Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 6, 1931
Place of Birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
- 谷口瞳
- Hitomi Taniguchi
- 松田瞳
- Hitomi Matsuda
- Каору 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 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 - Movies
Hachiko
as Shizuko Ueno
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Otsu
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Otsu
Negotiator
Samurai Assassin
as Mitsu
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Otsu
Giovanni's Island
as Older Sawako (voice)
Holiday in Tokyo
The Legend of the White Serpent
as Xiaoqing
Dear Doctor
as Kaduko Torikai
Known For - TV Shows
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
as Miss Marple (voice)
Into the White Night
as Karasawa Reiko
Toshiie and Matsu
as Tae
Red Suspicion
Yasuragi no Sato
Life of a Flower
as Masako no Kata
Yanchakure
as 水嶋ハル
Ordinary Miracles
as Shizue Nakazo
Love That Makes You Cry
as Shizue Sendo