Acting · Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Born January 6, 1931
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.
TVYasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
TVButler Saionji’s Great Reasoning
2018
MovieTokyo Phoenix
2017
as (voice)
TVYasuragi no Sato
2017
MovieMifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actress
MovieKidnap Tour
2016
as Kiyoe
TVLove That Makes You Cry
2016
as Shizue Sendo
TVCandy House
2015
as Sakurai Akiko
MovieThree Moons
2015
as Aya Kosaka
MovieBefore The Leaves Fall
2015
as Ichiko Ogawa
MovieA Pierrot Praying for the Moon
2014
as Sakura Tamai
TVMiyamoto Musashi
2014
MovieGiovanni's Island
2014
as Older Sawako (voice)
MovieDon't Lose Heart
2013
as Toyo Shibata
MovieThe Great Passage
2013
as Chie Matsumoto
TVMother and Son
2013
TVMatrimonial Chaos
2013
as Aiko Hamasaki
MovieUntil the Break of Dawn
2012
as Tsuru Hatada
MovieGaku
2012
as Kazama Kaya
TVThe Tempest
2011
as King's mother
MovieListen to My Heart
2009
as Akiko Matsuda
MovieDear Doctor
2009
as Kaduko Torikai
MovieToad's Oil
2009
as Hikari's Grandmother
TVOrdinary Miracles
2009
as Shizue Nakazo
MovieFlavor of Happiness
2008
as Yuriko Nagata
MovieOnly You Can Hear Me
2007
as Sachi Nozaki
TVJuken no Kamisama
2007
as Nobuko Umezawa
MovieTalk, Talk, Talk
2007
as Haruko Toyama
TVDear Father
2007
as Sakashita Yumeko
TVInto the White Night
2006
as Karasawa Reiko
TVTime for Love
2005
as Kyoko Kitami
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
2005
MovieNegotiator
2005
TVAgatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
2004
as Miss Marple (voice)
TVTo the One I Love
2004
as Yoshie Azumi
MovieLike Asura
2003
as Takezawa Fuji
TVBig Money
2002
as Teruko Hatano
TVToshiie and Matsu
2002
as Tae
恋人はスナイパー
2001
TVAntique: Western Antique Cake Shop
2001
as Fukiko Shirai
TVFood 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
TVYanchakure
1998
as 水嶋ハル
MovieThe Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
1996
as Iti Miyazawa
MovieA Samurai's Sorrow
1993
MovieSaiyūki
1993
as 观世音菩萨
MovieSometime, Somewhere
1992
as Chairman's wife
TVさよなら李香蘭
1989
MovieFour Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Taka Suzuki
MovieHachiko
1987
as Shizuko Ueno
TVThe Tailor-Made Shirt
1986
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
1983
as 芦名隆子
MovieThe Tale of Genji
1981
MovieThe Last Game
1979
TVAshura no Gotoku
1979
MovieBlood Type: Blue
1978
TVThe Album on the Shore
1977
MovieStars and Storms
1976
MovieThe Corporation
1976
TVOretachi no Tabi
1975
TVRed Suspicion
1975
MovieA Bird of Africa
1975
MoviePastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Married woman
MovieTora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
as Chiyo
MovieMorning Fog
1971
MovieThe Song from My Heart
1969
Inu to Asachan
1969
MovieThe Sisters and I
1967
as Shima
MovieThe Betrayal
1966
as Namie
MovieBad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
1965
MovieShinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
MovieWith Beauty and Sorrow
1965
as Otoko Ueno
MovieThe Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
MovieSamurai Assassin
1965
as Mitsu
MovieHousing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964
as 6th Sin & 7th Sin
MovieHello, Baby
1964
as Fujiko Tachikawa
TVLife of a Flower
1963
as Masako no Kata
MovieThe Human Vapor
1960
as Fujichiyo Kasuga
MovieThe Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
1959
as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
MovieTemptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Tomiko
MovieYajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
MovieNuregami kenpo
1958
MovieEpic Crash
1958
MovieTabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
MovieGendai Mushuku
1958
as Hisako Kurata
MovieHoliday in Tokyo
1958
MovieAtarashii Sebiro
1957
MovieThe Living Koheiji
1957
as Ochika
MovieSnow Country
1957
as Yôko
MovieThe Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
MoviePure Love
1956
MovieThe Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Xiaoqing
MovieSettlement of Love
1956
as Asako
MovieThe President Talks Bank
1956
MovieThe Maiden Courtesan
1956
MovieSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Otsu
MovieThe President's Boss
1956
Stray Sheep
1955
as Mineko
MovieSamurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Otsu
MovieMadame Butterfly
1954
as Cio-Cio-San
MovieThe Princess Sen
1954
as Dancing waiting-girl
MovieSamurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Otsu
Young Eyes
1954
MovieOne Night of Love
1954
as Oharu
MoviePrincess Finds Her Prince
1953
MovieKisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953
as Ohikari
MovieMoth Lamp
1953
MovieTraveling with Breeze
1953
MovieMr. Pu
1953
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