Kaoru Yachigusa
Actor
Biography
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
as Shizuko Ueno 1987
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Otsu 1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Otsu 1956
Giovanni's Island
as Older Sawako (voice) 2014
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Married woman 1974
The Great Passage
as Chie Matsumoto 2013
Samurai Assassin
as Mitsu 1965
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actress 2016
Dear Doctor
as Kaduko Torikai 2009
The Human Vapor
as Fujichiyo Kasuga 1960
Only You Can Hear Me
as Sachi Nozaki 2007
The Betrayal
as Namie 1966
With Beauty and Sorrow
as Otoko Ueno 1965
Until the Break of Dawn
as Tsuru Hatada 2012
Like Asura
as Takezawa Fuji 2003
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965