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.
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
(Otsu)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
(Otsu)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(Otsu)
Hachiko
(Shizuko Ueno)
The Betrayal
(Namie)
The Tale of Genji
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
(芦名隆子)
Sometime, Somewhere
(Chairman's wife)
The President Talks Bank
Samurai Assassin
(Mitsu)
Morning Fog
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
(Married woman)
The Great Passage
(Chie Matsumoto)
Kidnap Tour
(Kiyoe)
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
(Iti Miyazawa)
With Beauty and Sorrow
(Otoko Ueno)
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
(Chiyo)
The Human Vapor
(Fujichiyo Kasuga)
Inu to Asachan
Until the Break of Dawn
(Tsuru Hatada)
Settlement of Love
(Asako)
Dear Doctor
(Kaduko Torikai)
Toad's Oil
(Hikari's Grandmother)
The President's Boss
Epic Crash
The Living Koheiji
(Ochika)
Talk, Talk, Talk
(Haruko Toyama)
The Pierrot Prays to the Moon
Flavor of Happiness
(Yuriko Nagata)
Giovanni's Island
(Older Sawako (voice))
Listen to My Heart
(Akiko Matsuda)
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
Gaku
(Kazama Kaya)
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
Blood Type: Blue
The Legend of the White Serpent
(Xiaoqing)
Mifune: The Last Samurai
(Self - Actress)
Mr. Pu
Stray Sheep
(Mineko)
Madama Butterfly
(Cio-Cio-San)
Temptation on Glamour Island
(Tomiko)
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
こんにちは赤ちゃん
(Fujiko Tachikawa)
Snow Country
(Yôko)
Don't Lose Heart
(Toyo Shibata)
Four Days of Snow and Blood
(Taka Suzuki)
The Sisters and I
(Shima)
The Maiden Courtesan
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
(Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress)
Only You Can Hear Me
(Sachi Nozaki)
Tokyo Phoenix
((voice))
Three Moons
(Kosaka Aya)
Before The Leaves Fall
(Ichiko Ogawa)
A Samurai's Sorrow
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
The Princess Sen
(Dancing waiting-girl)
Nuregami kenpo
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
(Ohikari)
Princess Finds Her Prince
Like Asura
(Takezawa Fuji)
The Last Game
Traveling with Breeze
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
A Bird of Africa
Negotiator
Pierrot Praying to the Moon
(Sakura Tamai)
Life of a Flower
(Masako no Kata)
Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop
(Fukiko Shirai)
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
(Miss Marple)
Time for Love
(Kyoko Kitami)
Into the White Night
(Karasawa Reiko)
Toshiie and Matsu
(Tae)
おかしな二人~のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士
Dear Father
(Sakashita Yumeko)
Matrimonial Chaos
(滨崎亚以子)
To the One I Love
(Yoshie Azumi)
Red Suspicion
Love That Makes You Cry
(Shizue Sendo)
Yasuragi no Sato A Peaceful Place
Ordinary Miracles
(Shizue Nakazo)
Candy House
(Sakurai Akiko)
Miyamoto Musashi
さよなら李香蘭
The Album on the Shore
Yanchakure
(水嶋ハル)
Oretachi no Tabi
恋人はスナイパー
Juken no Kamisama
(Nobuko Umezawa)
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Ashura no Gotoku
Big Money
(Teruko Hatano)
Food Fight
(Miyoshi Yuuko)
Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning
The Tempest
(King's mother)
The Tailor-Made Shirt