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
Hachiko
(1987)
Shizuko Ueno
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(1956)
Otsu
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
(1955)
Otsu
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
(1954)
Otsu
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
(1974)
Married woman
Samurai Assassin
(1965)
Mitsu
Giovanni's Island
(2014)
Older Sawako (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Mr. Pu
(1953)
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
(1953)
Ohikari
Princess Finds Her Prince
(1953)
Traveling with Breeze
(1953)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
(1954)
Otsu
The Princess Sen
(1954)
Dancing waiting-girl
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
(1955)
Otsu
Stray Sheep
(1955)
Mineko
Madama Butterfly
(1955)
Cio-Cio-San
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(1956)
Otsu
The Legend of the White Serpent
(1956)
Xiaoqing
The Maiden Courtesan
(1956)
The President Talks Bank
(1956)
The President's Boss
(1956)
Settlement of Love
(1956)
Asako
The Living Koheiji
(1957)
Ochika
Snow Country
(1957)
Yôko
Nuregami kenpo
(1958)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
(1958)
Epic Crash
(1958)
Temptation on Glamour Island
(1959)
Tomiko
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
(1959)
Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
The Human Vapor
(1960)
Fujichiyo Kasuga
こんにちは赤ちゃん
(1964)
Fujiko Tachikawa
Samurai Assassin
(1965)
Mitsu
With Beauty and Sorrow
(1965)
Otoko Ueno
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
(1965)
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
(1965)
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
(1965)
The Betrayal
(1966)
Namie
The Sisters and I
(1967)
Shima
Inu to Asachan
(1969)
Morning Fog
(1971)
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
(1972)
Chiyo
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
(1974)
Married woman
A Bird of Africa
(1975)
Blood Type: Blue
(1978)
The Last Game
(1979)
The Tale of Genji
(1981)
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
(1983)
Hachiko
(1987)
Shizuko Ueno
Four Days of Snow and Blood
(1989)
Taka Suzuki
Sometime, Somewhere
(1992)
Chairman's wife
A Samurai's Sorrow
(1993)
A Samurai's Sorrow
(1993)
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
(1996)
Iti Miyazawa
Like Asura
(2003)
Takezawa Fuji
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
(2005)
Talk, Talk, Talk
(2007)
Haruko Toyama
Only You Can Hear Me
(2007)
Sachi Nozaki
Flavor of Happiness
(2008)
Yuriko Nagata
Toad's Oil
(2009)
Hikari's grandmother
Dear Doctor
(2009)
Kaduko Torikai
Listen to My Heart
(2009)
Akiko Matsuda
Until the Break of Dawn
(2012)
Tsuru Hatada
學
(2012)
Kazama Kaya
The Great Passage
(2013)
Chie Matsumoto
Don't Lose Heart
(2013)
Toyo Shibata
The Pierrot Prays to the Moon
(2013)
Giovanni's Island
(2014)
Older Sawako (voice)
Three Moons
(2015)
Kosaka Aya
Before The Leaves Fall
(2015)
Ichiko Ogawa
Mifune: The Last Samurai
(2016)
Self - Actress
Kidnap Tour
(2016)
Kiyoe
Tokyo Phoenix
(2017)