Japanese actress (1931–2019)
Kaoru Yachigusa
Yachigusa in 1955
Born (1931-01-06 ) January 6, 1931Died October 24, 2019(2019-10-24) (aged 88) Occupation Actress Years active 1947–2019
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.[1]
Yachigusa died on October 24, 2019, at a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer , aged 88.[2] [3]
Awards and honours
Filmography
Film
(incomplete)
Television
(incomplete)
Hana no Shōgai (1963) (Taiga drama )
Zenigata Heiji (Fuji Television , 1966), Oshizu
Akai Giwaku (episodes 1–6)
Ashura no Gotoku (1979,1980)
The Tale of Genji (TBS , 1980), both Kiritsubo and Fujitsubo
Dokuganryū Masamune (Taiga drama , NHK, 1987), Nene
Yanchakure (morning drama , NHK, 1998)
Tokyo Story (Fuji Television, 2002)
Arifureta Kiseki (Fuji Television, 2009)
Kidnap Tour (NHK, 2016)
Itsuka Kono Koi o Omoidashite Kitto Naite Shimau (Fuji Television, 2016), Shizue Sendō
Yasuragi no Sato (TV Asahi, 2017), Setsuko
Honjitsu wa, Ohigara mo Yoku (WOWOW, 2017)
Yasuragi no Toki Michi (TV Asahi, 2019), Setuko (Her final work)
Anime
References
External links
Awards for Kaoru Yachigusa
International National Academics Other