Kaoru Yachigusa
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1931-01-06 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 2019-10-24
Known for
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) — Otsu
- Hachiko (1987) — Shizuko Ueno
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) — Otsu
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — Otsu
- Giovanni's Island (2014) — Older Sawako (voice)
- Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) — Married woman
- The Great Passage (2013) — Chie Matsumoto
- Samurai Assassin (1965) — Mitsu
- Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016) — Self - Actress
- The Human Vapor (1960) — Fujichiyo Kasuga
- Dear Doctor (2009) — Kaduko Torikai
- Into the White Night (2006) — Karasawa Reiko
- The Betrayal (1966) — Namie
- With Beauty and Sorrow (1965) — Otoko Ueno
- Only You Can Hear Me (2007) — Sachi Nozaki
- Like Asura (2003) — Takezawa Fuji