Kaoru Yachigusa
| Kaoru Yachigusa | |
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| Born |
January 6, 1931 Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–present |
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.
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]
Awards
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (1997)
- Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2003)
- Mainichi Film Awards: Tanaka Kinuyo Prize (2004)
- Japanese Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ashura no Gotoku (2004)
Filmography
Film
(incomplete)
- Madame Butterfly as Cio Cio San (1954)
- Samurai Trilogy as Otsu (1954–1956)
- Rangiku monogatari (乱菊物語) (1956)
- Snow Country (1957)
- Nuregami kenpo (1958)
- The Human Vapor (Toho, 1960)
- With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)
- Dai Satsujin Orochi - The Betrayal (1966)
- Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajirō no Yumemakura as the "Madonna" (1972)
- Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
- Hachiko Monogatari (1987)
- Calling You (2007)
- Dear Doctor (2009)
- The Great Passage (2013)
- Giovanni's Island (2014)[2]
- Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)
Television
(incomplete)
- Zenigata Heiji (Fuji Television, 1966), Oshizu
- Akai Giwaku (episodes 1-6)
- Ashura no Gotoku (NHK, 1979)
- 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)
- 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)
Anime
References
- ↑ Blair, Gavin J. (2007-11-01). "Director Senkichi Taniguchi dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ↑ "Full Trailer for I.G's Hand-Drawn Anime Film Giovanni's Island Posted". Anime News Network. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
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