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
Samurai Assassin
as Mitsu
Hachiko
as Shizuko Ueno
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Otsu
Holiday in Tokyo
The Legend of the White Serpent
as Xiaoqing
Giovanni's Island
as Older Sawako (voice)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Otsu
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Otsu
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Taka Suzuki
Snow Country
as Yôko
Known For - TV Shows
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
as Miss Marple (voice)
Toshiie and Matsu
as Tae
Into the White Night
as Karasawa Reiko
Yasuragi no Sato
Life of a Flower
as Masako no Kata
Red Suspicion
Yanchakure
as 水嶋ハル
Love That Makes You Cry
as Shizue Sendo
Ordinary Miracles
as Shizue Nakazo