Kaoru Yachigusa

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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

• Tokyo Phoenix (2017)
• Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
• Kidnap Tour (2016)
• Three Moons (2015)
• Before The Leaves Fall (2015)
• A Pierrot Praying for the Moon (2014)
• Giovanni's Island (2014)
• Don't Lose Heart (2013)
• The Great Passage (2013)
• Until the Break of Dawn (2012)
• Gaku (2012)
• Listen to My Heart (2009)
• Dear Doctor (2009)
• Toad's Oil (2009)
• Flavor of Happiness (2008)
• Only You Can Hear Me (2007)
• Talk, Talk, Talk (2007)
• 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 (2005)
• Negotiator (2005)
• Like Asura (2003)
• The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa (1996)
• A Samurai's Sorrow (1993)
• Saiyūki (1993)
• Sometime, Somewhere (1992)
• Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
• Hachiko (1987)
• Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi (1983)
• The Tale of Genji (1981)
• The Last Game (1979)
• Blood Type: Blue (1978)
• Stars and Storms (1976)
• The Corporation (1976)
• A Bird of Africa (1975)
• Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
• Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
• Morning Fog (1971)
• The Song from My Heart (1969)
• Inu to Asachan (1969)
• The Sisters and I (1967)
• The Betrayal (1966)
• Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men (1965)
• Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
• With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)
• The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965)
• Samurai Assassin (1965)
• Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (1964)
• Hello, Baby (1964)
• New Marital Relations (1963)
• The Human Vapor (1960)
• The Five Jolly Thieves (1960)
• The Spear Master (1959)
• Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts (1959)
• The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)
• Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
• Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (1958)
• Nuregami kenpo (1958)
• Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival (1958)
• Epic Crash (1958)
• Tabi sugata nezumi kozō (1958)
• Gendai Mushuku (1958)
• Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
• Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome (1958)
• Atarashii Sebiro (1957)
• The Living Koheiji (1957)
• Snow Country (1957)
• The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (1956)
• Pure Love (1956)
• The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
• Settlement of Love (1956)
• The President Talks Bank (1956)
• The Maiden Courtesan (1956)
• Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
• The President's Boss (1956)
• Stray Sheep (1955)
• Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
• Madame Butterfly (1954)
• The Princess Sen (1954)
• Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
• Young Eyes (1954)
• One Night of Love (1954)
• Princess Finds Her Prince (1953)
• Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (1953)
• Moth Lamp (1953)
• Traveling with Breeze (1953)
• Mr. Pu (1953)