Kaoru Yachigusa
Acting
Born January 6, 1931 · 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 · 40 titles
Red Suspicion
Into the White Night
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
To the One I Love
Yanchakure
Toshiie and Matsu
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Life of a Flower
Matrimonial Chaos
Love That Makes You Cry
Food Fight
Candy House
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
Dear Father
Miyamoto Musashi
Big Money
Time for Love
The Tempest
The Album on the Shore
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Juken no Kamisama
The Human Vapor
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Hachiko
Ordinary Miracles
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Yasuragi no Sato
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning
Ashura no Gotoku
The Living Koheiji
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Oretachi no Tabi
さよなら李香蘭
The Legend of the White Serpent
Samurai Assassin
Giovanni's Island
Mother and Son
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Only You Can Hear Me
The Tailor-Made Shirt