Kaoru Yachigusa
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 6, 1931
Day of Death
October 24, 2019 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Kaoru Yachigusa
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
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
Hachiko
1987
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Giovanni's Island
2014
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
The Great Passage
2013
Samurai Assassin
1965
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
Dear Doctor
2009
Into the White Night
2006
The Human Vapor
1960
Only You Can Hear Me
2007
The Betrayal
1966
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965