Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1931-01-06
- Day of Death2019-10-24 (88 years)
- Place of BirthOsaka Prefecture, Japan
- Also Known As谷口瞳Hitomi Taniguchi松田瞳Hitomi MatsudaКаору Ятигуса
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2017
Tokyo Phoenix
As: (voice)
- 2016
Kidnap Tour
As: Kiyoe
- 2016
Love That Makes You Cry
As: Shizue Sendo
- 2015
Candy House
As: Sakurai Akiko
- 2015
Three Moons
As: Aya Kosaka
- 2015
Before The Leaves Fall
As: Ichiko Ogawa
- 2014
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon
As: Sakura Tamai
- 2014
Giovanni's Island
As: Older Sawako (voice)
2013Don't Lose Heart
As: Toyo Shibata
2013The Great Passage
As: Chie Matsumoto
2013Matrimonial Chaos
As: 滨崎亚以子
2012Until the Break of Dawn
As: Tsuru Hatada
2012Gaku
As: Kazama Kaya
2011The Tempest
As: King's mother
2009Listen to My Heart
As: Akiko Matsuda
2009Dear Doctor
As: Kaduko Torikai
2009Toad's Oil
As: Hikari's Grandmother
2009Ordinary Miracles
As: Shizue Nakazo
2008Flavor of Happiness
As: Yuriko Nagata
2007Only You Can Hear Me
As: Sachi Nozaki
2007Juken no Kamisama
As: Nobuko Umezawa
2007Talk, Talk, Talk
As: Haruko Toyama
2007Dear Father
As: Sakashita Yumeko
2006Into the White Night
As: Karasawa Reiko
2005Time for Love
As: Kyoko Kitami
2004Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
As: Miss Marple (voice)
2004To the One I Love
As: Yoshie Azumi
2003Like Asura
As: Takezawa Fuji
2002Big Money
As: Teruko Hatano
2002Toshiie and Matsu
As: Tae
2001Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
As: Fukiko Shirai
2000Food Fight
As: Miyoshi Yuuko
1998Yanchakure
As: 水嶋ハル
1996The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
As: Iti Miyazawa
1993Saiyūki
As: 观世音菩萨
1992Sometime, Somewhere
As: Chairman's wife
1989Four Days of Snow and Blood
As: Taka Suzuki
- 1987
Hachiko
As: Shizuko Ueno
1974Pastoral: To Die in the Country
As: Married woman
1972Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
As: Chiyo
1967The Sisters and I
As: Shima
1966The Betrayal
As: Namie
1965With Beauty and Sorrow
As: Otoko Ueno
1965Samurai Assassin
As: Mitsu
1964Hello, Baby
As: Fujiko Tachikawa
1963Life of a Flower
As: Masako no Kata
1960The Human Vapor
As: Fujichiyo Kasuga
1959The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
As: Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress
1959Temptation on Glamour Island
As: Tomiko
1957The Living Koheiji
As: Ochika
1957Snow Country
As: Yôko
1956The Legend of the White Serpent
As: Xiaoqing
1956Settlement of Love
As: Asako
- 1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
As: Otsu
- 1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
As: Otsu
1954Madame Butterfly
As: Cio-Cio-San
1954The Princess Sen
As: Dancing waiting-girl
- 1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
As: Otsu
1953Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
As: Ohikari