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Kaoru Yachigusa

Name in Native Language: "八千草薫" (Japanese/JA)
Actress / Voice Acting In Japan | * 01/06/1931 († 88, 10/24/2019) | Osaka Prefecture (Japan)
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 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. Yachigusa died on October 24, 2019, at a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer, aged 88. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | History

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Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior. ...

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

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1954 | 3.6/5 | 1h 33min
Drama, Action, Adventure
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A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confid ...

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

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1956 | 3.6/5 | 1h 45min
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love, History
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After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's fin ...

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

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1955 | 3.6/5 | 1h 43min
Drama, Action, Adventure
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When the man who seduced the famous painter Otoko as a teenager--and then wrote a bestselling novel about it--reappears in her life, her pupil--and lesbian lover--hatches a plot to destroy the man and ...

With Beauty and Sorrow

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1965 | 2.4/5 | 1h 46min
Romance / Love, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Kaoru Yachigusa

Medal With Purple Ribbon Order of The Rising Sun, 4th Class Kinuyo Tanaka Award Kikuta Kazuo Engeki Shō
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Movies with Kaoru Yachigusa as Actress(49)

as Actor2017 Tokyo Phoenix
as Self - Actress2016 Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Kosaka Aya2015 Three Moons
as Ichiko Ogawa2015 Before The Leaves Fall
as Sawako (older) (voice)2014 Giovanni's Island
as Toyo Shibata2013 Don't Lose Heart
2013 The Pierrot Prays to the Moon
as Chie Matsumoto2013 The Great Passage
as Tsuru Hatada2012 Until the Break of Dawn
as Kaduko Torikai2009 Dear Doctor
as Akiko Matsuda2009 Listen to My Heart
as Hikari's grandmother2009 Toad's Oil
as Yuriko Nagata2008 Flavor of Happiness
as Haruko Toyama2007 Talk, Talk, Talk
as Sachi Nozaki2007 Only You Can Hear Me
as Takezawa Fuji2003 Like Asura
1993 A Samurai's Sorrow
as Taka Suzuki1989 Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Shizuko Ueno1987 Hachiko
1979 The Last Game
1978 Blood Type: Blue
1975 A Bird of Africa
as Married woman1974 Pastoral: To Die in the Country
as Chiyo1972 Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as Shima1967 The Sisters and I
1966 The Betrayal
as Otoko Ueno1965 With Beauty and Sorrow
1965 The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965 Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
as Mitsu1965 Samurai Assassin
1965 Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
as Fujichiyo Kasuga1960 The Human Vapor
as Tomiko1959 Temptation on Glamour Island
as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress1959 The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
1958 Nuregami kenpo
as Ochika1957 The Living Koheiji
as Yôko1957 Snow Country
as Xiaoqing1956 The Legend of the White Serpent
as Otsu1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 The Maiden Courtesan
1956 The President's Boss
as Cio-Cio-San1955 Madama Butterfly
as Mineko1955 Stray Sheep
as Otsu1955 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Dancing waiting-girl1954 The Princess Sen
as Otsu1954 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1953 Mr. Pu
1953 Princess Finds Her Prince
as Ohikari1953 Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

TV Shows/Series with Kaoru Yachigusa as Actress(16)

as 伊集院百合子2018 執事 西園寺の名推理
2017 Yasuragi no Sato A Peaceful Place
as Shizue Sendo2016 Love That Makes You Cry
as Sakurai Akiko2015 Candy House
2014 Miyamoto Musashi
as 滨崎亚以子2013 Matrimonial Chaos
as King's mother2011 The Tempest
as Shizue Nakazo2009 Ordinary Miracles
as Sakashita Yumeko2007 Dear Father
as Karasawa Reiko2006 Into the White Night
as Yoshie Azumi2004 To the One I Love
as Miss Marple2004 Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
as Tae2002 Toshiie and Matsu
as Fukiko Shirai2001 Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
1975 Red Suspicion
as Masako no Kata1963 Life of a Flower

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Tuesday, 01/06 1931 (January) in Osaka Prefecture (Japan)
Died: Thursday, 10/24 2019 (October) in Tokyo (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Educated at: Takarazuka Music School
Spouses (current/former): Senkichi Taniguchi
Other names for Kaoru Yachigusa (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"八千草薫"
"谷口瞳"
"Hitomi Taniguchi"
"松田瞳"
"Hitomi Matsuda"
"松田 瞳"
"やちぐさ かおる" (Kana/Japanese)
Kaoru Yachigusa frequently works together with these people:
Tatsuya Nakadai (8x, Actor)
Ikuma Dan (7x, Crew)
Yoshio Kosugi (6x, Actor)
Akihiko Hirata (6x, Actor)
Hiroshi Inagaki (6x, Crew)
Eiji Tsuburaya (6x, Crew)
Eijirō Tōno (5x, Actor)
Ikio Sawamura (5x, Actor)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi (5x, Actor)
Kihachi Okamoto (5x, Crew)
Tomoyuki Tanaka (5x, Crew)
Yuji Sakamoto (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:259090, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024