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Kaoru Yachigusa
Acting
Born: January 6, 1931
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known For
Hachiko
as Shizuko Ueno
Giovanni's Island
as Older Sawako (voice)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Otsu
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Otsu
Until the Break of Dawn
as Tsuru Hatada
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actress
Samurai Assassin
as Mitsu
The Great Passage
as Chie Matsumoto
The Human Vapor
as Fujichiyo Kasuga
