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