Kaoru Yachigusa

Acting

Actor info

Name :
Kaoru Yachigusa
Born :
January 6, 1931 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan (88 years at death)
Died :
October 24, 2019
Known for :
Acting
Gender :
Female
Film career :
80 films (1953–2017)
Also known as :
谷口瞳, Hitomi Taniguchi, 松田瞳, Hitomi Matsuda, Каору Ятигуса
Links :
IMDb

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.