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

      Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

      1954

    • Hachiko

      Hachiko

      1987

    • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

      Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

      1955

    • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

      Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

      1956

    • Giovanni's Island

      Giovanni's Island

      2014

    • Pastoral: To Die in the Country

      Pastoral: To Die in the Country

      1974

    • The Great Passage

      The Great Passage

      2013

    • Samurai Assassin

      Samurai Assassin

      1965

    • Mifune: The Last Samurai

      Mifune: The Last Samurai

      2016

    • Dear Doctor

      Dear Doctor

      2009

    • Into the White Night

      Into the White Night

      2006

    • The Human Vapor

      The Human Vapor

      1960

    • Only You Can Hear Me

      Only You Can Hear Me

      2007

    • The Betrayal

      The Betrayal

      1966

    • With Beauty and Sorrow

      With Beauty and Sorrow

      1965