Kaoru Yachigusa
Actor
- Born
- January 6, 1931 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- October 24, 2019 (age 88)
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
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
September 25, 1954
Hachiko
August 1, 1987
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
July 12, 1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
January 3, 1956
Giovanni's Island
February 22, 2014
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
December 28, 1974
The Great Passage
April 13, 2013
Samurai Assassin
January 3, 1965
Mifune: The Last Samurai
December 2, 2016
The Human Vapor
December 11, 1960
Dear Doctor
July 27, 2009
The Betrayal
July 2, 1966
Acting86
- 2017Tokyo Phoenix as (voice)
- 2016Mifune: The Last Samurai as Self - Actress
- 2016Kidnap Tour as Kiyoe
- 2015Three Moons as Aya Kosaka
- 2015Before The Leaves Fall as Ichiko Ogawa
- 2014A Pierrot Praying for the Moon as Sakura Tamai
- 2014Giovanni's Island as Older Sawako (voice)
- 2013Don't Lose Heart as Toyo Shibata
- 2013The Great Passage as Chie Matsumoto
- 2012Until the Break of Dawn