Kaoru Yachigusa
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Otsu
1954
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Otsu
1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Otsu
1956
Hachiko
as Shizuko Ueno
1987
The Betrayal
as Namie
1966
The Tale of Genji
1981
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
as 芦名隆子
1983
Sometime, Somewhere
as Chairman's wife
1992
The President Talks Bank
1956
Samurai Assassin
as Mitsu
1965
Morning Fog
1971
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Married woman
1974
The Great Passage
as Chie Matsumoto
2013
Kidnap Tour
as Kiyoe
2016
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
as Iti Miyazawa
1996
With Beauty and Sorrow
as Otoko Ueno
1965
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as Chiyo
1972
The Human Vapor
as Fujichiyo Kasuga
1960
Inu to Asachan
1969
TV Appearances
Life of a Flower
as Masako no Kata
1963
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
as Fukiko Shirai
2001
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
as Miss Marple (voice)
2004
Time for Love
as Kyoko Kitami
2005
Into the White Night
as Karasawa Reiko
2006
Toshiie and Matsu
as Tae
2002
おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士
2000
Dear Father
as Sakashita Yumeko
2007
Matrimonial Chaos
as 滨崎亚以子
2013
To the One I Love
as Yoshie Azumi
2004
Red Suspicion
1975
Love That Makes You Cry
as Shizue Sendo
2016