Place of Birth:
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Date of Birth:
1/6/1931
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.
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Hachiko
The Betrayal
The Tale of Genji
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
Sometime, Somewhere
The President Talks Bank
Samurai Assassin
Morning Fog
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
The Great Passage
Kidnap Tour
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
With Beauty and Sorrow
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
The Human Vapor
Inu to Asachan
Until the Break of Dawn
Settlement of Love
Dear Doctor
Toad's Oil
The President's Boss
Epic Crash
The Living Koheiji
Talk, Talk, Talk
The Pierrot Prays to the Moon
Flavor of Happiness
Giovanni's Island
Listen to My Heart
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
Gaku
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
Blood Type: Blue
The Legend of the White Serpent
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mr. Pu
Stray Sheep
Madame Butterfly
Temptation on Glamour Island
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
こんにちは赤ちゃん
Snow Country
Don't Lose Heart
Four Days of Snow and Blood
The Sisters and I
The Maiden Courtesan
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
Only You Can Hear Me
Tokyo Phoenix
Three Moons
Before The Leaves Fall
A Samurai's Sorrow
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
The Princess Sen
Nuregami kenpo
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
Princess Finds Her Prince
Like Asura
The Last Game
Traveling with Breeze
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
A Bird of Africa
Negotiator
Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
Saiyûki