Kaoru Yachigusa
Acting Born Jan 6, 1931 Died Oct 24, 2019 Osaka Prefecture, Japan 111 credits
Biography
Kaoru Yachigusa was a Japanese actress born in Osaka Prefecture on January 6, 1931. She was a member of the Takarazuka Revue from 1947 until 1957. Following her departure from the revue, she maintained a career in film, television, and narration. Throughout her professional life, she received several Japanese honors and awards, including the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1997, the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2003, and the Tanaka Kinuyo Prize at the Mainichi Film Awards in 2004. Kaoru Yachigusa died on October 24, 2019, at a Tokyo hospital. Her death was caused by pancreatic cancer, and she was 88 years old at the time of her passing.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning
Tokyo PhoenixYasuragi no Sato
Love That Makes You CryMifune: The Last SamuraiKidnap Tour
Candy HouseBefore The Leaves FallThree Moons
Miyamoto MusashiGiovanni's IslandA Pierrot Praying for the Moon
Matrimonial ChaosThe Great PassageDon't Lose HeartMother and Son
Until the Break of DawnGaku
The Tempest
Ordinary MiraclesDear DoctorToad's OilListen to My Heart
Flavor of Happiness
Dear FatherOnly You Can Hear MeJuken no KamisamaTalk, Talk, Talk
Into the White Night
Time for LoveNegotiator実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and MarpleTo the One I Love
Like Asura
Toshiie and MatsuBig Money
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop恋人はスナイパー
Food Fightおかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士
Yanchakure
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
SaiyūkiA Samurai's Sorrow
Sometime, Somewhere
Four Days of Snow and Bloodさよなら李香蘭
Hachiko
The Tailor-Made Shirt
Satsujin Kou Oku no HosomichiSatsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
The Tale of Genji
Ashura no GotokuThe Last Game
Blood Type: Blue
Full filmography
- Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019)
- Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning (2018)
- Tokyo Phoenix (2017) as (voice)
- Yasuragi no Sato (2017)
- Love That Makes You Cry (2016) as Shizue Sendo
- Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016) as Self - Actress
- Kidnap Tour (2016) as Kiyoe
- Candy House (2015) as Sakurai Akiko
- Before The Leaves Fall (2015) as Ichiko Ogawa
- Three Moons (2015) as Aya Kosaka
- Miyamoto Musashi (2014)
- Giovanni's Island (2014) as Older Sawako (voice)
- A Pierrot Praying for the Moon (2014) as Sakura Tamai
- Matrimonial Chaos (2013) as Aiko Hamasaki
- The Great Passage (2013) as Chie Matsumoto
- Don't Lose Heart (2013) as Toyo Shibata
- Mother and Son (2013)
- Until the Break of Dawn (2012) as Tsuru Hatada
- Gaku (2012) as Kazama Kaya
- The Tempest (2011) as King's mother
- Ordinary Miracles (2009) as Shizue Nakazo
- Dear Doctor (2009) as Kaduko Torikai
- Toad's Oil (2009) as Hikari's Grandmother
- Listen to My Heart (2009) as Akiko Matsuda
- Flavor of Happiness (2008) as Yuriko Nagata
- Dear Father (2007) as Sakashita Yumeko
- Only You Can Hear Me (2007) as Sachi Nozaki
- Juken no Kamisama (2007) as Nobuko Umezawa
- Talk, Talk, Talk (2007) as Haruko Toyama
- Into the White Night (2006) as Karasawa Reiko
- Time for Love (2005) as Kyoko Kitami
- Negotiator (2005)
- 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 (2005)
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004) as Miss Marple (voice)
- To the One I Love (2004) as Yoshie Azumi
- Like Asura (2003) as Takezawa Fuji
- Toshiie and Matsu (2002) as Tae
- Big Money (2002) as Teruko Hatano
- Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop (2001) as Fukiko Shirai
- 恋人はスナイパー (2001)
- 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
- Saiyūki (1993) as 观世音菩萨
- A Samurai's Sorrow (1993)
- Sometime, Somewhere (1992) as Chairman's wife
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) as Taka Suzuki
- さよなら李香蘭 (1989)
- 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)
- Ashura no Gotoku (1979)
- The Last Game (1979)
- Blood Type: Blue (1978)
- The Album on the Shore (1977)
- Stars and Storms (1976)
- The Corporation (1976)
- Red Suspicion (1975)
- Oretachi no Tabi (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)
- The Song from My Heart (1969)
- Inu to Asachan (1969)
- The Sisters and I (1967) as Shima
- The Betrayal (1966) as Namie
- Samurai Assassin (1965) as Mitsu
- Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
- With Beauty and Sorrow (1965) as Otoko Ueno
- The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965)
- Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men (1965)
- Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (1964) as 6th Sin & 7th Sin
- Hello, Baby (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
- Gendai Mushuku (1958) as Hisako Kurata
- Tabi sugata nezumi kozō (1958)
- Epic Crash (1958)
- Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
- Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
- Nuregami kenpo (1958)
- The Living Koheiji (1957) as Ochika
- Snow Country (1957) as Yôko
- Atarashii Sebiro (1957)
- The Legend of the White Serpent (1956) as Xiaoqing
- The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
- Pure Love (1956)
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Otsu
- The President Talks Bank (1956)
- Settlement of Love (1956) as Asako
- The President's Boss (1956)
- The Maiden Courtesan (1956)
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) as Otsu
- Stray Sheep (1955) as Mineko
- The Princess Sen (1954) as Dancing waiting-girl
- Young Eyes (1954)
- One Night of Love (1954) as Oharu
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) as Otsu
- Madame Butterfly (1954) as Cio-Cio-San
- Moth Lamp (1953)
- Mr. Pu (1953)
- Princess Finds Her Prince (1953)
- Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (1953) as Ohikari
- Traveling with Breeze (1953)
- 俺たちの祭