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.
Known for
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
2004
Into the White Night
2006
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
Yanchakure
1998
Toshiie and Matsu
2002
Hachiko
1987
Love That Makes You Cry
2016
To the One I Love
2004
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
2001
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Life of a Flower
1963
Matrimonial Chaos
2013
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
Giovanni's Island
2014
The Betrayal
1966
Red Suspicion
1975
Dear Father
2007
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Miyamoto Musashi
2014
Big Money
2002
The Great Passage
2013
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974
Food Fight
2000
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016