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Kaoru Yachigusa
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.
As actor
Tokyo Phoenix
Kidnap Tour
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Three Moons
Before The Leaves Fall
A Pierrot Praying for the Moon
Giovanni's Island
The Great Passage
Don't Lose Heart
Until the Break of Dawn
Gaku
Dear Doctor
Toad's Oil
Listen to My Heart
Flavor of Happiness
Talk, Talk, Talk
Only You Can Hear Me
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
Negotiator
Like Asura
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
A Samurai's Sorrow
Saiyūki
Sometime, Somewhere
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Hachiko
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
The Tale of Genji
The Last Game
Blood Type: Blue