Kaoru Yachigusa
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.
Acting
Movie
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Otsu
1954
Movie
Hachiko
as Shizuko Ueno
1987
Movie
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Otsu
1955
Movie
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Otsu
1956
Movie
Giovanni's Island
as Older Sawako (voice)
2014
Movie
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Married woman
1974
Movie
Samurai Assassin
as Mitsu
1965
Movie
The Great Passage
as Chie Matsumoto
2013
Movie
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actress
2016
Movie
Dear Doctor
as Kaduko Torikai
2009
TV
Into the White Night
as Karasawa Reiko
2006
Movie
The Human Vapor
as Fujichiyo Kasuga
1960
Movie
The Betrayal
as Namie
1966
Movie
With Beauty and Sorrow
as Otoko Ueno
1965
Movie
Only You Can Hear Me
as Sachi Nozaki
2007
Movie
Until the Break of Dawn
as Tsuru Hatada
2012
Movie
Like Asura
as Takezawa Fuji
2003
TV
Matrimonial Chaos
as 滨崎亚以子
2013
Movie
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
Movie
Snow Country
as Yôko
1957
TV
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
as Miss Marple (voice)
2004
Movie
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Taka Suzuki
1989
Movie
Blood Type: Blue
1978
Movie
The Legend of the White Serpent
as Xiaoqing
1956