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
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Mitsu
Toad's Oil
2009
as Hikari's Grandmother
Hachiko
1987
as Shizuko Ueno
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Otsu
Giovanni's Island
2014
as Older Sawako (voice)
Negotiator
2005
The Great Passage
2013
as Chie Matsumoto
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actress
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Otsu
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Otsu
Blood Type: Blue
1978
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956
as Xiaoqing
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Until the Break of Dawn
2012
as Tsuru Hatada
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Taka Suzuki
Dear Doctor
2009
as Kaduko Torikai
Mr. Pu
1953
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
as Married woman
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
The Human Vapor
1960
as Fujichiyo Kasuga