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Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Actor · Died October 24, 2019, aged 88 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 6, 1931
Died
October 24, 2019 (aged 88)
From
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 115 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Kaoru Yachigusa's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
50%
Bonds
22%
Morality
14%
Society
7%
Survival
4%
Power
3%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Warm
2
Romantic
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kaoru Yachigusa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kaoru Yachigusa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

115 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 50 episodes · Actor

  • Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Tokyo Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as (voice)

  • Yasuragi no Sato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Kidnap Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kiyoe

  • Love That Makes You Cry(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shizue Sendo

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Candy House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sakurai Akiko

  • Three Moons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Aya Kosaka

  • Before The Leaves Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ichiko Ogawa

  • A Pierrot Praying for the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sakura Tamai

  • Miyamoto Musashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Giovanni's Island(2014)

    as Older Sawako (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Don't Lose Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Toyo Shibata

  • The Great Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Chie Matsumoto

  • Mother and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Matrimonial Chaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Aiko Hamasaki

  • Until the Break of Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tsuru Hatada

  • Gaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Kazama Kaya

  • Tempest(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as King's mother

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Listen to My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Akiko Matsuda

  • Dear Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kaduko Torikai

  • Toad's Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hikari's Grandmother

  • Ordinary Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · as Shizue Nakazo

  • Flavor of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Yuriko Nagata

  • Only You Can Hear Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sachi Nozaki

  • Juken no Kamisama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Nobuko Umezawa

  • Talk, Talk, Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Haruko Toyama

  • Dear Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Sakashita Yumeko

  • Into the White Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · as Karasawa Reiko

  • Time for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kyoko Kitami

  • 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 39 episodes · as Miss Marple (voice)

  • To the One I Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yoshie Azumi

  • Like Asura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Takezawa Fuji

  • Big Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · as Teruko Hatano

  • Toshiie and Matsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 51 episodes · as Tae

  • 恋人はスナイパー (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Antique: Western Antique Cake Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · as Fukiko Shirai

  • Satorare(2001)

    as Kiyo Satomi

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Food Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · as Miyoshi Yuuko

  • おかしな二人～のほほん奥様とお気楽弁護士 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Yanchakure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 150 episodes · as 水嶋ハル

  • The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Iti Miyazawa

  • A Samurai's Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Saiyūki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as 观世音菩萨

  • Sometime, Somewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Chairman's wife

  • さよなら李香蘭 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Four Days of Snow and Blood(1989)

    as Taka Suzuki

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Story of Hachikō(1987)

    as Shizuko Ueno

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Tailor-Made Shirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as 芦名隆子

  • The Tale of Genji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Last Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Ashura no Gotoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Blood Type: Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Mrs. Hyodo

  • The Album on the Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 15 episodes · Actor

  • Stars and Storms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Corporation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Yoshiko Iki

  • Oretachi no Tabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Red Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 29 episodes · Actor

  • A Bird of Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Pastoral: To Die in the Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Married woman

  • Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as 志村千代

  • Morning Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Song from My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Inu to Asachan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Sisters and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Shima

  • The Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Namie

  • Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • With Beauty and Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Otoko Ueno

  • The Domain: The Naniwa Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Samurai Assassin(1965)

    as Mitsu

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as 6th Sin & 7th Sin

  • Hello, Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Fujiko Tachikawa

  • New Marital Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Life of a Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 39 episodes · as Masako no Kata

  • The Human Vapor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Fujichiyo Kasuga

  • The Five Jolly Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Spear Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Tsui Lan, the maiden in distress

  • Temptation on Glamour Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Tomiko

  • Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Nuregami kenpo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Epic Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Tabi sugata nezumi kozō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Gendai Mushuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Hisako Kurata

  • Holiday in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Atarashii Sebiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Living Koheiji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ochika

  • Snow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Yôko

  • The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Pure Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Legend of the White Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Xiaoqing

  • Settlement of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Asako

  • The President Talks Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Maiden Courtesan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island(1956)

    as Otsu

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The President's Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Stray Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mineko

  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple(1955)

    as Otsu

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Madame Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Cio-Cio-San

  • The Princess Sen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Dancing waiting-girl

  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto(1954)

    as Otsu

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Young Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • One Night of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Oharu

  • Princess Finds Her Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ohikari

  • Moth Lamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Traveling with Breeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Mr. Pu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • 俺たちの祭 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles, 113 of them dated from 1953 to 2019; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The Story of Hachikō (1987)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

The Story of Hachikō (1987)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19532019

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 114: 114 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score91st

By decade

1950s34 · acting1960s15 · acting1970s12 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s19 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kaoru Yachigusa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Tempest (2011)

78th percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Story of Hachikō (1987)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kaoru Yachigusa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kaoru Yachigusa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshirō Mifune shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers