Kaoru Yachigusa
Known for Acting
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
Hachiko
1987
as Shizuko Ueno
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Otsu
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Otsu
Negotiator
2005
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Mitsu
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Otsu
Giovanni's Island
2014
as Older Sawako (voice)
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Xiaoqing
Dear Doctor
2009
as Kaduko Torikai
Blood Type: Blue
1978
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Married woman
The Human Vapor
1960
as Fujichiyo Kasuga
Snow Country
1957
as Yôko
The Great Passage
2013
as Chie Matsumoto
Until the Break of Dawn
2012
as Tsuru Hatada
The Corporation
1976
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
as Otoko Ueno
Talk, Talk, Talk
2007
as Haruko Toyama
Mr. Pu
1953