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.
Filmography
Tokyo Phoenix
2017
as (voice)
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actress
Kidnap Tour
2016
as Kiyoe
Three Moons
2015
as Aya Kosaka
Before The Leaves Fall
2015
as Ichiko Ogawa
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon
2014
as Sakura Tamai
Giovanni's Island
2014
as Older Sawako (voice)
Don't Lose Heart
2013
as Toyo Shibata
The Great Passage
2013
as Chie Matsumoto
Until the Break of Dawn
2012
as Tsuru Hatada
Gaku
2012
as Kazama Kaya
Listen to My Heart
2009
as Akiko Matsuda
Dear Doctor
2009
as Kaduko Torikai
Toad's Oil
2009
as Hikari's Grandmother
Flavor of Happiness
2008
as Yuriko Nagata
Only You Can Hear Me
2007
as Sachi Nozaki
Talk, Talk, Talk
2007
as Haruko Toyama
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実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
2005
Negotiator
2005
Like Asura
2003
as Takezawa Fuji
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
1996
as Iti Miyazawa
A Samurai's Sorrow
1993
Saiyūki
1993
as 观世音菩萨
Sometime, Somewhere
1992
as Chairman's wife