Occupation Actress Years active 1947–present | Name Kaoru Yachigusa Role Actress | |
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Nominations Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Movies and TV shows Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Antique, The Best Divorce, Hachiko Monogatari, Dear Doctor Similar People Senkichi Taniguchi, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tatsuya Nakadai, Hiroshi Inagaki, Joe Odagiri | ||
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Kaoru Yachigusa (八千草 薫, Yachigusa Kaoru, born January 6, 1931) is a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture. From 1947 to 1957 she was a member of the Takarazuka Revue. Since leaving the Revue, she has been active in film, television, and narration.
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She famously quit part way through the filming of the television series Akai Giwaku outraged at being forced to work at times dictated by idol Momoe Yamaguchi's schedule.
Her husband, director Senkichi Taniguchi, died on October 29, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. The couple had been married since 1957.
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Awards
Filmography
Actress
2018
Butler Saionji's Great Reasoning (TV Mini Series) as
Yuriko Ijuin
- Episode #1.8 (2018) - Yuriko Ijuin
- Episode #1.7 (2018) - Yuriko Ijuin
- Episode #1.6 (2018) - Yuriko Ijuin
- Episode #1.5 (2018) - Yuriko Ijuin
- Episode #1.4 (2018) - Yuriko Ijuin
- Episode #1.3 (2018) - Yuriko Ijuin
- Episode #1.2 (2018) - Yuriko Ijuin
- Episode #1.1 (2018) - Yuriko Ijuin
2017
L'aventure humaine (TV Series)
- Tokyo, Cataclysmes et Renaissances (2017) - (voice)
2017
Yasuragi no sato (TV Series)
2017
Honjitsu wa, Ohigara mo yoku (TV Series) as
Kikuyo Ninomiya
- Episode #1.4 (2017) - Kikuyo Ninomiya
- Episode #1.3 (2017) - Kikuyo Ninomiya
- Episode #1.2 (2017) - Kikuyo Ninomiya
- Episode #1.1 (2017) - Kikuyo Ninomiya
2016
Kidnap Tour (TV Movie)
2016
Love That Makes You Cry (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.10 (2016)
- Episode #1.9 (2016)
- Episode #1.8 (2016)
- Episode #1.7 (2016)
- Episode #1.6 (2016)
- Episode #1.5 (2016)
- Episode #1.3 (2016)
- Episode #1.2 (2016)
- Episode #1.1 (2016)
2015
Okashi no ie (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.10 (2015)
- Episode #1.9 (2015)
- Episode #1.8 (2015)
- Episode #1.7 (2015)
- Episode #1.6 (2015)
- Episode #1.5 (2015)
- Episode #1.4 (2015)
- Episode #1.3 (2015)
- Episode #1.2 (2015)
- Episode #1.1 (2015)
2015
Three Moons (TV Movie)
2015
Yuzuriha no koro
2014
Fukuie keibuho no aisatsu (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.11 (2014)
2014
Miyamoto Musashi (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.2 (2014)
- Episode #1.1 (2014)
2014
Giovanni's Island as
Sawako (older)
2013
Don't Lose Heart as
Toyo
2013
Tsuki ni inoru piero (TV Movie) as
Sakura
2013
Haha, waga ko e (TV Movie)
2013
The Great Passage as
Chie Matsumoto
2013
The Best Divorce (TV Mini Series) as
Hamasaki Aiko
2012
Until the Break of Dawn as
Tsuru Hatada
2012
Gaku (TV Movie) as
Kazama Kaya
2011
Ashita ni kakeru ai
2011
The Legacy of the Sun
2011
Tempest (TV Series) as
King's Mother
- Ryuu no ko (2011) - King's Mother
2011
The Tempest (NHK Drama) (TV Mini Series) as
King's mother
2010
99-nen no ai: Japanese Americans (TV Series)
2010
Kikoku (TV Movie)
2009
Hikidashi no naka no rabu retâ as
Akiko Matsuda
2009
Dear Doctor as
Kaduko Torikai
2009
Toad's Oil as
Tiyo Arai
2009
Arifureta kiseki (TV Series) as
Shizue Nakazo
2009
Umi ni tatsu hito: Oni no sumu shinise ryokan (TV Movie) as
Fusae Kagayama
2008
Shiawase no kaori as
Yuriko Nagata
2008
Kujira to medaka (TV Movie)
2007
Juken no kamisama (TV Series)
2007
Kimi ni shika kikoenai as
Sachi Nozaki
2007
Shaberedomo shaberedomo
2007
Haikei, Chichiue-sama (TV Series) as
Yumeko Sakashita
2006
Hayashiya Sanpei monogatari (TV Movie) as
Kayoko
2006
Byakuyakô (TV Series) as
Reiko Karasawa
2005
24 Eyes (TV Movie)
2004
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (TV Series) as
Miss Marple
- Kumo no naka no shi (sono san) Hôbari-fujin e no kyôhaku (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Kumo no naka no shi (sono ichi) Sora tobu misshitsu (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Surîpingu mâdâ (sono yon) Semarikuru ma no te (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Surîpingu mâdâ (sono san) Heren no koi (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Surîpingu mâdâ (sono ni) Kioku no tobira (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Surîpingu mâdâ (sono ichi) Nemureru satsujin jiken (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Dôki to kikai (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Padinton Hatsu yonjigojûbun (sono yon) Mâpuru tai hannin (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Padinton Hatsu yonjigojûbun (sono san) Shinpuru na dôki (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Padinton Hatsu yonjigojûbun (sono ni) Shinobiyoru kage (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Padinton Hatsu yonjigojûbun (sono ichi) Satsujinsha no Noru Ressha (2005) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Aoi zeraniumu (2004) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Kinkai jiken (2004) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Makijaku satsujin jiken (2004) - Miss Marple (voice)
- ABC satsujin jiken (sono ichi) Powaro e no chôsenjô (2004) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Môshiwake no nai meido (2004) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Fûgawari na yuigon (2004) - Miss Marple (voice)
- Yasu manshon no nazo (2004) - Miss Marple (voice)
2005
Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi as
Kataoka
2004
Kagayaku mizuumi nite (TV Movie) as
Shizue Matsuda
2004
Itoshi kimi e (TV Series) as
Azumi Yoshie
2003
Ashura no gotoku as
Fuji Takezawa
2003
Umi no orugôru (TV Movie) as
Old Teruyo
2002
Toshiie to Matsu: Kaga hyakumangoku monogatari (TV Series) as
Tae
- Ômandokoro no yuigon (2002) - Tae
- Gôhime no haha (2002) - Tae
- Himitsu dômei (2002) - Tae
- Mezase! Hyakumangoku (2002) - Tae
- Tsuma e no kosode (2002) - Tae
- Shussei gassen kaishi! (2002) - Tae
- Shukugon (2002) - Tae
- Matsu no ôbora (2002) - Tae
- Okehazama no kiseki (2002) - Tae
2002
Tôkyô monogatari (TV Movie) as
Tomi Hirayama
2002
Bunsho kanteinin Shiratori Ayame no jiken fairu: Sanman bun no ichi no kokuhatsu (TV Movie)
2002
Biggu manê!: Ukiyo no sata wa kabushidai (TV Series)
2001
Satorare as
Kiyo Satomi
1996
Gekai Hiiragi Matasaburô (TV Mini Series) as
Kyoko terajima
- Episode #2.1 (1996) - Kyoko terajima
1996
Miyazawa Kenji sono ai as
Iti Miyazawa
1995
Hachidai shôgun Yôshimune (TV Series) as
Sen-yôin
1994
Onna no iibun (TV Mini Series)
1994
Edo no Yôjinbô (TV Series) as
Otaka
1993
A Samurai's Sorrow (TV Movie)
1993
Saiyûki (TV Movie) as
Buddha
1992
Itsuka dokokade
1990
Vidro de Sôrô (TV Mini Series)
1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood as
Taka Suzuki
1987
Hachi-ko as
Hidejiro Ueno
1987
Dokugan-ryu Masamune (TV Series) as
Lady Ne-Ne (Hideyoshi's Wife)
1980
Ashura no gotoku paato II (TV Series) as
Makiko Satomi
- Otafuku (1980) - Makiko Satomi
- Jaran (1980) - Makiko Satomi
- Ura kimon (1980) - Makiko Satomi
- Hana ikusa (1980) - Makiko Satomi
1980
Genji monogatari (TV Movie) as
Kiritsubo / Fujitsubo
1979
Eireitachi no oenka: saigo no sôkeisen as
Misako Sakamoto
1979
Ashura no gotoku (TV Series) as
Makiko Satomi
- Gubijinsou (1979) - Makiko Satomi
- Sandomame (1979) - Makiko Satomi
- Onna shougatsu (1979) - Makiko Satomi
1978
Blue Christmas
1977
Kishibe no arubamu (TV Series) as
Noriko Tajima
1976
Fumô chitai
1975
Akai giwaku (TV Series)
1974
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1973
Fuyô no Hito (TV Mini Series)
1972
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True as
Chiyo
1971
Asagiri
1971
Umi no mieru ie (TV Mini Series)
1969
Inu to Asachan (TV Series)
1969
Waga koi waga uta as
Hatsuko
1969
Yayatotosan (TV Series)
1967
Koto yûshû: Ane imôto as
Shima
1967
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Shira-ha no Sakazuki
1966
The Betrayal
1966
Zenigeta heiji (TV Series) as
Oshizu
1965
Bad Reputation: Invincible as
Akemi
1965
Toda-ke no kyôdai (TV Mini Series)
1965
Shinobi no mono: Iga-yashiki as
Yurihime / Oran
1965
With Beauty and Sorrow as
Otoko Ueno
1965
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Naniwa-hen
1965
Samurai Assassin as
Mitsu
1964
Danchi: Nanatsu no taizai as
6th Sin & 7th Sin-Kazuko Kimura
1964
Kon'nichiwa akachan as
Fujiko Tachikawa
1963
Shin meoto zenzai
1960
The Human Vapor as
Fujichiyo Kasuga
1960
Shiranami gonin otoko: tenka no ô-dorobô
1959
Yari hitosuji nihon bare as
Oito
1959
Moro no Ichimatsu yûrei dochu
1959
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
1959
Gurama-to no yuwaku as
Tomiko
1958
Nuregami kempô
1958
Yajikita dôchû sugoroku as
Oyô
1958
Kenka taiheiki
1958
Tabisugata nezumikozo as
Prostitute
1958
Gendai Mushuku as
Hisako Kurata
1958
Tôkyô no kyûjitsu as
Yachiyo
1957
Ikiteiru Koheiji
1957
Snow Country as
Yôko
1956
Yo ni mo omoshiroi otoko no isshô: Katsura harudanji
1956
Jun'ai
1956
Madame White Snake as
Xiao-Qing
1956
Aijô no kessan as
Asako
1956
Zoku hesokuri shacho
1956
The Maiden Courtesan
1956
Hesokuri shachô as
Michiko Fukuhara
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as
Otsu
1955
Natsume Sôseki no Sanshirô as
Mineko Satomi
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple as
Otsu
1954
Madame Butterfly as
Cio-Cio-San
1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto as
Otsu
1954
Wakai hitomi
1954
Koyoi hito yo o
1953
Yûugatô
1953
Kenka kagô
1953
Kenka kara
1953
Kappa Rokujushi
1953
Kinsan torimonochô: nazo no ningyôshi as
Ohikari
1953
Tabi hasoyo kaze
1953
Mr. Pu
1953
Sen-hime as
Dancing waiting-girl
1953
Ittô shain: Santô jûyaku kyôdai-hen
1952
Mikashibanashi horumôn monogatari
1951
Mokka ren'ai chû
1951
Mrs. Takarazuka
Self
2015
Tetsuko no heya (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 3 April 2017 (2017) - Self
- Episode dated 18 May 2015 (2015) - Self
2015
Mifune: The Last Samurai (Documentary) as
Self
2013
Asaichi (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 15 November 2013 (2013) - Self
2010
Shôfukutei tsurube ga umareta riyu (Video documentary) as
Self
2005
Zô ressha ga yattekita (TV Special) as
Yuri / Narrator
Archive Footage
2019
Tetsuko no heya (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 29 October 2019 (2019) - Self
References
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