As Actor
Giovanni's Island
2014
7.5
Kaoru Yachigusa
Acting
Birth Date
January 6, 1931
Place of Birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Date of Death
October 24, 2019
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Don't Lose Heart
2013
8.0
As Actor
The Great Passage
2013
7.2
As Actor
Dear Doctor
2009
6.4
As Actor
Toad's Oil
2009
7.0
As Actor
Flavor of Happiness
2008
6.3
As Actor
Only You Can Hear Me
2007
6.4
As Actor
Talk, Talk, Talk
2007
5.9
As Actor
Like Asura
2003
6.9
As Actor
Hachiko
1987
7.8
As Actor
Blood Type: Blue
1978
5.5
As Actor
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
7.5
As Actor
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
7.6
As Actor
The Betrayal
1966
6.3
As Actor
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
6.2
As Actor
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
5.7
As Actor
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
3.2
As Actor
Samurai Assassin
1965
7.3
As Actor
The Human Vapor
1960
6.6
As Actor
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
6.0