Miracles
Shizue Nakazo · 2009
6.3MovieFlavor of Happiness
Yuriko Nagata · 2008
6.5MovieOnly You Can Hear Me
Sachi Nozaki · 2007
7.0ShowJuken no Kamisama
Nobuko Umezawa · 2007
5.9MovieTalk, Talk, Talk
Haruko Toyama · 2007
8.3ShowDear Father
Sakashita Yumeko · 2007
7.4ShowInto the White Night
Karasawa Reiko · 2006