Kaoru Yachigusa
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1931-01-06
- Died
- 2019-10-24
- Place of birth
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 谷口瞳 · Hitomi Taniguchi · 松田瞳 · Hitomi Matsuda · Каору Ятигуса
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
TV Shows (31)
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
Love That Makes You Cry
2016
as Shizue Sendo
Toshiie and Matsu
2002
as Tae
Yanchakure
1998
as 水嶋ハル
Life of a Flower
1963
as Masako no Kata
Ordinary Miracles
2009
as Shizue Nakazo
Red Suspicion
1975
Yasuragi no Sato
2017
Dear Father
2007
as Sakashita Yumeko
Matrimonial Chaos
2013
as 滨崎亚以子
Miyamoto Musashi
2014
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
2001
as Fukiko Shirai
Oretachi no Tabi
1975
Time for Love
2005
as Kyoko Kitami
Big Money
2002
as Teruko Hatano
Food Fight
2000
as Miyoshi Yuuko
To the One I Love
2004
as Yoshie Azumi
The Tailor-Made Shirt
1986
さよなら李香蘭
1989
The Album on the Shore
1977
The Tempest
2011
as King's mother
Ashura no Gotoku
1979
Candy House
2015
as Sakurai Akiko
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning
2018
恋人はスナイパー
2001
Mother and Son
2013
俺たちの祭
Juken no Kamisama
2007
as Nobuko Umezawa
おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士
2000
Movies (78)
Hachiko
1987
as Shizuko Ueno
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Otsu
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Otsu
Giovanni's Island
2014
as Older Sawako (voice)
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Mitsu
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Taka Suzuki
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Otsu
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actress
Blood Type: Blue
1978
The Human Vapor
1960
as Fujichiyo Kasuga
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Tomiko
The Great Passage
2013
as Chie Matsumoto
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Married woman
Dear Doctor
2009
as Kaduko Torikai
Tokyo Phoenix
2017
as (voice)
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Xiaoqing
Kidnap Tour
2016
as Kiyoe
Like Asura
2003
as Takezawa Fuji
Negotiator
2005
Until the Break of Dawn
2012
as Tsuru Hatada
Mr. Pu
1953
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
1959
as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
The Corporation
1976
The Last Game
1979
Snow Country
1957
as Yôko
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
The Betrayal
1966
as Namie
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Stray Sheep
1955
as Mineko
Listen to My Heart
2009
as Akiko Matsuda
Settlement of Love
1956
as Asako
Flavor of Happiness
2008
as Yuriko Nagata
Talk, Talk, Talk
2007
as Haruko Toyama
The Princess Sen
1954
as Dancing waiting-girl
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon
2014
as Sakura Tamai
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
1983
as 芦名隆子
Inu to Asachan
1969
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
as Otoko Ueno
Before The Leaves Fall
2015
as Ichiko Ogawa
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
1996
as Iti Miyazawa
The President Talks Bank
1956
The Sisters and I
1967
as Shima
Only You Can Hear Me
2007
as Sachi Nozaki
Sometime, Somewhere
1992
as Chairman's wife
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
as Chiyo
Saiyūki
1993
as 观世音菩萨
Madame Butterfly
1954
as Cio-Cio-San
Don't Lose Heart
2013
as Toyo Shibata
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
1965
Toad's Oil
2009
as Hikari's Grandmother
Hello, Baby
1964
as Fujiko Tachikawa
The President's Boss
1956
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
2005
A Samurai's Sorrow
1993
Gaku
2012
as Kazama Kaya
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
1958
The Maiden Courtesan
1956
Morning Fog
1971
Traveling with Breeze
1953
The Living Koheiji
1957
as Ochika
The Tale of Genji
1981
Epic Crash
1958
Nuregami kenpo
1958
A Bird of Africa
1975
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953
as Ohikari
Atarashii Sebiro
1957
Three Moons
2015
as Aya Kosaka
The Song from My Heart
1969
Gendai Mushuku
1958
as Hisako Kurata
Young Eyes
1954
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
Moth Lamp
1953
Pure Love
1956
One Night of Love
1954
as Oharu
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
1964
as 6th Sin & 7th Sin
About Kaoru Yachigusa
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,… With 109 credits spanning from 1953 to 2019, Kaoru Yachigusa has appeared in 78 films and 31 TV shows.
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- Hachiko (1987) — as Shizuko Ueno
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — as Otsu
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) — as Otsu
- Giovanni's Island (2014) — as Older Sawako (voice)
- Samurai Assassin (1965) — as Mitsu
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