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Kaoru Yachigusa

Acting Born Jan 6, 1931 Osaka Prefecture, Japan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple

as Miss Marple (voice)

Full filmography

  • Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019)
  • Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004) as Miss Marple (voice)
  • Into the White Night (2006) as Karasawa Reiko
  • Toshiie and Matsu (2002) as Tae
  • Life of a Flower (1963) as Masako no Kata
  • Love That Makes You Cry (2016) as Shizue Sendo
  • Yasuragi no Sato (2017)
  • Miyamoto Musashi (2014)
  • Red Suspicion (1975)
  • Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop (2001) as Fukiko Shirai
  • Saiyūki (1993) as 观世音菩萨
  • Dear Father (2007) as Sakashita Yumeko
  • To the One I Love (2004) as Yoshie Azumi
  • Big Money (2002) as Teruko Hatano
  • Ordinary Miracles (2009) as Shizue Nakazo
  • Matrimonial Chaos (2013) as 滨崎亚以子
  • Oretachi no Tabi (1975)
  • Food Fight (2000) as Miyoshi Yuuko
  • さよなら李香蘭 (1989)
  • The Tempest (2011) as King's mother
  • The Tailor-Made Shirt (1986)
  • Ashura no Gotoku (1979)
  • The Album on the Shore (1977)
  • Time for Love (2005) as Kyoko Kitami