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.

Cast

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

The Tale of Genji

Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi

芦名隆子, Unknown

Sometime, Somewhere

Chairman's wife

The President Talks Bank

Samurai Assassin

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

The Great Passage

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa

With Beauty and Sorrow

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

The Human Vapor

Fujichiyo Kasuga

Until the Break of Dawn

Settlement of Love

Hikari's Grandmother

The President's Boss

The Living Koheiji

Talk, Talk, Talk

A Pierrot Praying for the Moon

Flavor of Happiness

Giovanni's Island

Older Sawako (voice)

Listen to My Heart

実録・小野田少尉遅すぎた帰還

Blood Type: Blue

The Legend of the White Serpent

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Madame Butterfly

Temptation on Glamour Island

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

Fujiko Tachikawa

Don't Lose Heart

Four Days of Snow and Blood

The Sisters and I

The Maiden Courtesan

The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung

Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress

Only You Can Hear Me

Before The Leaves Fall

A Samurai's Sorrow

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

The Princess Sen

Dancing waiting-girl

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

Princess Finds Her Prince

Traveling with Breeze

Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men

A Bird of Africa

Tabi sugata nezumi kozō

观世音菩萨

Atarashii Sebiro

Holiday in Tokyo

The Corporation